The government of Malawi has begun administering the world’s first approved malaria vaccine to young children as part of a sweeping pilot program that could save tens of thousands of lives per year across some of Africa’s poorest regions, advocates say. The World Health Organization announced the project Tuesday, saying children in Malawi, Kenya and […]
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North Korea’s Kim says hopes for ‘successful’ Putin summit
MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said after crossing into Russia on Wednesday that he was looking forward to having a useful and successful summit with President Vladimir Putin.“I hope that this visit will be successful and useful, and I hope that during the talks … I will be able to have concrete discussions […]
Death Toll Rises To 359 In Sri Lanka Bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359, police said Wednesday, as the country’s leaders vowed to overhaul the security apparatus amid a series of intelligence lapses before the attacks. U.S. Ambassador Alaina Teplitz, meanwhile, told reporters that “clearly there was some failure in […]
Myanmar Court Rejects Imprisoned Reuters Journalists’ Final Appeals
On Tuesday, Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected the appeals of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, two Reuters reporters who have been jailed in the country since December 2017, accused of disseminating state secrets pertinent to national security. The landmark case in which the journalists were sentenced to seven years behind bars last September has become […]
Netanyahu Wants Israel To Name New Town On Golan Heights After Trump
GOLAN HEIGHTS, April 23 (Reuters) – Israel said on Tuesday it would name a new community on the Golan Heights after U.S. President Donald Trump as an expression of gratitude for his recognition of its claim of sovereignty over the strategic plateau. Israel captured the Golan from Syria in a 1967 war and annexed it, […]
U.S. Threatens To Veto UN Resolution Aimed At Supporting Survivors Of Rape During War
The U.S. is reportedly threatening to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at preventing the use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war and terrorism. The issue at hand? The proposal includes promises to provide reproductive and sexual health support to survivors of rape in conflict — and the U.S. […]
Woman Arrested Under Terrorism Act After Death Of Journalist Lyra McKee
A 57-year-old woman has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry/Londonderry, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. In a short statement, the PSNI did not disclose any further details about the nature of the arrest, only that she had been taken to Musgrave Serious […]
Trump says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress “can’t impeach” him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and his alleged attempts to hamper the investigation.Defiantly insisting that he did nothing wrong, Trump also denied a portrait of dysfunction in the White House where disobedient aides are said to have […]
Sri Lanka Arrests 40 Suspects After Deadly Easter Bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — As a state of emergency took effect Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by suicide bombers involved in deadly Easter bombings and the owner of a house where some of them lived, officials said. Sri Lanka’s […]
Sri Lanka Minister: Easter Bombings A Response To New Zealand Mosque Attacks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s state minister of defense said Tuesday that the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites in the South Asian nation was “carried out in retaliation” for the shooting massacre at two New Zealand mosques last month, according to a statement. The minister, Ruwan Wijewardene, told Parliament the […]
Trump Mistakes Which Sri Lankan Official He Talked To And When
In yet another social media flub following the devastating Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 290 people and injured hundreds more, President Donald Trump mixed up the country’s president and prime minister. The now-deleted Monday tweet ― archived by Factba.se, a website that tracks and stores the president’s posts ― Trump […]
International Network Involved In Deadly Sri Lanka Attacks
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, in which 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded. The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate […]
Sudan tensions escalate after talks with military break down
KHARTOUM (SUDAN): Tensions are rising in Sudan after talks broke down between protesters and the country’s military rulers who earlier in April ousted President Omar al-Bashir after months of street protests against his rule.Large crowds lit up the night sky with their cellphones, singing and chanting as protest leaders delivered fiery speeches in the capital, […]
Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media After Bombings, Citing Misinformation
The Sri Lankan government has imposed a nationwide block on some social media platforms in what it says is an effort to stop the spread of misinformation after hundreds of people died in several bombings Sunday. According to Sri Lanka’s official news portal, the country’s presidential secretary Udaya Seneviratne released a statement saying that the […]
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy Easily Wins Ukrainian Presidential Race: Exit Poll
KIEV, April 21 (Reuters) – Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Sunday after an exit poll showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had easily won enough votes to become the next president of a country at war. The apparent landslide victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is a bitter blow for incumbent […]
Easter Weekend Bombings In Sri Lanka Kill 290 At Churches, Hotels
COLOMBO, April 22 (Reuters) – Authorities lifted a curfew in the Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. There was still no claim of responsibility for the attacks on two churches and […]
