Mohammed al-Bashir is tasked with governing until March by the Islamist-led rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad.

Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.

A dad who used an Everton FC-related pseudonym in a huge drug smuggling operation was only busted after he was caught out and identified due to his love of pigeon racing

Local councillors have opposed seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight and applauded an impassioned first-term councillor for bringing the issue to the table.

Syria's new interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister. It comes with the backing of the former...

Parliament's Defence Committee said the UK's armed forces are being forced to live in 'shocking' accommodation with damp and mould - raising fears many will leave the military

The research by housing charity Shelter found the estimated figure of more than 350,000 people – enough to fill Wembley stadium almost four times – includes 161,495 children

As Syrian rebels draw up a 'hit list' of Bashar al-Assad's torture and murder squads the Voice of the Mirror says those who participated in the torture of Syrians should 'face their own day of judgement'

Twelve people attending an Irish Collie Club dance were killed in the La Mon attack in February 1978.

The Duke of Sussex will return to Britain in the New Year to give evidence in the eight-week trial. He faces a large legal bill even if he wins.

MPs want to see military housing improved but say they are "not confident" funds will be available.

Some politicians question the future of Syrian refugees, with migration the big issue in February elections.

One of the advantages of the light sticks is how sturdy they are, says Kim Do Heon, a Seoul-based music critic.

The 41-page report also found that the police department used excessive force, including the unjustified uses of tasers and police dogs and strikes to the head.

The Ministry of External Affairs said that they will closely monitor the ongoing unrest in Syria and advised the Indian nationals remaining in Syria to be in contact with the Indian Embassy.

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Syria's new interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister with the backing of the former rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad three days ago.

Public Works's Macpherson launches investigation into governance at the Independent Development Trust, implementing agent for the tender.

EXC: Turkish barber shop owner Reza Jafari, 31, has complained that his '100 per cent legitimate' business is harmed by a minority of similar shops being fronts for money launderers and gangsters.

Family Courts should give more weight to allegations of domestic abuse than to claims of so called "parental alienation", it says

Bashir al-Assad's lucrative 'jihad drug' empire brought billions of pounds a year into the coffers of his Syrian regime.

It is only human to rejoice at the scenes of unbridled celebration on the streets of Damascus and Aleppo after the sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad's blood-soaked dictatorship.

"It shouldn’t take a tragic death to make the local authority act"

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Denis Nolan (71) formerly of The Presbytery, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of oral rape and 36 counts of sexual assault on dates between 1994 and 2000 at locations in Dublin and Wicklow

A Spanish police unit is making lasting relationships with women it rescues from slavery.

Nguon puts the king on public trial over his governance as local chiefs read out indictments destined to test his popularity

WESTERN BUREAU: Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Malike Kellier, and Audrey Budai, the coordinator for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, say the victims of human trafficking who do not get counselling may be resistant...

For Tiana Larmond, the ‘code’ has always been to defy the odds and strive for success. The BSc. Computing First Class Honours University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica graduate consistently executed this plan over the last four years by...

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In 2020, Montreal activists yanked down and decapitated a statue of Canada's first prime minister, in protest of Sir John A. Macdonald's role as the architect of the residential school system.

Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, according to a report published Wednesday by a prominent nonprofit organization.

Kevin Byrne works as a research scientist in the UCD School of Medicine

The devastating reality of the crisis is laid bare in a new Shelter report

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The political hopes of embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa to retain his position as Speaker of the 55th National Legislature suffered a major blow following the Liberian Senate’s endorsement of Justice Minister Oswald Tweh’s opinion on the ongoing leadership dispute at the House of Representatives. By Obediah Johnson, obediah.johnson@frontpageafriconline.com/Gerald C. Koinyeneh,

The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde as they broadly represent a microcosm of French society.

Monrovia — The standoff between embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and the members of the “majority bloc” has raised concerns about the stability of Liberia’s legislative branch, with both sides refusing to yield. Amid the leadership squabble within the House of Representatives, questions are being asked: why has President Joseph Boakai remained coy on the

DANSAF intensifies drug inspections in Kozhikode, Kerala, seizing drugs and arresting suspects linked to inter-State drug supply rackets.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis aims to lift OBC quota stay for BMC polls in Mumbai; political, legal hurdles delay elections.

A recent drop in toxic-drug overdose deaths is likely because of a change in the supply, not government policy, some Island addictions physicians say.

"Wasn't detaining the mother sufficient as collateral for the hospital?" questioned a funeral services provider.

The Border Management Authority has advised holidaymakers heading to Mozambique for the festive season not to use the Lebombo/Ressano Garcia border post in Mpumalanga because of protests in Mozambique.

'I haven't been sleeping at all because I think a tree is going to fall on me'

Among the top ten trending people on Google, the top five included of Vinesh Phogat, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, cricketer Hardik Pandya and Pawan Kalyan.

When asked during interview why he had posted the image, Rae said he thought the people on the list had already been named and he was posting them again.

Police are knocking on doors on Beauclair Drive in Wavertree, Liverpool, to urge residents to leave their homes after Storm Darragh battered the city with wind and rain last weekend

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Caldey Island off the coast of Wales has been dubbed 'paedophile island' after a new report revealed how monks and laymen abused at least 54 children