Mozambique army says town attacked by insurgents is now secure
Maputo, MozambiqueReuters The town in northern Mozambique that Islamic State-linked insurgents attacked late last month is now secure after the military killed a significant number of militants and cleared one final area, an army spokesman and a provincial official said. “We have completed the clearing [of the town]. It was the only sensitive area that […]
Tropical cyclone kills at least 113 in Indonesia, East Timor
Malaka, IndonesiaReuters Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed 113 people, with many still unaccounted for and thousands displaced, officials said on Monday. At least 86 deaths were reported on several islands in Indonesia’s West and East Nusa Tenggara provinces, while […]
At least 22 Indian security members killed in Maoist attack – government official
Reuters At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed in a central Indian state by Maoist fighters, in one of the bloodiest attacks by the extreme left-wing insurgent group this year, officials said on Sunday. Security personnel belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite CoBRA unit, the District Reserve Guard, and the […]
Protest parties surge in Bulgaria election, threatening Prime Minister Borissov
Sofia, BulgariaReuters Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will have difficulty holding onto power, after a surge of votes in an election on Sunday for anti-establishment and anti-corruption parties that want him out. Parallel count of the vote by pollsters forecast his centre-right GERB party to remain the largest grouping in parliament, but with only 25.2 […]
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said, following mounting reports blaming the Eritreans for human rights abuses including rape, looting and killings of civilians. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed also described an upsurge of fighting in recent days, against “enemies” he said were mingling […]
Venezuela to ask UN for help in clearing land mines near Colombian border
Caracas, VenezuelaReuters Venezuela will ask the United Nations to help remove landmines in its territory that it says have been deployed by “irregular” armed groups near the Colombian border, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday. Maduro’s government on Thursday said two soldiers were killed by a land mine during military operations in the state of […]
9/11 Museum acquires prayer bench used by Rev Mychal Judge
New York, USAP A prayer bench used by Rev Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on 11th September, 2001, was driven to the New York area on Sunday to join the collection of the Sept 11 Memorial and Museum, museum officials said. The bench formerly […]
Floods, landslides, kill dozens in Indonesia and East Timor
Jakarta, Indonesia/Dili, East TimorReuters Flash floods unleashed by torrential rains killed 41 people on the Indonesian island of Flores on Sunday, the disaster management agency BNPB said, and at least three more were reported killed in neighbouring East Timor. At least 49 families were hit on Flores, in the east of Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago, Raditya […]
Seek post-COVID renewal, Holy Land archbishop urges on Easter Sunday
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters With Jerusalem emerging from COVID-19 curbs and the faithful flocking there again, Easter Sunday brought a message of renewal from the traditional site of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Deserted a year ago after the pandemic hit, the Church of the Holy Sephulchre was attended by dozens of clergymen and worshippers, a turnout enabled […]