YAOUNDE—Officials from 24 African countries met in Cameroon last month and called for China to stop illegal fishing off the West African coast. In some areas, Chinese fishermen have pushed their local counterparts back to shore, depriving them of their jobs and livelihoods. Former fisherman Bisso Frederick, 32, now sells sandwiches in the Cameroonian town […]readmore
Por RFI – El anuncio de la primera prueba exitosa con una bomba de hidrogeno o termonuclear, mucho más potente que la nuclear, suscitó condenas inmediatas y escepticismo de especialistas. Ya sea o no una bomba H, es el cuarto ensayo nuclear norcoreano, lo que podría acarrear reacciones muy duras de la comunidad internacional. Corea […]readmore
SEOUL— In a surprise and rare televised announcement over state television KCNA, North Korea said it successfully conducted a thermonuclear hydrogen bomb test Wednesday. «We’ve now become a nuclear state that also holds a hydrogen bomb,” said the KCNA announcer. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Punggye-ri, where North Korea conducted […]readmore
VOA News The U.S. government has shut down a drone base in southern Ethiopia that was part of the U.S. anti-terrorism effort in the region. The U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa told VOA Monday that «U.S. military personnel are no longer in Arba Minch,» the town where the base was located. Embassy press officer Katherine […]readmore
Margaret Besheer UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern Monday at the escalation in tensions between regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran, urging both countries to avoid actions that could exacerbate the situation between them and in the region as a whole. Bahrain and Sudan have also said they are cutting their diplomatic […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 31, 2015 6:37 AM Security is tight at New Year celebrations in cities around the world, as authorities confront threatened possible terror attacks against public celebrations. In Sydney, one of the first places marking the dawn of 2016, Australians enjoyed one of their biggest fireworks displays ever — seven tons […]readmore
DUBAI—Everyone has been evacuated from a Dubai luxury hotel that is still burning after becoming engulfed in flames late Thursday.The city’s police chief, General Khamis Matar al-Mzeima, says all residents are out of the 63-story hotel, known as The Address. Authorities also say they hope to have the massive blaze under control by the time […]readmore
La ciudadanía en Dubai se preparaba para recibir el Año Nuevo, en medio de un voraz incendio en un hotel de 63 pisos, con capacidad para más de 800 habitaciones. Voz de América – Redacción Un incendio de grandes dimensiones se produjo en el hotel «Address», cercano al edificio más alto de Dubai, la torre […]readmore
Associated Press December 29, 2015 GENEVA—Fabiola Gianotti, who this week takes the helm at CERN — home to world’s largest particle accelerator, is seen as a new breed of scientist. Initially trained in arts and literature, she came to physics relatively late. She enjoys cooking, jogging, music and keeping her eye on the news, and […]readmore
PARIS—Plans to strip dual citizens of their French nationality in terrorism cases have strong popular support, a poll showed on Tuesday after the government said it would pursue the measure despite fierce left-wing criticism.President Francois Hollande announced the plan after Islamist gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in the November 13 attacks in Paris. […]readmore