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Trump commutes Blagojevich sentence, pardons junk bond king Milken

By |2020-03-11T14:33:03+00:00February 4th, 2020|Africa, America, Asia, Culture, Economics, Education, Europe, Opinion, Politics, Religion, the gambia, The world, The World|

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Tuesday for commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the ex-Illinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obama’s vacated [...]

The Gambia clamps down on protests against President Barrow

By |2020-04-02T10:51:18+00:00February 4th, 2020|Africa, America, Asia, Culture, Economics, Education, Europe, Latest News, Opinion, Politics, Religion, the gambia, The world, The World|

In The Gambia, police used tear gas and rubber-coated bullets to disperse thousands of protesters calling for President Adama Barrow to step down. When Barrow came to power in a [...]

Will Myanmar respect ICJ order to protect Rohingya from genocide?

By |2020-02-19T06:24:23+00:00February 4th, 2020|Africa, America, Asia, Culture, Economics, Education, Europe, Opinion, Politics, Religion, the gambia, The world, The World|

In a ruling that the Rohingya minority have celebrated, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect the mostly Muslim minority. On Thursday, a panel [...]

The Gambia’s ex-leader Jammeh reportedly wants to come home

By |2020-02-19T06:29:04+00:00February 4th, 2020|Africa, America, Asia, Culture, Economics, Education, Europe, Opinion, Politics, Religion, the gambia, The world, The World|

The Gambia's longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, who fled into exile three years ago after an election loss, has announced plans to return to the West African nation where human rights [...]

Africa needs The Gambia’s leadership on human rights

By |2020-02-19T06:36:35+00:00February 4th, 2020|Africa, America, Asia, Culture, Economics, Education, Europe, Opinion, Politics, Religion, the gambia, The world, The World|

On November 11, The Gambia filed a case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the United Nations' 1948 Genocide Convention. The landmark action will bring the first legal [...]