TOKYO - Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Monday (Oct. 4) as the country's new prime minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga.
At least two civilians were killed and four others wounded after an explosion occurred at the middle of a crowd outside a big mosque in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Sunday (Oct. 3).
ABUJA - Nigerian police on Saturday (Oct. 2) confirmed that five gunmen were killed by operatives during an anti-banditry raid of suspected hideouts in the northwestern state of Zamfara.
WELLINGTON - Full vaccination will become a requirement for non-New Zealand citizens arriving at the country from Nov. 1, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said on Sunday (Oct. 3).
BAMAKO - A United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper was killed and three were seriously injured following the explosion of an improvised explosive device in the northeast of Mali, a UN official said.
