STEPANAKERT (Tiraspol Times) - Despite Armenia’s declared position that Kosovo independence will not be
Kosovo's authorities plan to declare independence unilaterally,against the will of Serbia. The United States and most of the EuropeanUnion members have voiced their readiness to recognize Kosovo’sindependence despite Serbian objections.
Will dependence-seeking Kosovo set a precedent for other conflicts elsewhere? The answer is yes, if Kosovo becomes independent. In that case, "extrapolation is inevitable" says Bulgarian Professor of History Nina Dyulgerova.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has died suddenly at his home aged 55.
The Scottish ex-MP's death was not believed to be suspicious and the cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
A statement released on behalf of his family said: "It is with great sadness, and an enormous sense of shock, that we announce the death of Charles Kennedy.
The Rana Plaza collapse was Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster
Police in Bangladesh have charged the owner of the Rana Plaza complex with murder over the building's collapse in 2013, killing more than 1,100 people.
Sohel Rana and more than a dozen government officials are among 42 people to face charges.
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)Nigeria's new President was sworn in Friday at a boisterous ceremony that marked the first peaceful transfer of power between rival parties in the nation.
Spain's state prosecutor charged the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, with terrorism and crimes against humanity over a 2013 attack on a Nigerian town in which a Spanish nun was assaulted, court papers said.
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has refuted a statement on The Cable, where he was quoted to have given a damning verdict on the Igbo at a lecture he delivered at the Hutchins Centre, Havard University, U.S.A.
The presidential candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Chief Dr. Chekwas Okorie has challenged former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) to reject his advisors’ voices and show up for the presidential debates.
An opinion poll that was conducted by a group, Youth Ballot Evolution, YBE, has handed President Goodluck Jonathan a 51 percent victory over the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) who got 49 per cent of the total number of votes cast.
Soldiers seize truck with 3,600 INEC ballot boxes in Ogun
From SEGUN OLATUNJI, Abeokuta
The Nigerian Army yesterday, intercepted a truck loaded with about 3,600 ballot boxes belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along the Ijebu Ode-Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Ogun State.
Will dependence-seeking Kosovo set a precedent for other conflicts elsewhere? The answer is yes, if Kosovo becomes independent. In that case, "extrapolation is inevitable" says Bulgarian Professor of History Nina Dyulgerova.
