ADDIS ABABA – US President Barack Obama is due to address the African Union in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, on the last day of his trip to East Africa. He is the first US leader to deliver a speech at the 54-member body, with security and action against terrorism likely to dominate the agenda. On…
NAIROBI – As crowds lined streets and bridges in anticipation, Barack Obama landed in Kenya amid the biggest security operation in the east African nation’s history. The president’s plane, Air Force One, touched down in Nairobi just after 8pm local time. The airport’s domestic terminal was shut down for the arrival and patrolled by US…
NEW YORK – President Barack Obama has admitted that his failure to pass “common sense gun safety laws” in the US is the greatest frustration of his presidency. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Obama said it was “distressing” not to have made progress on the issue “even in the face of repeated mass…
NAIROBI – Obama’s visit to his father’s homeland might be a short one, but Kenyan entrepreneurs are hoping that it will have long lasting benefits on the country’s economic development. Preparations have been in full swing for weeks, with Nairobi abuzz with excitement and anticipation. The U.S. president will travel to the Kenyan capital later…
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have arrested a former presidential aide in a corruption investigation after expelling him from the ruling Communist Party, the government announced Monday. Ling Jihua, 58, who worked for former President Hu Jintao, stands accused of accepting huge bribes, stealing party and state secrets, as well as keeping mistresses and trading power…
BERLIN – The German parliament is voting on whether to allow negotiations on Greece’s €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal. Before the vote, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of “predictable chaos” if deputies did not back the plan. The deal is expected to be passed despite opposition from the left and some members of Mrs Merkel’s conservative Christian…
BERLIN – The German parliament has voted in favour of starting negotiations on Greece’s €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal. The motion passed with a clear majority, with 439 MPs in favour, 119 votes against and 40 abstentions. Prior to the vote, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of “predictable chaos” if the Bundestag did not back the plan….
ATHENS – Greek MPs are debating tough economic measures they must approve by the end of the day in order for an €86bn eurozone bailout deal to go ahead. Lawmakers are expected to pass new legislation increasing taxes and raise the retirement age. Pro-European opposition parties have pledged to vote for the measures. Hardliners in…
MEXICO CITY – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s whereabouts are anyone’s guess. And the clock is ticking. The leader of the Sinaloa cartel stepped into a shower at the maximum security prison in Almoloya de Juárez, crawled through a hole and vanished through a mile-long tunnel apparently built just for him. That was Saturday night. By…
LONDON – Oil prices may have further to fall despite stabilising in recent months – and even beginning to rise modestly – because of a massive oversupply the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The IEA said lower oil prices were likely to last well into 2016. The agency added the world oil market was…
