September2016

News Hour: IOM has facilitated the return home of 53 unaccompanied Ethiopian child migrants detained in Malawi when trying to reach South Africa. The return of the migrants was facilitated by IOM, in partnership with the...

News Hour: The Islamic State group has claimed a rocket attack that killed three Turkish soldiers in Syria, its first deadly attack on Turkish forces since they crossed the border two weeks ago, reports BSS. “Soldiers...

News Hour: Switzerland struck twice in quick succession to stun Euro 2016 champions Portugal 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and hand them a first competitive defeat in two years under coach Fernando Santos,...

News Hour: Malaysia on Wednesday reported its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika — a resident of a Malaysian state bordering Singapore where authorities are grappling with scores of cases, reports BSS. The 27-year-old...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Ingrid van Wees as Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management. Ms. van Wees will be responsible for the overall management of the operations of the Office of...

News Hour: Four marine police were missing and reportedly killed after gunmen believed to be pirates stole their boat in southern Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, reports BSS. The officers were on patrol in the Abonnema...

News Hour: At least 22 people were killed in a bus collision and three died when a train derailed in separate accidents south of Cairo on Wednesday during a busy holiday travel time, reports BSS. The...

News Hour: Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached his 10th successive US Open semi-final on Tuesday when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired from their quarter-final with a left knee injury while trailing 6-3, 6-2, reports BSS. It was the...

News Hour: Nicolas Otamendi scored a late equalizer as Argentina fought back from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw against Venezuela in South America’s 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament on Tuesday, reports BSS. Manchester City...

News Hour: Neymar scored the winning goal as Brazil defeated Colombia 2-1 to maintain their 2018 World Cup qualifying resurgence on Tuesday, reports BSS. Barcelona superstar Neymar swept home a 74th-minute strike at Manaus’s Arena Amazonia...