A group of nearly 300 women and girls, which the Nigerian army says were freed from Boko Haram militants earlier this week have been taken to a refugee camp in north-eastern Nigeria. They had travelled for three days from the…
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Death of Freddie: 6 officers charged
Baltimore’s chief prosecutor charged one police officer with murder on Friday and five others with lesser crimes in the death of a young black man who suffered a critical neck injury in the back of a police van, a case…
US seeks anti-terrorism tips from Bangladesh
Dhaka: The United States has sought tips from Bangladesh to deal with global terrorism and extremism, saying many countries could replicate Dhaka’s experience in addressing the issue. U.S. Under Secretary of States for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said this during…
Six Baltimore police officers on bond in Freddie Gray’s death
Kayla Ruble The six Baltimore police officers who have been charged in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray turned themselves in on Friday afternoon. They have since posted bond. “No one in our city is above the law,” Baltimore Mayor…
Nepal death toll rises to 5,700
The death toll in Nepal’s devastating earthquake has touched 5,700 and nearly 12,000 have been injured, it was announced on Thursday evening.
Egypt: Morsy trial badly flawed
Beirut – The first trial of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was compromised by due process violations, the appearance of bias and an absence of conclusive evidence. He was convicted on April 21, 2015, and sentenced to 20 years in…
Left behind to die – Andet’s story
Birgit Schwarz It was about two o’clock in the afternoon, on a warm December day in 2013, when the sound of gunshots and frantic shouting abruptly woke Ambroise Andet from his midday nap. Startled, the 27-year-old propped himself up where…
Donetsk Opera offers relief to a city in grip of war
By Tommy Trenchard The cast of Verdi’s Il Trovatore bowed one last time to rapturous applause before the curtain fell in the war-torn eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Though the area is at the center of a separatist effort that…
Tired of waiting for aid, angry Nepalis block roads
Nepali villagers blocked trucks carrying supplies for earthquake victims on Wednesday, demanding the government do more to help after last week’s disaster left more than 5,200 people dead and tens of thousands homeless and short of food and water.
New Yorkers take to streets as Freddie Gray protests spread
By Jenna Pope and Miriam Wells Hundreds of people marched in Manhattan, New York City on Wednesday night as protests against the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in Baltimore spread across the United States. Chanting slogans such as…
Baltimore streets quiet after first night of curfew enforcement
The streets of Baltimore were largely quiet overnight, with only scattered arrests reported during a curfew imposed after the latest wave of rioting fueled by anger against US police killings of black men.
Official mourning declared for Nepal quake victims
Nepal has declared three days of mourning for the victims of Saturday’s earthquake in which more than 5,000 people are now known to have died. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala says the government is doing all it can but is overwhelmed…
Eight million people may be affected by Nepal earthquake, says UN
Up to eight million people have had their lives disrupted after a deadly earthquake shook Nepal, said the United Nations, adding there was an urgent need for relief materials ranging from tarpaulin sheets and clean water to soap and medicines.
Death toll 4000: Most of Nepal Army in quake rescue
Nine out of 10 Nepalese troops are said to be involved in search and rescue operations, as the country pleads for more foreign aid to deal with a massive earthquake that killed 4,000 people.
35 killed due to rain, windstorm in Pakistan
At least 35 people were killed and 150 others injured following heavy rains and windstorm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Sunday, media reported.
Nepal quake toll 1800, but may rise further
The Nepal government urged nations to send aid and braced for the toll to rise after rescuers overnight were hampered by strong aftershocks, blocked highways and a lack of equipment. People used their hands in many places to dig for…
Devastating Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 758, triggers deadly Everest avalanche
The death toll in the powerful earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday has risen to 758, a home ministry official said, of which 467 were in the Kathmandu Valley that is the most heavily populated part of the Himalayan country.
Nepal earthquake worst in 80 years: Death toll crosses 1,865
A powerful earthquake — the country’s worst in 80 years — rocked mountainous Nepal on Saturday, killing more than 1,800 people and leveling buildings and centuries-old temples. Dozens if not hundreds remained trapped under mounds of rubble. Hospitals in the…
Gallipoli centenary: Australia, New Zealand mark Anzac Day
Australia and New Zealand are remembering soldiers from the two countries who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War One. An indigenous Australian didgeridoo player began the ceremony before dawn.
Mexico Govt brushing off report of another massacre of civilians
Word emerged this week that Mexican government forces were likely behind a mass killing of civilians in the state of Michoacán, the third extrajudicial massacre by state forces known in Mexico in less than a year. The government said it…
US strike inadvertently killed US, Italian hostages; Obama apologizes
A US drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border inadvertently killed an American and an Italian who had been held hostage for years by the group, US officials said on Thursday.
High level’ of radiation detected in Tokyo park
Japanese authorities have detected an unusually high level of radiation around playground equipment in a Tokyo park, report local media. The park, in the Toshima ward in central Tokyo, has been fenced off.
Warehouse strike threatens Yemen aid delivery
Beirut – An airstrike by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition that destroyed a humanitarian aid warehouse in northern Yemen on April 18, 2015, was an apparent violation of the laws of war. The attack in Saada killed at least one unidentified…
Will Europe make migrant crisis worse?
Bill Frelick “Tragic developments” was the apt descriptionby the European Commission of what may prove to be the largest maritime disaster the Mediterranean has seen. But while European officials have been quick with sympathetic words following the capsizing on Saturday…
Campaign launches to elect first female UN Secretary-General Since its founding 70 years ago, the United Nations has been led by men, a tradition that some women’s rights advocates are determined to break when the global body elects a new secretary-general…
Saudis end air campaign in Yemen, seek political solution
Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday it was ending a month-long campaign of air strikes against the Houthi rebels who seized large areas of Yemen and said it would back a political solution to bring peace to its war-ravaged neighbor.
South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ turns dark as immigrant attacks rise
When he heard angry screams and the hammering of hatchets on the door of his shack last week, Malawian Folias Sakai thought he was about to become the eighth person to be killed in anti-immigrant attacks that have swept South…
China’s Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan
China’s President Xi Jinping has signed agreements with Pakistan promising investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies.
Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support as turmoil in Libya and the Middle East worsens…
South Africa anti-immigrant violence: Hundreds held
More than 300 people have been arrested in South Africa in connection with a wave of violence against immigrants from other parts of Africa, the minister of home affairs says.