Al Qaeda branch says it killed 300 fighters, not civilians, in Burkina Faso attack
Reuters An al Qaeda-linked group said it killed nearly 300 people in Saturday’s devastating attack in north-central Burkina Faso, but said it targeted militia members linked to the army, not civilians, the US consultancy Site Intelligence Group reported. The attack outside the town of Barsalogho was one of the deadliest in nearly a decade of […]
Snapshot: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Typhoon Shanshan pounds Japan with torrential rains, severe wind
Updated: 5pm (AEST) Fukuoka, Japan Reuters Typhoon Shanshan deluged large parts of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm’s centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories. In the southwestern region of Kyushu, where what authorities say could be one of the […]
Sudan’s rains spread wartime suffering across the country
Tokar, Sudan Reuters Since floods swept away their home in eastern Sudan, Ahmed Hadab and his family have survived by drinking water mixed in with milk from his last surviving goat. “We don’t have any food,” he said after days of walking, trying to find something to eat, somewhere else to stay. “The sorghum and […]
East Timor hosts UN’s Guterres for 25th anniversary of independence vote
Reuters East Timor will host United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the 25th anniversary of its vote for independence from Indonesia on Friday, with a minute’s silence planned for those who died during the campaign for nationhood. The milestone will be marked by parliament and with a march through the seaside capital of Dili, as […]
Thousands evacuated as cyclone builds off India and Pakistan’s coast
Ahmedabad, India/Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan’s coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India’s Gujarat state and forcing thousands of people from their homes, with authorities predicting a cyclonic storm to develop by Friday. People waded through waist-high waters that partly submerged vehicles and roads in parts of […]
As salvage starts, no oil spilling from tanker set ablaze by Houthis in Red Sea
Athens Greece Reuters As salvage operations began on an abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker with deck fires still burning from Houthi rebel attacks, the EU’s Red Sea naval mission Aspides said on Thursday that no oil spill has been detected. Yemen’s Houthi militants carried out multiple assaults, including planting bombs on the already disabled 274.2-meter Sounion […]
Israel tells US shots fired at WFP vehicle in Gaza after “communication error”
United Nations Reuters Israel told the United States that an initial review found that shots were fired at a World Food Programme (WFP) vehicle in the Gaza Strip after a “communication error” between Israeli military units, the deputy US envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday. US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert […]
Surf Church: Take to the waves before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: ‘We love waves, we love Jesus.’
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports on Porto’s Surf Church…
Citizens around the globe want leaders who stand up for religious believers – study
RNS According to a new survey released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, people around the globe favor leaders who stand up for their constituents with religious beliefs, even if the beliefs are not their own. This survey was conducted between January and May of this year and reflects the data from nationally representative surveys […]