Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria

February 14, 2021 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off west Africa last month returned to Turkey on Sunday.

The freed hostages were welcomed at Istanbul Airport by...

Report: Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates have been freed

February 12, 2021 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fifteen Turkish crew members of a cargo ship who were kidnapped by pirates last month off west Africa have been freed, a shipping company announced Friday.

3 Turkish sailors left behind in pirate attack return home

January 30, 2021 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Three Turkish sailors who were on board a cargo ship attacked by pirates off the West African coast have returned home. Fifteen kidnapped sailors remain missing and one Azerbaijani...

Contact made with pirates who kidnapped 15 Turkish sailors

January 28, 2021 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pirates who kidnapped 15 Turkish crew members of a cargo ship off the West African coast, have made contact with the shipping company, Turkish media reports said...

UN chief says 9 African nations, Iran in arrears on UN dues

January 18, 2021 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says nine African nations and Iran are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and should lose their voting rights as required...

7 countries lose vote in UN General Assembly over arrears

January 11, 2020 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says seven countries are so far behind in paying their dues that they are losing their voting privileges in the 193-member General Assembly, including...

Taiwan loses diplomatic ally in move welcomed by Beijing

By NOMAAN MERCHANTDecember 21, 2016 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan on Wednesday condemned the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe's "abrupt" move to break their diplomatic ties, while rival China welcomed the defection of one of the self-governing island's small number of allies.

Just 21 countries and governments now have official ties with Taiwan. Most of the world and the United Nations do not formally recognize the island as a condition of maintaining relations with China, which considers Taiwan a part of its territory.

Challenger wins Sao Tome and Principe as president boycotts

August 8, 2016 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Provisional results show a challenger has won Sao Tome and Principe's presidential runoff election after President Manuel Pinto da Costa boycotted the vote.

The West African island nation's National Electoral Commission said on its website Monday that former prime minister Evaristo Carvalho collected just over 42,000 votes from the former Portuguese colony's about 111,000 registered voters.