Sudan army launches major attack on capital Khartoum
Sudan's army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country's civil war, targeting areas in the capital it lost at the start of the…
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Mayor of South Africa’s Capital Ousted as Coalition Collapses
(Bloomberg) -- The mayor of South Africa’s capital was ousted on Thursday after a multiparty coalition that ruled the city collapsed. Most Read from Bloomberg Cilliers Brink, a member of…
Argentina's narco capital sees mysterious drop in murders
Argentina's most violent city, Rosario -- best known as the hometown of soccer star Lionel Messi -- has in recent months seen a drastic, and some say suspicious, fall in murders.…
China weighs injecting 1 trillion yuan of capital into top banks
CHINA is considering injecting up to 1 trillion yuan (S$183 billion) of capital into its biggest state banks to increase their capacity to support the struggling economy, according to…
RBNZ says bank capital rules just one part of lending decisions
NEW Zealand’s central bank has defended its position on bank capital requirements after claims they may be contributing to a lack of competition between lenders. The Reserve Bank of New…
Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Sudan’s western Darfur region not held by…
Gunfire heard in Mali's capital
Gunfire has been heard in Mali's capital, Bamako, leading to reports that at least one base housing security forces has come under attack. Videos on social media show smoke rising from a…
Deseret News archives: Nazis began bombing England’s capital city, but the Londoners survived
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began an intense bombing campaign of Britain during World War II with an air…
Flying car takes off as Indonesia's new capital takes flight
Indonesia's futuristic dream for its new capital, Nusantara, took a step closer to reality with the successful test flight of a flying car prototype. The prototype successfully completed a…
Protest against German far-right AfD in state capital ahead of poll
Some 3,000 people took part in a protest action against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday in the city of Erfurt, capital of the state of Thuringia, the day before the…
Opinion: Silicon Valley is maximizing profit at everyone's expense. It doesn't have to be this way
A public battle has broken out among the titans of Silicon Valley. One side, led by Elon Musk, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, is…
Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti's capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti's…
In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brasilia, Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the…
In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and…
Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital
Indonesia's unfinished new capital marked its inaugural Independence Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony amidst a backdrop of cranes and dusty construction sites. Located in the…
Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia's capital, witnesses say
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosion and gunfire rocked a hotel by the beach in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu, and security forces rushed to the scene, authorities and witnesses…
Kenya police ban protests in the capital
Kenyan police have banned protests in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas “until further notice”, citing their leaderless nature that has made it difficult to enforce…
Thousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party rallied near the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, denouncing Israeli strikes in Gaza and urging the…