A leaked letter purportedly written by a senior US military official and published on social media on Monday highlights stark contradictions in the government’s approach
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South Korea launches safety inspection of all airline operations after Jeju Air crash
South Korea has launched an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operations, and a separate check of all Boeing 737-800s, after 179 people
Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after weekend of violence
The government of Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a weekend of violence in the Caribbean dual-island nation took the number
New Taiwanese boardgame offers chance to battle Chinese invasion
As families in Taiwan prepare to gather for lunar new year celebrations in January, a game that will be released that month promises to offer
More than 60 people dead after road accident in southern Ethiopia
More than 60 people have died after a road accident in southern Ethiopia, the local health authority said on Sunday. Sidama state is in the
Jeju Air crash: all but two presumed dead in South Korea’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster
All but two of 181 people onboard a plane that crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea are presumed to have died, in
Venezuelan opposition members holed up in Argentine embassy call it ‘prison’
Five Venezuelan opposition members taking refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest say it has become a “prison”. The residence has been
Beaches, beer and a rare suspended lake … why can’t Nigeria attract more tourists?
At the top of the Ado-Awaye hills lies a lake suspended 433 metres above sea level. Local people say the lake is named Iyake (Yoruba
UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia
The UN has authorised a new African peacekeeping mission to continue supporting Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab, the insurgent group affiliated with al-Qaida, but
‘We have to change our attitude’: wildlife expert says rhino horn trade must be legalised
International trade in rhino horns should be legalised, a leading wildlife expert has urged. Writing in the research journal Science, Martin Wikelski argues only carefully