Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to halt hostilities in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh after marathon talks in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The armistice is set to take effect at noon on...
AnaCANda | Snake trapped into a can rescued by Indians
You might think that it’s a cyberpunk-loving snake, but the reality – as it usually turns out to be – is far less ‘poetic’. A poor snake got stuck into a can, but was swiftly released by fellow Indians.
Abandoned ‘ghost town’ reopened after 46 years in Northern Cyprus
Turkish authorities have reopened beaches in the ‘ghost town’ of Varosha in Northern Cyprus, allowing public access for the first time since it was fenced off in the 1974 conflict between Greece and Turkish Cypriots...
Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia says
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire starting on Saturday to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed in the conflict between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Russian...
Spain invokes state of emergency to re-impose partial Covid lockdown in Madrid
People in Madrid and the surrounding towns reacted with anger on Friday after the Socialist-led government invoked a state of emergency to reimpose with immediate effect a partial lockdown to curb the spread of the new...
French Covid-19 cases climb by more than 20,000 in a single day in new record
The number of new coronavirus infections in France jumped more than 20,000 in one day for the first time since the start of the pandemic, health ministry data showed on Friday.
UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Programme wins the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts against hunger and conflict… We head to South Sudan for a look at the challenges faced by its largest operation. Mali’s former opposition...