varieties - INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR JOURNALISM AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

Venezuela government says it foiled plot to assassinate president Maduro

Venezuelan officials said that they have foiled a plot to overthrow the government that included assassinating President Nicolás Maduro and his closest political allies. ...

Kenyan MP arrested after threatening foreign traders

  A Kenyan MP has been arrested after saying he would beat up foreign traders if they did not leave the country. ...

Mauritania set for first democratic transition of power

Mauritania has been voting in what may result in the first democratic transition of power since the West African country achieved independence in 1960. ...

Russia suspends Georgia flights after violent clashes

President Vladimir Putin has temporarily banned Georgian airlines from flying to Russia amid rising tensions between the two countries. ...

Fresh Hong Kong protests planned for Friday

Calls for new demonstrations come as government fails to respond to a list of protester demands. ...

MH17: Four charged with shooting down plane over Ukraine

For the first time since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014, prosecutors have announced charges against suspects in the case. ...

South African euthanasia activist convicted of murder

South Africa's leading pro-euthanasia activist is to serve three years under house arrest after he was found guilty of premeditated murder for helping three people to kill themselves. ...

Nigeria: 'Children used' as suicide bombers in Borno attack

Children were used as suicide bombers in a triple attack in Nigeria on Monday, Unicef has said. ...

Donald Trump formally launches 2020 re-election bid

US President Donald Trump has formally launched his re-election campaign, urging supporters to "keep this team in place" for four more years. ...

Hong Kong extradition: How radical youth forced the government's hand

In just one week Hong Kong has witnessed two of its largest ever protests, as well its most violent protest in decades. At the forefront of these demonstrations are young people, many barely out of their teens. Why did they get involved - and how did they manage to force the government's hand? ...

Nigeria suicide blast kills 30 at video hall in Borno

At least 30 people have been killed in a triple suicide bombing outside a video hall in north-eastern Nigeria, emergency service officials say. ...

Swiss women strike to demand equal pay

Hundreds of thousands protest against ‘culture of sexism in everday life’. ...

Cyclone Vayu: India on high alert for 'severe cyclone'

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated along parts of India's western coast as the region braces itself for a powerful cyclone. ...

Ghana security forces rescue Canadian women hostages

Two Canadian women have been rescued after they were kidnapped last week by gunmen in Ghana's second city, Kumasi, a government minister has said. ...