Updated: Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to Jubilee crowds, will miss Friday service
Updated: 7.30am, 3rd June (AEST)London, UKReuters A beaming Queen Elizabeth II waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne. The 96-year-old monarch appeared on the balcony alongside her family, but the palace […]
Sri Lanka protesters call for new government a day after clashes kill eight
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Protesters and a key trade group in Sri Lanka called for a new government to take control of the crisis-hit country on Tuesday while the President asked for calm following clashes that claimed eight lives and prompted his brother to quit as prime minister. Sri Lanka has been suffering its worst economic […]
Lebanon cabinet approves demolition of Beirut silos damaged in port blast
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s cabinet on Thursday approved the demolition of the Beirut silos damaged in the August, 2020, port blast which left at least 215 people dead, Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makari said in televised comments after a cabinet session. Makari said the decision was based on a “technical report” that concluded the silos could […]
Peru imposes curfew to stymie protests over rising fuel costs
Lima, Peru Reuters Peruvian President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew in the capital, Lima, on Tuesday, banning people from leaving their homes in an attempt to curb protests against rising fuel and fertiliser costs that have spread throughout the country. “The cabinet has agreed to declare a ban on the mobility of citizens from 2am […]
US-Canada bridge to reopen Sunday after police clear protesters
Windsor, Ontario, Canada/Washington DC, US/Ottawa, CanadaReuters North America’s busiest trade link will reopen for traffic on Sunday, ending a six-day blockade, a top US official said, after Canadian police cleared the protesters fighting to end COVID-19 restrictions. Canadian police made several arrests on Sunday and cleared protesters and vehicles that occupied the Ambassador Bridge in […]
Nigerian Government rejects ‘massacre’ report as error-strewn
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Nigeria’s government on Tuesday rejected a judicial report that described the killing of peaceful protesters in Lagos in October, 2020, as a massacre, saying it was strewn with errors and its conclusions were not backed up by evidence. The leaked report into the incident seen by Reuters said the Nigerian Army fired live […]
Sit-in calling for Sudanese government dissolution grows into thousands
Khartoum, SudanReuters A sit-in calling on the military to dissolve Sudan’s government grew into the thousands on Monday as the country grappled with what its civilian leadership has called the biggest crisis of a two-year-old transition from autocracy. Protesters, including many who arrived by bus from outside Khartoum, were assembled by a coalition of rebel […]
Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters – monitoring group
Reuters Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said. Details of the death toll in the town of Bago, 90 kilometres north-east of Yangon, were not initially available because […]
Updated: Myanmar security forces kill 15 protesters, junta leader says opposition aims to “destroy” country
8am, 9th April, 2021 (AEST)Reuters Troops in Myanmar opened fire on pro-democracy protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, the latest victims of a campaign to crush opposition to the ruling military junta, activists and media said. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the army coup that ousted Myanmar’s elected […]
Updated: Myanmar security forces kill more than 100 protesters in “horrifying” day of bloodshed
Updated 7.30am (AEDT), 28th March, 2021Reuters Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of violence since last month’s military coup, news reports and witnesses said. The killings, which took place on Armed Forces Day, drew strong renewed criticism from Western countries. […]