July 29, 2015 - Page 4

The Turkish government has given its formal approval for the United States to use the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey for raids against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, a foreign

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from Boko Haram Islamists. Security was tight for the 24-hour visit, after

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday made an “urgent” appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto a UN Security Council resolution to try those who shot down flight MH17

France’s interior minister said Wednesday that 120 additional police officers would be sent to Calais to secure the Eurotunnel site from migrants desperately trying to reach Britain. Just hours after Eurotunnel called

Nigeria’s major rice investors received a jolt on Tuesday when the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) sealed their warehouses on allegations that they owe duties and levies

South Africa’s new visa regulations have badly hurt the country’s key tourism sector, a government minister said Wednesday, as visitors dry up from key markets such China. Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom said

A Saudi lawman was killed and two others were wounded during an attack in a Shiite-dominated area of Eastern Province, the interior ministry said Wednesday. “One policeman was killed and two injured,”