Why North Korea’s nuclear test is still producing aftershocks Why North Korea’s nuclear test is still producing aftershocks:- North Korea’s nuclear test in September didn’t just generate diplomatic shockwaves but also a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Aftershocks have continued ever since, and on Saturday the US Geological Survey said it had […]

21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces The use of rape by Myanmar’s armed forces has been sweeping and methodical, The Associated Press found in interviews with 29 Rohingya Muslim women and girls now in Bangladesh. They were interviewed separately, come from a variety of villages in Myanmar […]

Venezuela opposition banned from running in 2018 election Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, says the country’s main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year’s presidential election. He said only parties which took part in Sunday’s mayoral polls would be able to contest the presidency. Leaders from the Justice […]

Rebels kill UN peacekeepers in eastern Congo Rebels kill UN peacekeepers in eastern Congo:- REBELS have attacked a United Nations peacekeeping base in eastern Congo, killing at least 14 peacekeepers and wounding 40 others in the worst violence against the mission in this Central African country in years. Deputy spokesman […]