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February 2017

Trump tells Abe: US-Japan ties are ‘cornerstone of peace’

Donald Trump said the alliance between the US and Japan was the "cornerstone of peace" in the Pacific, after meeting Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. After talks at the White House, Mr Trump said the US was committed to "the security…

SDA Primary March

(ZIZ News) -- As Black History Month activities continue students of the Seventh Day Adventist Primary School were engaged in a march through the streets of Basseterre depicting various characters known throughout history. In an…

Merkel seeks to ramp up failed asylum seeker deportations

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to unveil plans to significantly increase deportations of failed asylum seekers. The measures include allowing access to asylum seekers' phones and Sim cards to verify their identities and…

Kenyan closure of Dadaab refugee camp blocked by high court

The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government's bid to close the largest refugee camp in the world. A directive to shut the Dadaab camp and forcibly repatriate about 260,000 Somali refugees living there was issued last year. Read…

Indian cricketer Mohit Ahlawat scores T20 triple hundred

Indian cricketer Mohit Ahlawat hit an extraordinary 72-ball triple century in a local Twenty20 match in Delhi. The 21-year-old hit 39 sixes, including five off the final over, as he posted a round 300 and his team Maavi finished on…