Northern Ireland police guilty of “collusive behaviour” in 1990s – ombudsman
Belfast, Northern IrelandReuters Police in Northern Ireland were guilty of “collusive behaviour” in relation to a series of murders and attempted murders by pro-British militants in the 1990s, the police ombudsman of the British region said in a report published on Tuesday. The police force, the Royal Ulster Constabulary – since replaced by the Police […]
Global COVID response program “running on fumes” amid budget shortfall
Reuters A global initiative to get COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines to poorer nations has only received five per cent of the donations sought to deliver on its aims this year, according to the World Health Organization and other aid groups. The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator budgeted $US23.4 billion for its efforts from […]
“Tree mortgages”: Indian village banks on tree initiative in bid to go carbon-neutral
K RAJENDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the village of Meenangadi is encouraging tree growth…
With elections delayed again, Libya’s endless transition angers its people
Tripoli/Benghazi, Libya Reuters As Libya’s political institutions pushed ahead with plans to again extend a transitional period and delay any elections, Libyans across the country were filled with weariness, cynicism and anger. Libya was meant to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in December, but arguments between factions and bodies of state over how they should […]
Essay: The killing of Pastor William Siraj reminds us that Pakistan must do much more to protect its religious minorities
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says the recent killing of a pastor in Pakistan was a “painful reminder” of the religiously motivated extremist violence which has plagued Peshawar…