Category : International

'If you don't kill, you will be killed': Remembering the fight against Japan in WWII

At 18 years old, Private Joseph Hammond was drafted from Ghana to fight with the 82nd Division in Burma.

I was locked up and beaten in Belarus after police hauled me out of taxi during protests

The young man smiled as he recalled three days of brutal beatings by riot police in Belarus detention after protesters rejected the re-election of longstanding leader Alexander Lukashenko.

VJ Day: The real end of the Second World War

For many, the end of the Second World War was marked by VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) on 8 May 1945 - but the official end of the war did not happen until three months later on 15 August.

Belarus election recount demanded as pressure grows for EU to intervene

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya has called on supporters to sign an online petition demanding a recount of the contested election results.

Beirut explosion deaths rise to 178 amid scepticism over investigation

The number of people who died in a massive explosion in Beirut has increased to 178, with an estimated 6,000 people injured, the United Nations has said.

The community that's created its own healthcare system to tackle COVID-19

For the first time in months, South Africans have sighed with something like relief as the number of coronavirus infections seem to have finally reached the ceiling.

Trump hit by blunt question over whether he 'regrets all the lying'

Donald Trump swerved a question from a reporter suggesting he had consistently lied to the American people during his presidency.

New Zealand extends coronavirus restrictions after cluster of cases found

Coronavirus restrictions in New Zealand's biggest city are being extended for another 12 days after more cases were discovered.

Belarus president is no longer legitimate leader, says Lithuanian counterpart

The president of Lithuania said his embattled counterpart in Belarus is no longer the legitimate leader and time is running out for him to agree to dialogue with his opponents.

Israel to halt Palestinian land annexation in 'historic' deal with UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are to establish diplomatic ties in a deal halting the planned annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians.

The footage that shows exactly what it's like to live through a disaster like Beirut blast

It's often difficult to truly convey what people go through when a disaster strikes. But we now live in an age when lives are constantly recorded.

Policeman tracks down man who shot him in the stomach - 46 years after his escape from prison

A policeman shot in the stomach in 1971 has tracked down the man who did it - 46 years after he escaped from prison.