Ilorin, Nigeria – Last March, tricycle taxi driver Murtadoh Alfa, 33, never imagined that the declaration of a two-week academic strike at the University of Ilorin would cripple his business and leave him in

Election looming, Iran’s Rouhani says hardliners sabotage goal to lift sanctions DUBAI: Iran’s pragmatist president accused hardline opponents on Wednesday of obstructing efforts to lift U.S. sanctions, in remarks that demonstrate how an upcoming

Foreign ministry slams ‘intervention’ in response to EU and US criticism over the move to close down pro-Kurdish HDP.Turkey says international criticism of a prosecutor’s case to shut down a pro-Kurdish opposition party amounted

Latin American country is in a severe health crisis as ICU units overflow despite successful vaccination run.Chile has been battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which has turned out to be far

The US government on Monday condemned the latest attacks against civilian targets in Saudi Arabia by Houthi militias in Yemen.“We strongly condemn all egregious Houthi drone and missile attacks in Saudi Arabia,” said US

Prague, Czech Republic – With a population of 10.7 million and about 1.4 million COVID cases to date, the Czech Republic has the highest per capita infection rate in the world. Its death toll

Sri Lanka’s move to ban the burqa on “national security” grounds while calling its use “religious extremism” has been termed a “racist agenda” used to cause divisions in the country. A burqa is an