Hundreds of Armenians have marched through Yerevan to mark the 108th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Those in attendance gathered in a central square, carried burning torches, set light to Turkish and Azerbaijani flags, and paraded in a procession escorted by an orchestra.
A man charged with trafficking cannabis is set to be executed in Singapore by hanging. Activists say Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted on weak evidence. Authorities say he received due process, and have scheduled his execution for Wednesday. It follows a high-profile execution l
Mob attacked a group of 13 suspected gang members in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, beat and burnt them while police were searching their vehicle. The suspects were reportedly beaten with gasoline-soaked tyres before being set alight in Port-au-Prince on Monday. Police s
The warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire taking effect at midnight (22:00 GMT on Monday). It is the fourth attempt to stop the fighting which began on 15 April, with previous truces not observed. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the 72-hour tru
France has begun airlifting of its citizens and diplomatic staff from Sudan. A Foreign Ministry statement said a ‘rapid operation’ was underway. It said European citizens and citizens from ‘allied partner countries’ would be helped. Earlier, the United State
The police in Kenya have exhumed 21 bodies in Malindi, as they investigate a preacher said to have told followers to starve to death. Dead children were among those exhumed, and police said they expected to find even more bodies. The shallow graves are in Shakahola forest, whe
President Joe Biden has said that US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Khartoum and the operation was fast and clean. Fewer than 100 people were reportedly evacuated early on Sunday, when three Chinook helicopters landed near the US embassy to collect the
Preacher Amritpal Singh, the separatist who calls for Sikh independence from India, has been arrested in Punjab state. The 30-year-old had been on the run for more than a month after evading arrest in Punjab on 18 March. He and his supporters have been accused of attempted mur
Reports have it that Russian and Ukrainian forces enter their final bloody battle for Bakhmut with both nations recording massive casualties. Footage shows a grenade explosion rocking a makeshift Ukrainian bunker, injuring at least one soldier. But he and other Ukrainian forc
Foreign diplomats and nationals are to be airlifted to safe place from Sudan as fighting continues in the country. The fighting in Sudan has now entered its second week despite both sides - the regular army and the RSF - agreeing to a three-day truce to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid.