‘Can’t be called water’: Brazil marks two months since dam disaster
World
March 23, 2019
‘Can’t be called water’: Brazil marks two months since dam disaster
Brazilian fisherman Jose Geraldo dos Santos uses a long pole to push his boat down the reddish-brown Paraopeba River, taking…
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
Middle East
March 23, 2019
IS ‘caliphate’ totally eliminated: Syria force
Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group’s nearly five-year-old “caliphate” Saturday after flushing out diehard jihadists from…
Tearful Muslims return to Christchurch mosque as NZ works to move on
World
March 23, 2019
Tearful Muslims return to Christchurch mosque as NZ works to move on
Muslims prayed at Christchurch’s main mosque on Saturday for the first time since a white supremacist massacred worshipers there as…
Anger, grief sweep Iraq’s Mosul as ferry disaster toll hits 100
Middle East
March 22, 2019
Anger, grief sweep Iraq’s Mosul as ferry disaster toll hits 100
The capsizing of a Tigris river ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year in Mosul left at least 100…
N. Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office
World
March 22, 2019
N. Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office
North Korea pulled its staff out of an inter-Korean liaison office Friday, Seoul said, weeks after leader Kim Jong Un’s…
Brazil’s Temer detained as crime boss in ‘Car Wash’ probe
World
March 22, 2019
Brazil’s Temer detained as crime boss in ‘Car Wash’ probe
Brazil’s ex-president Michel Temer was the leader of a “criminal organization” involved in embezzlement and money laundering over decades, the…
Venezuela arrests Guaido aide for ‘terrorism’ in defiance of US
World
March 22, 2019
Venezuela arrests Guaido aide for ‘terrorism’ in defiance of US
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime defied the US on Thursday to arrest a top aide of opposition leader Juan Guaido,…
Four in 10 Britons worried, angry about Brexit: survey
World
March 22, 2019
Four in 10 Britons worried, angry about Brexit: survey
Around four in 10 British adults have been left feeling powerless, angry or worried by Brexit in the past year,…
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
World
March 22, 2019
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
Armed only with gloves and large sacks, park rangers and volunteers are battling the scourge of plastic waste blighting the…
The scent of soap making returns to Aleppo
Middle East
March 22, 2019
The scent of soap making returns to Aleppo
After years of war, the scent of laurel oil once again wafts from a small soap workshop in Aleppo, signalling…