Kosovo’s ethnic Serb police, lawmakers resign en masse
Pristina, Kosovo AP Representatives of the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo on Saturday resigned from their posts in protest over the dismissal of a police officer who did not follow the government’s decision on vehicle licence plates. Earlier this week Pristina authorities dismissed a senior Serb police officer in northern Kosovo, where most of the […]
“We’re holding on”, says deputy mayor of besieged Ukrainian city
Bakhmut, UkraineReuters Residents of the besieged eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut are living in dire conditions, with civilians killed and wounded daily, the deputy mayor said on Saturday, as fighting between Russian troops and Ukraine’s forces rages around the city. Bakhmut has been an important target for Russia’s military in its slow advance through the […]
Rescue efforts in full swing as Australia’s inland towns brace for flood peaks
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Emergency crews in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales were evacuating people and livestock and sandbagging towns on Saturday ahead of an expected peak in floodwaters, with one river forecast to hit a 70-year high water mark. Australia’s east is in the grip of the fourth major flood crisis this year due […]
At least 13 killed in Russian nightclub fire, officials say
Reuters At least 13 people have died in a fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, the region’s Governor said on Saturday. Kostroma is about 300 kilometres north-east of Moscow. Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a nightclub in Kostroma, Russia, on 5th November. PICTURE: Russian Emergencies Ministry in Kostroma region/Handout […]
Pope Francis thrills small Gulf Catholic community with big Mass
Awali, Bahrain Reuters Pope Francis said Mass for thousands of Catholics in Bahrain on Saturday, thrilling members of the small foreign Catholic community from around the Gulf and urging them show kindness to their hosts, even if they are sometimes looked down on. The crowd of about 30,000 people that filled Bahrain’s National Stadium was […]
Italy demands countries take responsibility for migrant rescue boats
Rome, ItalyReuters A row escalated on Friday over who should take care of migrants rescued by charity groups off the Italian coast, with Italy insisting that countries whose flag was flown by the boats should bear some of the responsibility and Norway disagreeing. Three charity vessels holding almost 1,000 migrants have been at sea off […]
Ahead of US midterms, partisan mailer poses as Catholic newspaper in Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, USAP Nicole Leonardi initially thought a new newspaper had arrived in her mailbox this week. But a closer look at the “Arizona Catholic Tribune” revealed a different story. While it had all the attributes of a traditional print newspaper, including a tagline that read “Real data. Real value. Real news,” the pledge did […]
Survivors of Guinea stadium massacre recount horrors as trial unfolds
Conakry, Guinea Reuters Survivors who were beaten and raped during a massacre in a stadium in Guinea in 2009 are hoping to finally see justice and let the world know the pain they have been carrying as the trial of 11 suspects unfolds in the West African nation. More than 150 people were trampled, clubbed […]
War crimes committed by Yemen’s Houthis since truce expiry: UN
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has committed war crimes since the expiry of a peace agreement last month, the United Nations’ human rights chief said on Friday, citing incidents of sniper attacks and shelling. Yemen’s warring parties failed to renew a UN-brokered truce deal that expired a month ago, dashing the hopes of some […]
Cyber crime: Asian tech workers held captive in scam factories
ANURADHA NAGARAJ and NANCHANOK WONGSAMUTH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how tech-savvy Asians are being lured with fake job adverts and then forced to defraud strangers through crypto and romance scams…