US urges UN Security Council action to get aid into Sudan from Chad
United Nations Reuters The United States warned on Thursday that it would push the UN Security Council to take action to get aid to starving people in Sudan, possibly by authorising cross-border deliveries from Chad, if the Sudanese armed forces do not restore full access. Ahead of the one year anniversary of the conflict in […]
The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its “egg-ucation”-themed annual Easter egg roll
AP Some 40,000 people are expected to participate in Monday’s “EGG-ucation”-themed White House Easter Egg Roll, about 10,000 more than last year. Jill Biden, a teacher for more than 30 years, is transforming an annual tradition first held in 1878 into an “EGG-ucational” experience. Various stations on the South Lawn and Ellipse will help children learn about […]
Pope, looking strong, washes feet of 12 women at Rome prison from his wheelchair
Rome, Italy Reuters Pope Francis looked well as he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners on Thursday at a traditional ritual on the first of four event-filled days leading to Easter for the 87-year-old pontiff. Francis travelled to Rome’s Rebibbia prison, in a run-down area on Rome’s outskirts, to preside at a […]
South Africa bus crash kills 45 Easter pilgrims, Transport Ministry says
Reuters A bus crash in South Africa’s northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury, South Africa’s Department of Transport said on Thursday. The driver lost control and collided with barriers on a bridge near Mamatlakala, causing the bus to go over the bridge and hit the ground, catching fire, according […]
Surging dengue cases in Americas cause alarm as potentially worst-ever season looms
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Dengue cases in the Americas rose in the first three months of this year by three times the number of infections reported in the same period last year, the head of the Pan American Health Organization said on Thursday. Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay are the countries hardest hit by dengue in […]
Russia links concert shooting to “Ukrainian nationalists”; US says “nonsense”
Moscow, Russia/Washington DC, US Reuters Russian investigators said on Thursday they had found proof that gunmen who killed more than 140 people at a concert last week were linked to “Ukrainian nationalists”, an assertion immediately dismissed by the United States as baseless propaganda. Russia has said from the outset that it believes Ukraine was linked […]
World Court orders Israel to halt Gaza famine; Hamas says ceasefire needed
The Hague, The Netherlands/Cairo, Egypt Reuters The World Court on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel, accused by South Africa of genocide in Gaza, to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the enclave’s Palestinian population and halt spreading famine. But Gaza’s Hamas rulers said a ceasefire was needed to halt the […]
Good Friday
Remembering Jesus’ sacrifice…