11 Rohingyas found dead after Indonesia boat capsizes
AFP : The bodies of at least 11 Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia’s westernmost coast after their boat believed to be carrying around...
International
Kishida proposes summit with Kim
Al Jazeera : North Korea has claimed that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida requested a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but said...
Five dead in PNG earthquake
AFP : At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern Papua New Guinea...
Sudan faces catastrophic hunger as conflict blocks aid
Deutsche Welle : For the activists who have been running the communal kitchen in Sudan’s regional capital El Fasher for the past year, the United...
Ecuador’s youngest mayor shot dead
BBC Online : Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte García, has been shot dead. The 27-year-old and her press officer were found dead in a car on...
Afghanistan’s Taliban strive to expand regional links
Deutsche Welle : Kabul witnessed a flurry of diplomatic activity at the end of January, with 11 countries accepting the Taliban’s invitation to attend an...
Boeing chief executive to leave
BBC Online : Boeing boss Dave Calhoun will leave at the end of this year amid a deepening crisis over the firm’s safety record. Boeing...
Trump faces double legal dramas in New York
AFP : Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over...
Senegal goes to the polls
CNN : Senegalese voters will choose their next president on Sunday in a delayed and high-stakes election that poses a test for the country’s democracy....
China coast guard water-cannons Philippine ship
CNN : China’s coast guard used water cannon against Philippine boats in a contested area of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in...
Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre? ISIL, Ukraine or Russia itself?
Al Jazeera : Aleksandra Chanysheva is convinced that lax security is what made the Friday night attack on a concert hall just northwest of Moscow...
South Africa’s deadly love affair with guns
BBC : For the last six years Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of...