Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security crises worsen
Al Jazeera : War is on the doorstep of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma city and the region is at breaking point, activists and aid workers have said, as the United Nations...
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2 killed in central Mongolia bus-truck crash
AFP : Two people were killed, and 18 others seriously injured in a bus-truck crash on Friday morning in central Mongolia, said the country’s National Emergency Management Agency. The accident occurred when a passenger...
As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police
Al Jazeera : Haiti needs up to 5,000 international police to tackle “catastrophic” gang violence that has killed more than 1,500 people in the first three months of this year alone, including many children,...
Russia says UN sanctions on N.Korea have ‘not helped’ improve regional security
AFP : Russia said on Friday that United Nations sanctions on North Korea were an obstacle to fostering dialogue and peace on the Korean peninsula and had not aided regional security. The comment came...
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma escapes unharmed from car crash
Al Jazeera : South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma survived a car accident after a vehicle transporting him was hit by a drunk driver, police said. The incident happened hours after electoral officials barred...
Delhi CM Kejriwal’s custody extended until April 1 in graft case
Reuters : An Indian court extended the custody of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday until April 1 in a graft case related to the national capital territory’s liquor policy,...
Sri Lanka jails firebrand Buddhist monk for Muslim insults
AFP : A Sri Lankan court on Thursday sentenced an influential Buddhist monk to four years’ hard labor for fanning sectarian hatred against the island’s minority Muslim population. The Colombo High Court found Galagodaatte...
Japan health scare: Drugmaker reports two more deaths linked to supplement
Al Jazeera : A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare has reported two more deaths potentially linked to a pill that lowers cholesterol. Thursday’s announcement by...
Kyiv targets Russia’s navy as Moscow’s forces inch
Al Jazeera : Ukraine launched a devastating missile strike against Russian military targets in the Crimean port of Sevastopol late on Saturday, further debilitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. The combination of a reported 40...
Nobel-prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman dies
The Guardian : Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who pioneered theories in behavioural economics that heavily influenced the discipline, and won him a Nobel prize, has died at age 90. Kahneman, who wrote bestselling book...
‘Heroes’ scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed
AP : It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott...
Indonesian election fraud: Top court begins hearing
UNB : Indonesia’s top court began hearing appeals Wednesday against the presidential election results lodged by two losing candidates who allege widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls, demanding a revote. The Feb. 14...