Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers, days after two mass shootings killed 17 people. Crowds in numbers not seen in the Balkan country for years solemnly marched through the centre of the capital Belgrade behind […]
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 40 worshippers from church
Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen abducted 40 people from a church in a remote village in northern Nigeria, a local Christian group said on Monday, in the latest attack against worshippers. Armed gangs, known locally as bandits, have been abducting people from villages, schools and highways mostly in the northwest of the country, where government security […]
Sudanese pin hopes on Jeddah talks between warring factions
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudanese are pinning their hopes on talks in Saudi Arabia between envoys of warring factions to end bloodshed that has killed hundreds and triggered a mass exodus, but there is no sign lasting relief will come anytime soon. There has been no word on the progress of the talks which began on […]
Congo flood survivors mourn lost relatives as death toll rises above 400
Bushushu, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Dead bodies were still being recovered on Monday from two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where floods killed more than 400 people last week in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in recent history. Many dazed survivors were mourning multiple family members killed in the flash floods that […]
Updated: Russia launches mass strikes on Ukraine ahead of 9th May Victory Day holiday
Updated: 8am, 9th May, 2023 (AEST)Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, striking the capital Kyiv and the Black Sea city of Odesa and shelling other cities. Kyiv’s mayor said Russia had […]
“A great treat”: King Charles heralds weekend of coronation celebrations
London, UKReuters King Charles III thanked singers who performed at a coronation concert in his honour at Windsor Castle for a “great treat” as a long holiday weekend of celebrations drew to a close on Monday. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and his wife Camilla were crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday in Britain’s […]
Unhappy return: Sudan crisis forces South Sudanese refugees back to troubled home
Renk, South Sudan Reuters The last place Lina Mijok wanted to go as she fled fighting in Sudan was back to her own country, South Sudan, which she had left as civil war erupted in 2013. But when Sudan’s army started battling the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the streets around to her home last […]
Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27
Lima, PeruReuters A fire in a small gold mine in southern Peru has left 27 people dead, authorities said on Sunday, in the country’s single deadliest mining accident in more than two decades. In a statement, the local government said a short-circuit sparked the fire in the early morning hours of Saturday in the southern […]
Camilla: who is King Charles’ wife and Britain’s new Queen?
London, UKReuters After years of being depicted as the most hated woman in Britain, Camilla, the second wife of King Charles III, was crowned Queen on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround in public acceptance few would have thought possible. When Charles’ divorced first wife, the popular, glamorous Princess Diana, died in a car crash in […]
Serbia’s education minister resigns over school shooting
Belgrade, SerbiaReuters Serbia’s Education Minister Branko Ruzic resigned on Sunday over last week’s shooting at an elementary school in which eight children and a security guard were killed, amid public anger over that and another mass shooting just a day later. The country is in shock and mourning over the two shootings: the school massacre […]