Some governments that retain the death penalty, such as Kenya, claim that they can’t abolish it while there is considerable public support for capital punishment ...

Spread This NewsBy Tapiwa Svondo  THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has applauded the Government of Zimbabwe for ...

It has been 15 months since war erupted in Gaza, prompted by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel that left some 1,200 dead in October 2023 and more than 250 people taken hostage. Reported ceasefire ...

On January 30, two new Israeli laws will effectively ban UNRWA’s (the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) lifesaving operations in Gaza and the West Bank. Although the threat to UNRWA ...

Thirteen soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been sentenced to death in an effort to enforce military discipline. The convictions, handed down last week by a military tribunal in ...

And maybe a little Jesus? Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little ...

Legendary actor Prabir Mitra passed away today at 10:15 pm today at a Dhaka’s square hospital. The news has been confirmed to The Daily Star by his son, Sifat Islam. Battling oxygen deficiency ...

In a move aimed at bolstering Malawi’s economic fortunes, President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has appointed MacDonald Mafuta Mwale, a seasoned economist and former Secretary to the Treasury, as the new ...

Joe Cokanasiga scored two sensational tries for Premiership leaders Bath, but reigning champions Northampton Saints clinched ...

On behalf of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), I wish to extend warm New Year wishes for 2025 to the Federal Government of Somalia and its people. 2024 marked a ...

Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.

As Bulgaria joined Europe's borderless travel zone on January 1st, Greeks have been freely flocking to the neighboring country, where petrol prices are cheaper, to fill up their tanks. Bulgaria, along ...