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The coup leader fled shortly before troops loyal to Burkina Faso’s transitional government stormed barracks held by his forces in Ouagadougou Tuesday, according to Reuters. Kafando and Zida were reinstalled on September 23. The decision to free Kafando appeared to signal...

Kafando on Friday signed a decree to disband the presidential guard.

“A last chance was given to the former presidential guard and we are giving them yet another chance to surrender to avoid a confrontation”, said Lieutenant Colonel Aziz Ouedraogo, an army spokesman.

Burkina Faso’s army appeared to have prepared for the offensive all day, earlier surrounding the barracks, and the nearby presidential palace and national radio in the capital, Ouagadougou.

The teenager’s outing came just before his dad David took to the social networking world to unveil the latest addition to his tattoo collection.

Sorry Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick fans, but the duo is NOT back together – at least at the moment!

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick may be enjoying some time apart after ending their almost decade-long romance in July, but is the mother-of-three struggling to cope with the split?

Atul Keshap, the new US envoy to Sri Lanka presented his credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena on August 21, the US embassy said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Ranil Wickremesinghe as he tweeted: “Congratulations & best wishes to Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe on being sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister”. The president became a key factor in the parliamentary election with...

“Congratulations & best wishes to Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe on being sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister”. The win solidifies power for Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, with his party winning 106 of parliament’s 225.

India views the outcome of Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections as a huge blow to the “string of pearls” strategy of China, which had built the Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka as part of its Maritime Silk Road initiative.

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party won the most seats in the elections, blocking former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s attempt to return to power.

“The majority of people of this country have approved the continuance of good governance and consensual politics endorsed by the people through the silent revolution of 8 January”, Mr Wickremesinghe said, referring to the January presidential election, when Sri...

“I also wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the activists and the people’s representatives of our party who worked indefatigably in the election campaign”, he added.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka’s voters endorsed his government as parliamentary election results showed his party locked in a tight battle for power with allies of former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.