Holy Land Catholics condemn deadly Sri Lanka blasts
JERUSALEM: The Catholic Church in the Holy Land has voiced support for Sri Lanka‘s Christians and condemned Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels there that killed at least 156 people.A statement issued in Jerusalem said the blasts were particularly sad as they “came while Christians celebrate Easter.”“We pray for the souls of the victims […]
Soccer Stars Boycotting Social Media To Protest Racism Receive Racist Abuse
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Soccer players in England boycotting social media in a protest against racism were targeted with abuse about the 24-hour campaign. Talks with the social media companies are now being urgently sought by the Professional Footballers Association, which coordinated the “Enough” campaign to demand a crackdown on racism by the platforms. There […]
2 Men Arrested In Connection With Murder Of Journalist In Northern Ireland
LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland on Saturday arrested two teenagers in connection with the fatal shooting of a journalist during rioting in the city of Londonderry. The men, aged 18 and 19, were detained under anti-terrorism legislation and taken to Belfast for questioning, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. The men have […]
Blind Japanese sailor completes non-stop Pacific voyage
TOKYO: A blind Japanese sailor completed his non-stop Pacific voyage on Saturday, local media reported, becoming the first sightless person on record to navigate a vessel across the vast ocean.Mitsuhiro Iwamoto arrived at port in Fukushima in his 12-metre (40-foot) sailboat on Saturday morning, around two months after he left California.Iwamoto, a 52-year-old San Diego […]
Teen Who Refused To Drop Sexual Harassment Charges Burned To Death
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Dozens of protesters gathered in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after being set on fire for refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against her Islamic school’s principal. Nusrat Jahan Rafi told her family she was lured to the roof of her rural school […]
We Can’t Bee-lieve These Bees Living On Notre Dame’s Roof Survived The Fire
The tens of thousands of bees living on Notre Dame’s roof survived the horrific fire that overtook the famed cathedral earlier this week. Bees have been buzzing atop Notre Dame since 2013, when three beehives with about 60,000 bees each were put on a roof over the sacristy. The flames that engulfed the cathedral miraculously […]
What You Didn’t Know About Notre Dame’s History Through 9 Centuries
By Maile Hutterer The Notre-Dame de Paris had been damaged and changed many times since it was begun in the mid-12th century. But the fire on April 15 might have been its most catastrophic event. Located on the eastern end of the Ile-de-la-Cité, an island on the Seine River, the site was a Christian church […]
Journalist, 29, Shot Dead In Northern Ireland In ‘Terrorist Incident’ (UPDATE)
UPDATE (1 a.m. EDT April 23): The New IRA, an Irish republican paramilitary group, has accepted responsibility for the killing of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee. In a statement to The Irish News, the group apologized for McKee’s death, which it characterized as collateral damage. “In the course of attacking the enemy, Lyra McKee was tragically […]
Journalist, 29, Shot Dead In Northern Ireland In ‘Terrorist Incident’
A 29-year-old journalist was shot dead in Northern Ireland on Thursday night in what police called “a terrorist incident.” Lyra McKee was fatally struck by gunfire at around 11 p.m. during a riot in Derry/Londonderry. She was hit by shots that an unidentified gunman fired at police during the “orchestrated violence,” according to Assistant Chief […]
Paris Officials Consider Building Temporary Wooden Cathedral Outside Notre Dame
French officials are planning to construct a temporary wooden cathedral on the esplanade in front of the Notre Dame while the fire-ravaged landmark is being rebuilt. Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, Notre Dame’s chief priest, has suggested building an “ephemeral cathedral” to give faithful Catholics a place to congregate until the 850-year-old architectural treasure reopens. “We mustn’t say […]
Electrical Short-Circuit Likely Caused Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
A massive fire at Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral on Monday was likely caused by an electrical short-circuit, according to multiple reports on Thursday. A French judicial police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press the investigation was still ongoing. Investigators still have not been able to go inside the cathedral to search for […]
North Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Mike Pompeo out of talks
SEOUL: North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” its first such test in nearly half a year, and demanded that Washington remove Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from nuclear negotiations.The test, which didn’t appear to be of a banned mid- or long-range ballistic missile that could scuttle […]
North Korea Says Mike Pompeo Should Be Replaced In Talks By Someone More ‘Mature’
SEOUL, April 18 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Thursday it no longer wanted to deal with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and said he should be replaced in talks by someone more mature, hours after it announced its first weapons test since nuclear talks broke down. The North’s official KCNA news agency quoted […]
66 minutes: The frantic race to save Notre Dame
PARIS: Fueled by a lattice of centuries-old timbers, the fire moved hungrily across Notre Dame’s rooftop toward the cathedral’s iconic spire. It belched yellow smoke, spitting out gritty particles of wood, stone, lead and iron and wanted more. Far below, their vision obscured by fumes and tears, firefighters, priests and municipal workers passed treasures hand-to-hand, […]