Emperor makes subtle plea to abdicate
Japan’s Emperor Akihito has strongly indicated he wants to step down, saying he fears his age will make it difficult to fulfil his duties. The r
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Govt bans night travel on main road
Gabon has banned travelling at night on the main national road after an accident on Saturday night left 17 people dead. Kenya imposed a similar ban in
600,000 Haj pilgrims to land in Madinah
Around 600,000 pilgrims are expected to arrive at the Madinah airport and visit the Prophet’s Mosque ahead of the Haj season this year, a spokes
Govt sets presidential vote for October 30
Somalia will hold a delayed presidential vote on October 30 with parliamentary polls starting next month, an official statement said, in what internat
Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt
Hundreds of thousands of Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday summoned by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup – a show of strengt