Tag: Aljazeera news
Benin attempted coup: Army claims to have overthrown President Talon
A military coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin. Soldiers have appeared on national television, saying they have overthrown President Patrice Talon….
Guinea-Bissau coup: Military officers claim ‘total control’ of country after election
A coup has been confirmed in Guinea Bissau. Earlier, heavy gunfire was heard outside the presidential palace, just days after general elections. Crowds of people…
Military-run Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announce joint ICC withdrawal
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger say they are withdrawing from the International Criminal Court. The three West African countries accused the ICC of being an…
Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu dies aged 68
Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68. His family says he passed away in South Africa where he had been…
Europe’s most bombed hotel: The Europa Hotel in Belfast | War Hotels
For three decades the Europa Hotel in Belfast hosted more journalists than tourists, survived 33 bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army and held the…
The Gang Within: A Baltimore Police Scandal | Fault Lines Documentary
It’s been three years since Baltimore erupted in a series of protests over police violence, exposing deep divisions between the city’s police department and the…
