When word that Equatorial Guinea was building a border wall reached the Cameroonian capital Yaounde at the end of July, army chief Rene Claude Meka promptly set out to tour the 180-kilometer (111-mile) stretch, Deutsche Welle reports. On the Equatoguinean side, locals had been informed that the border wall was intended to keep out West Africans wanting to enter the ...

(BANGKOK) — Myanmar and Bangladesh will soon make a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims, 700,000 of whom fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago, officials from the two countries and the United Nations said Friday. Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay, speaking in his country’s capital, Naypyitaw, said the parties concerned had agreed that the process ...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has informally approved the proposed military sale of dozens of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, CNN reported on Friday. ……

The Environmental Protection Agency’s head said it was reconsidering the decision to allow cyanide bombs to kill pests such as coyotes and foxes across the country, according to EcoWatch. Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Thursday that the “issue warrants further analysis and additional discussions by EPA” with government agencies which use the devices. Last week media reports raised concern from environmentalists ...

Jordan is facing pressure from Iraq to hand over a number of people who are wanted in the country, including former dictator Saddam…

Petition demands that the company not provide any technical services to US immigration agencies, citing ‘system of abuse’ Tech giant Google is facing a demand from hundreds of employees for an assurance that it will not bid on a government cloud computing contract that could be used to enforce US…

BEIRUT – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are looking to invest in infrastructure projects in Lebanon after ties have recovered, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said in comments from his office on Friday. Hariri, on a visit to Washington, also said there were negotiations “over financial and economic aid” with the United States, the Lebanese military’s biggest…

A German-Afghan who worked for the German armed forces is suspected of providing Iran with sensitive documents. Iran is one of the top countries engaged in espionage against Germany. ……

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is currently reviewing documentary requirements for first time passport applicants following a report from the Data Protection Commission on the public services card. All first-time passport applicants aged 18 and over who are resident in Ireland have to obtain a public services card and present a photocopy of it when applying ...

Count Lawrence O’Donnell among the unconvinced by Robert “Beto” O’Rourke’s self-professed determination to eschew the Senate race in Texas. On his MSNBC show last night, he asked O’Rourke, “Do you have December 9th marked in your calendar?” That is the deadline for filing to run against John Cornyn in next year’s election. O’Rourke laughed and insisted that he will not ...