WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Julian Assange resumed his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website, after months of delay due to the

Photo/Somali Times/Hurst Street Birmingham A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said Sunday. Police said they were searching for a lone suspect in what appeared to be random attacks. Chief Superintendent Steve Graham of West Midlands Police said

Police were called to one stabbing, and then additional incidents were reported afterwards (Image: SnapperSK) By Chris Kitching & Sam Rkaina Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham city centre, with police declaring a major incident. Witnesses reported seeing a woman with serious injuries, and two people who had been “stabbed in the neck”. Small

A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116, respectively. South Africa, which has the highest upper middle class population in Africa, falls short in the rankings, appearing at position 148 as a

In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Mali’s then President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a group photograph during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup in August, was hospitalized late Tuesday, Sept. 1, at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old’s health after being

A heavily-police protest in Belarus(Reuters) By Jon Stone Campaigners say UK should not have been training dictatorship’s forces in the first place The British government has suspended the provision of military training to Belarus’ army, amid accusations that the UK has been “strengthening and legitimising” the country’s dictatorship. The Independent reported last month that UK

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are a likely target for adversaries seeking to influence the November election, lawmakers and experts warn — and there are signs that Russia is again seeking to exploit the divide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Muslim clerics Dr Abdullah Basfar (L) and Dr Saud al-Funaisan have reportedly been arrested in Saudi Arabia in new campaign (Twitter/@@m3takl_en) New wave of arrests in Saudi Arabia Saudi authorities recently launched a new arrest campaign, detaining a famous religious figure, a Quran reciter, a university professor and many others, according to the Prisoners of

Photo: Credit Reuters Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region will head to the polls on Wednesday in defiance of the federal government, the latest challenge to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed from a slew of regional leaders flexing their muscles ahead of next year’s national elections. Abiy has overseen sweeping democratic reforms since taking power in Africa’s second

In this photo released by the 10th Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, a Filipino crewmember of a Panamanian cargo ship is rescued by Japanese Coast Guard members in the waters off the Amami Oshima, Japan Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. Japanese rescuers have safely plucked the crewmember from the sea while searching for the cargo ship