As many as 180,000 people have fled fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in and around the city of Hit in western Anbar province, the UN says. The civilians – many of […]
Kurdish fighters are holding off the advance of Islamic State militants in Kobani, Syria, but heavy fighting is continuing for control of the city near the Turkey border. The U.S. military command said its fighter […]
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today issued a statement hailing 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi. “The world today stands in awe of Malala, a 17-year old Nobel Prize […]
WASHINGTON, October 8, 2014-With the latest death toll from Ebola now at 3,439 in the three worst-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, a new economic impact assessment from the World Bank Group says […]
By Fiona Govan, Madrid – A Spanish nurse has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, in what is the first case of the virus being contracted outside of Africa. The 44-year-old woman, whose name […]
Investigation conducted by the GNN has discovered that some Russians who came to Liberia few years ago under the pretext of investing in the Country’s mineral sector have reportedly invaded the payment of taxes and […]
"For the first time in the history of the World Bank Group, we have set a goal that aims to reduce global inequality." – World Bank Group President Kim WASHINGTON, October 1, 2014-World Bank Group […]
DUBAI, UAE, September 30, 2014/ — African Press Organization has been invited as VIP Guest to attend the second Africa Global Business Forum (www.africaglobalbusinessforum.com), the region’s leading international trade and investment Forum on Africa, to […]
• US President shows support for Al Jazeera staff to be freed • Somalian President says Greste does not deserve to be in prison • Australian PM urges Egyptian leader to release jailed trio * […]
Among the legions of foreign fighters who have turned the Islamic State into the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization, the Chechens stand out. They crow on YouTube videos about battlefield successes, wave Arabic language flags […]