Two killed and 16 injured in terrorist bombing

Two killed and 16 injured in terrorist bombing

At least two people have been killed and 16 others wounded in an explosion in the car park of a government building in the southern Turkish city of Adana, 40km from the eastern Mediterranean coast. A vehicle was ablaze outside the governors offices and black smoke was rising in the sky on 24 November. Omer Celik, minister of European Union affairs, said on Twitter the explosion was a terror attack with the Hurriyet newspaper reporting it was believed to be caused by a car bomb. Nov 24, 2016
Continued Cameroon protests sees security forces fire water cannons at students

Continued Cameroon protests sees security forces fire water cannons at students

Exclusive footage received by IBTimesUK shows security forces in Bamenda, Cameroon, firing water cannons at a student dorm to try to force them to lectures. The Cameroon Teachers Trade Union (Cattu) declared a sit-in strike on 22 November for teachers and students in the Northwest and Southwest, the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon. Independence calls in the regions have been intensifying since October 2016, when a group of English speaking lawyers took to the streets to protest against the use of French in courts and the lack of English versions of some legal acts and codes. Nov 23, 2016
Autumn Statement 2016: What to expect

Autumn Statement 2016: What to expect

Phillip Hammond will deliver his first Autumn Statement on 23 November. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will outline his plans for Britains post-Brexit economy, as he tries to secure a strong economic position for EU negotiations. Hammond will also have to overcome obstacles such as the deficit, a potential £100bn reduction in public finances and the housing crisis. Nov 21, 2016
Vice president-elect Mike Pence booed at Hamilton show; actors ask him to uphold American values

Vice president-elect Mike Pence booed at Hamilton show; actors ask him to uphold American values

US Vice president-elect Mike Pence got booed after he attended a performance of Hamilton in New York. After the show, cast member Brandon Victor Dixon pointed out Pence in the audience.While he asked the audience not to boo, he told Pence: “We sir, we are the diverse America, who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir” Nov 19, 2016