Police opened fire on protesters in the Myanmar city of Mandalay on Saturday, leaving at least two dead; according to volunteer emergency workers cited by Reuters and AFP news agencies who have reporters on the ground. One of the victims was shot in the head and died at the scene; according to Frontier Myanmar; a […]
A 95-year-old man who was a Nazi concentration camp guard during WWII has been deported from the U.S. to Germany; authorities announced on Friday. Friedrich Karl Berger, who lived in Tennessee, was deported “for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution” while serving at the concentration camp in 1945; the Justice Department said. Acting Attorney General […]
NASA’s “Perseverance” rover, announced its landing on Martian soil through its official Twitter account which stated: “Hello, world. My first look at my forever home,” the robot “Perseverance”, left Cabo Cañaveral (Florida) 6 months ago with the purpose of studying, searching, and collecting past traces of life in the neighboring planet. Hello, world. My first […]
A Moscow court on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence, even as the country faced a top European rights court’s order to free the Kremlin’s most prominent foe. A lower court sentenced Navalny earlier this month to two years and eight months in prison for violating terms of his […]
The U.S. Air Force confirmed Friday night that the two pilots were killed after a T-38 trainer aircraft crashed near the Montgomery Regional Airport Friday. Marshall J. Taggart, Jr., executive airport director; said the airport was informed about the crash in an adjacent, wooded area at about 5:05 p.m. Executive Airport Director Marshall Taggart Jr. […]
South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions was suspended by a federal judge on Friday on its second day in effect. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis put a 14-day temporary restraining order on the law and will renew it until she can hold a more substantial hearing on March 9 to decide whether to keep it […]
Mass street protests are back in Algeria and the government is nervous. Cries of “Algeria, free, democratic” have once again been heard as thousands from all walks of life thronged to Kherrata, a town 200km (120 miles) east of the capital, Algiers, on Tuesday. When the anti-government movement, known as the Hirak, started almost exactly […]
BARCELONA, Spain — Protests over the imprisonment of a rapper convicted of insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence were marred by rioting for the third night in a row Thursday. The plight of Pablo Hasél, who began this week to serve a 9-month sentence in a northeastern prison, has triggered a heated debate […]
ROME — The Vatican said Friday it expects a deficit of nearly 50 million euros ($60.7 million) this year because of pandemic-related losses, a figure that grows to 80 million euros ($97 million) when donations from the faithful are excluded. The Vatican released a summary of its 2021 budget that was approved by Pope Francis […]
The United Kingdom and Canada have imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s ruling generals for toppling the civilian-led government, while Japan has said it agrees with the United States, India, and Australia that democracy must be restored there quickly. Western countries have condemned the February 1 overthrow and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi; which […]
