Several people injured in a stabbing in Sydney church, police say
Sydney, Australia Reuters A number of people were injured in a stabbing at a church in a suburb of Sydney on Monday, police said. Officers arrested a male and he is assisting police with inquiries, a police spokesperson told Reuters, following the attack in Wakeley, about 30 kilometres west of the central business district. It […]
Floods grip Russia’s Kurgan region as Tobol River rises
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia warned people to evacuate parts of the Urals city of Kurgan as the mighty Tobol River swelled with meltwater and burst its banks, submerging swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan and forcing tens of thousands to abandon their homes. Russia’s southern Ural region and northern Kazakhstan have been grappling with the worst […]
Australian police say Sydney knife attacker may have targeted women
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australian police said on Monday the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene. In the attack on Saturday at the Westfield Bondi Junction […]
Ukraine’s top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by 9th May
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s top commander said on Sunday Russian forces aimed to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by 9th May, setting the stage for an important battle for control of high ground in the east where Russia is focusing its assaults. The fall of the town west of the shattered city of Bakhmut […]
India’s Modi promises jobs, infrastructure if BJP wins third term
New Delhi, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised on Sunday to create jobs, boost infrastructure and expand welfare programmes if it wins a third term, seeking to address key voter concerns ahead of next week’s elections. The general election, which begins on 19th April, will be held in seven […]
DR Congo landslide kills at least 12, more than 50 still missing
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters At least 12 people were killed and more than 50 are still missing after heavy rain caused a ravine to collapse onto a river in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official and a civil society leader said on Sunday. The landslide occurred around midday on Saturday in […]
Pope Francis sides with Peruvian villagers who accused Catholic group of trying to steal their land
Quito, Ecuador AP Pope Francis on Saturday sided with a group of Peruvian villagers who have complained that companies linked to a powerful South American church group have tried to evict them from their land using lawsuits and obscure land titling schemes. In a video recorded at his residence in the Vatican, the Pope sent a […]
More homes in Russia’s Orenburg flooded, water levels inch down
Reuters About 1,000 more homes were flooded in Russia’s Orenburg in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, but water levels in the Ural river that runs through the city have started subsiding, officials said. “Last night was still quite tense,” said Deputy Mayor Alexei Kudinov, according to Russia’s RIA state news agency. “Almost 1,000 homes […]
United Methodists: As a landmark gathering approaches, African churches weigh their future.
PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, reports on how African Methodists are responding to the UMC’s dispute over sexuality and theology…
Sudan’s uprooted millions pay price for year-long war
Cairo, Egypt/Port Sudan, Sudan Reuters After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting food in the mouths of his five children from a meagre monthly salary of about $100 earned at a paper factory in Giza. One seven-year-old son sleeps in his arms because of […]