by Hope Media | Dec 24, 2016 | news
Crowds gathered in Bethlehem Saturday for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, with more visitors expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence. Dozens of Palestinians and tourists flocked to Manger...
by Hope Media | Dec 24, 2016 | news
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday claimed the military had routed Boko Haram in a key northeastern stronghold, a year after saying the Islamist militants had been “technically” defeated. A campaign lasting for months in the 1,300...
by Hope Media | Dec 24, 2016 | news
Burundi’s Parliament has passed a law imposing strict controls on international non-governmental organisations after President Pierre Nkurunziza accused such groups of backing an insurrection against him. Mr Nkurunziza had announced the bill just after his...
by Hope Media | Dec 24, 2016 | news
Families of victims in the recent Naivasha highway fire tragedy that claimed 43 lives have started receiving bodies of their relatives from the Chiromo Mortuary. National Disaster Management Unit Deputy Director Pius Masai says it is only those who have positively...
by Hope Media | Dec 24, 2016 | news
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a UN call to end illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land is “shameful”. He stressed that Israel would not abide by Friday’s vote at the 15-member UN Security Council. Palestinian...
by Hope Media | Dec 24, 2016 | news
The hunt for Europe’s most wanted man ended in a gun battle outside a Milan train station in the early hours of Friday but left authorities facing tough questions about how an armed suspected terrorist had been able to travel hundreds of miles on public transport...
