Category: World
Pakistani man in Canada charged with planned mass shooting of Jewish New Yorkers
A Pakistani man living in Canada is facing federal criminal charges for allegedly planning to carry out a mass shooting in New York against Jewish [more…]
Kenyan police to begin DNA testing to identify victims of boarding school fire
Kenyan police stepped up their investigation on Saturday into a fire at a boarding school that killed 17 boys, as the president announced three days [more…]
Signs of ice buildup on plane before Brazil crash, says early report
A preliminary report into the August crash of an airliner in Brazil has found signs of ice buildup on the plane but no definite cause [more…]
Brazil’s human rights minister sacked over sexual harassment allegations
Brazil’s president has sacked one of his most popular cabinet members after claims Silvio Almeida sexually harassed at least two women – one of whom [more…]
Anglican group launches £7m project in Barbados to atone for slavery atrocities
An Anglican church group is to launch a £7m reconciliation project in Barbados to atone for the atrocities of transatlantic slavery and compensate descendants of [more…]
Fire kills sleeping boys at Kenyan boarding school
At least 18 boys have been killed and 27 more were taken to hospital after a fire raged through the dormitory of a boarding school [more…]
Peacekeepers needed to end ‘harrowing’ abuses in Sudan, say UN experts
Peacekeepers should be deployed to Sudan immediately and an existing international arms embargo should be expanded to protect civilians from “harrowing” rights abuses committed by [more…]
DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak
The first donation of mpox vaccines arrived in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, but officials say millions more doses will be needed. The [more…]
Venezuela’s opposition leader calls for global movement to ‘rescue’ country
The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has called for a global movement, similar to the international campaign against apartheid in South Africa, to help [more…]
Algeria election to take place amid ‘steady erosion of human rights’
Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday in a presidential election being held in the context of what rights groups have called “a steady erosion [more…]