The country that took in the most refugees in the world last year was Uganda. It is said to have one of the most generous refugee policies in the world, even giving new arrivals their own land. But how do you turn a plot of bush into a home, with nothing more than a machete? […]
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Starting a new life with nothing but a wild plot of land
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North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test less than two weeks ago. The missile reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles), travelling 3,700km before landing in the sea off Hokkaido, South Korea’s military says. It flew higher and further than one […]
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Iraq Kurd MPs to vote on independence referendum
ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 15 (APP/AFP): The Iraqi Kurdish parliament prepared to vote Friday on holding an independence referendum while keeping the door open for a last-minute compromise in the face of mounting opposition from Baghdad. The parliament in the Kurdish regional capital of Arbil, northern Iraq, was to vote at 1600 GMT on a motion […]
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French reporter jailed in Turkey to be freed: lawyer
PARIS, Sept 15, (APP/AFP) – A young French reporter who has been held on terror charges in Turkey for the last seven weeks is set to be freed Friday, his lawyers said. The news came a day after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had pressed Turkish leaders on a visit to Ankara to free […]
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N. Korea ‘has Guam in mind’: Japan minister
TOKYO, Sept 15, (APP/AFP) – Japan’s defence minister said Friday he believed North Korea “has Guam in mind” after its most recent missile launch, noting it had sufficient range to hit the US territory. Pyongyang has threatened to hit the US Pacific territory with “enveloping fire,” sparking dire warnings from US President Donald Trump. Itsunori […]
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Venezuela top prosecutor reports death threats over ‘corruption’ probe
CARACAS, Sept 15, (APP/AFP) – Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Thursday he has received death threats over his investigation into alleged corruption. He told the Constituent Assembly he received an anonymous phone call while leaving a television program, during which the caller threatened he would end up “bloated like a [dead] cat” if […]