Apr 29 Mozambique cyclone death toll rises to 38 By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Flooding and pounding rains have hampered efforts to deliver aid to badly hit communities several days after the storm. Continue reading
Apr 29 Sri Lanka bans face coverings in crackdown after Easter bombings By Krishan Francis, Associated Press The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has urged the government to crack down on Islamic extremists. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 11:09 Peruvian women alleging forced sterilization seek justice By Kira Kay For more than 20 years, thousands of Peruvian women have been seeking justice, alleging they were sterilized without consent in the 1990s under an aggressive population control campaign carried out by the government of former President Alberto Fujimori. But in… Continue watching
Apr 28 Thousands march in Hong Kong against extradition law By Associated Press Hong Kong police said around 22,800 protesters marched through downtown on Sunday in opposition to changes to an extradition law widely seen as eroding the territory’s independent legal system. Continue reading
Apr 28 160,000 at risk in Mozambique after 2nd cyclone in 6 weeks By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press A second disaster unfolded on Sunday in northern Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as raging flood waters killed one person and began to cut off the region’s main city from the outside world. Some 160,000 people were at… Continue reading
Apr 28 ‘This must stop’: Reaction to the synagogue shooting By Associated Press A gunman opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego on Saturday as worshippers celebrated the last day of Passover, authorities said. The attack came exactly six months after 11 people were killed by a gunman at a Pittsburgh synagogue… Continue reading
Apr 28 Deeply divided, Spaniards vote with eye on far-right’s rise By Aritz Parra, Associated Press A divided Spain voted Sunday in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unseat the Socialist government. Continue reading
Apr 28 With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV By Jon Gambrell, Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka’s Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes via a televised broadcast on Sunday as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings killed over 250 people. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 10:01 Migrants risk crossing the Alps fleeing Italy’s crackdown By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone For years, Italy has been a major gateway for migrants entering Europe. But a new law passed in 2018 under the country's anti-migrant, populist government has been pushing migrants out. Many are now fleeing the crackdown high up into the… Continue watching
Apr 27 AP fact check: Trump’s torrent of twisted claims on Russia By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press As much as President Donald Trump says he wants the United States to move on, he’s found it hard to turn away himself, as seen in a torrent of tweets and remarks railing against Democrats, trashing Mueller and painting his… Continue reading