India’s Modi government faces no-confidence vote over ethnic clashes
New Delhi, IndiaReuters India’s parliament on Wednesday authorised a no-confidence vote against Narendra Modi’s government by an alliance of opposition parties, to force the prime minister to address in detail concerns about ethnic clashes in a northeastern state. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has a clear majority of 301 members in the 542-seat lower house of […]
Tunisia recovers 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast this year
Tunis, TunisiaReuters The Tunisian coast guard recovered 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast from 1st January to 20th July this year, the country’s interior minister, Kamel Feki, said on Wednesday, marking an unprecedented number of victims off the country’s coasts. A view shows boats that were used by migrants and seized by Tunisian […]
Vatican prosecutor seeks seven-year sentence for cardinal
Vatican CityReuters The prosecutor at a Vatican corruption trial linked to a botched London real estate deal asked a court on Wednesday to convict Cardinal Angelo Becciu and sentence the former Holy See power broker to seven years and three months in jail. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi made the request at the end of his summing […]
Armed gang kills 34 people in north-west Nigeria attack
Maiduguri, NigeriaReuters At least 34 people, including seven soldiers, were killed in an attack by a gang of armed men in Nigeria’s north-west Zamfara state, the head of a vigilante group and residents said. The attack in the remote Dan Gulbi district of the Maru local government area of the state occurred on Monday afternoon, […]
StrangeSights: A “lioness” on the loose?; high diving in Kosovo; and, beating the heat with a “facekini”
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
AI imagines kids of victims kidnapped during Argentina dictatorship
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters A project by Argentine artist Santiago Barros uses artificial intelligence to imagine what the children of those who disappeared during the country’s bloody military dictatorship (1976-1983) would look like today. “Seeing them look you in the eyes, it makes you question, it reminds you the horror is still out there, that […]
Mexican armed forces were complicit in students’ disappearance, new report finds
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Mexican security forces were complicit in the 2014 abduction of 43 student teachers and concealed documents which showed where some of them were taken, according to a new report by an independent panel of international experts presented on Tuesday. Carlos Martin Beristain and Angela Buitrago, members of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent […]
Ukraine says allies commit $US244 million for humanitarian demining
Reuters Ukraine’s allies have committed to allocate $US244 million in addition to special equipment for the country’s humanitarian demining needs, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday. “Our task is not only to demine the entire territory in order to save people’s lives, but also to speed up this process,” Svyrydenko, who is […]
Thousands without power as Typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters Strong winds and rain lashed the northern Philippines as Typhoon Doksuri made landfall on Wednesday, causing rivers to overflow and leaving thousands without power. Stranded passengers at the Manila North Port take shelter at the terminal amid cancelled trips due to Typhoon Doksuri, in Manila, Philippines, on 25th July, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Eloisa […]
Ghana’s parliament votes to abolish the death penalty
Accra, GhanaReuters Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. A girl walks past a flag of Ghana outside the Cape Coast Castle, in Ghana, on 28th July, 2019. PICTURE: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo No-one […]