Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine
Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world’s first “climate change famine”, according to the United Nations, which says tens of thousands of...
British stamps banned from Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean
Mauritius has moved a symbolic step closer to wresting control of the Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, from the UK.
The Universal Postal Union...
E China’s Hangzhou revives historical and cultural heritage of centuries-old Grand Canal
By Dou Hanyang, People’s Daily
Taking a “water bus” at the Wulinmen Wharf in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province, and traveling north for about 30...
Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies at 79
Chad’s ex-ruler Hissène Habré has died at the age of 79 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.
He was being treated for...
Afghanistan: Secret Kabul talks between CIA and Taliban – US media
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secretly met the leader of the Taliban in Kabul in Monday, sources have told US...
