MOGADISHU: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to take action to avert famine in Somalia where a biting drought has left three million people going hungry, reports AFP. Somalia is facing its third famine in the 25 years that it has been embroiled in civil…

YANGON: Thousands were fleeing a Myanmar town bordering China on Tuesday after at least 30 people were killed in fighting between the army and ethnic rebels as Beijing called for an immediate ceasefire between the two sides, reports AFP.The violence is some of the most intense to rattle the Chinese-speaking…

The Nigerian presidency has warned its citizens not to travel to the US amid ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries, reports www.independent.co.uk. Nigeria is not on the list of six countries affected by Trump’s…

Pakistan temporarily reopened the two main border crossings with Afghanistan on Tuesday following the border’s closure last month amid a string of deadly militant attacks, officials said, reports AP. The measure - which is to remain in place on Wednesday as well - seeks to ease tensions between…