AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday met with UNICEF’s deputy executive director, Geeta Rao Gupta, to discuss the UN agency’s efforts to support women and children in Jordan. Talks also covered the ongoing efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza residents suffering as a result of the co...

The New Mon State Party (NMSP), the ethnic armed group of the Mon people, will not take part in the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference, if it’s only allowed to attend as an observer, according to NMSP’s Chairman Nai Htaw Mon. The Chairman stated the above in a press conference after the 7...

A female suicide bomber has blown herself up at a market in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 12 people. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for Sunday's blast in Azare, a town in Nigeria's Bauchi State, but similar bombings have been carried out in the region by the Islamist militan...

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja Several people were killed in a twin bomb blast that rocked the Gombi Grain Market in Adamawa State on Friday. An eyewitness who spoke to our correspondent said that the blast occurred around 2pm when the market was filled to the brim. It was stated that several peopl...

Switzerland will help in developing vocational skills for as long as Myanmar requires it, according to Swiss Ambassador to the country, Paul R Seger. “Our experiences in other countries show that we have helped in the development of such skills for up to ten years or for as long as it takes to ac...

Two suicide bombers posing as food vendors killed at least 24 people and injured 112 others in a market in Meme, northern Cameroon, security sources said on Friday. It was the first time the town of Meme has been targeted but there have been previous assaults near the town of Mora, which lies nea...