UN, Pope voice solidarity with Burkina Faso after jihadist attack A jihadist attack that left 42 dead in the north of Burkina Faso, the worst assault in the country for five years, plunged the nation into mourning over Christmas and sparked messages of solidarity from the United Nations and Pope Francis.

35 civilians killed in double Burkina Faso attack A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of jihadist violence in the West African country.

Former President Lê Đức Anh’s funeral begins two-day national mourning

A State funeral was held on May 3 for former President General Le Duc Anh, who was also former Politburo member and former advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Condolences flood in over death of former president

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for high-ranking delegations from Cambodia and Laos who are in Việt Nam to attend the State funeral for former President General Lê Đức Anh.

Nation to mourn former President on May 3-4

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee have issued a special communiqué, announcing that former President General Le Duc Anh passed away at 20:10 on April 22, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

Almost 100 dead as Iraq ferry sinks on spring holiday trip

Almost 100 people, mostly women and children, died on Thursday as a ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year sank in a swollen river in the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul, in Iraq's worst accident in years.

New Zealand prays, falls silent, a week after mosque massacres

The Muslim call to prayer rang out across New Zealand on Friday followed by two minutes of silence nationwide to mark a week since a white supremacist gunned down 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

Argentine submarine find ’first step’ to learning disaster’s cause

The discovery of the wreckage of an Argentine submarine lost a year ago has revived a stalled probe into the cause of the undersea disaster that took the lives of 44 crew members. Families of the victims have called for the ARA San Juan to be refloated, an enormous undertaking that authorities cautioned was likely beyond their means.

A Landmark fundraiser for children

The Intercontinental Hanoi Landmark72 Hotel will celebrate its 1st anniversary with a fundraising event on November 10.

State funeral begins for former Party General Secretary Đỗ Mười

The State funeral began at 7am on October 6 at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Do Muoi, who passed away on October 1.