The US military admits to killing 2 civilians in Somalia
Soon, Somali citizens — at least those with an internet connection in one of the world’s least-online nations — will be able to use a
Turkey brings COVID-19 patient home from Sweden for treatment
Turkey on Sunday brought home one of its citizens from Sweden who contracted coronavirus but was not given treatment. A Turkish air ambulance left Malmo
New York Gov. Cuomo says the US acted too late to control the coronavirus: ‘The horse had already left the barn’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the U.S. was too slow to respond to the coronavirus outbreak as it was proliferating in China in January, projecting that the
French MP depicts ‘terrorist act’ for strikes
In France, Jean-Pierre Pont, a member of parliament from the Republican March (LREM) movement, which was founded by President Emmanuel Macron, described the strikes against
Sick newborn baby waits 11 hours with no bed at same hospital where boy slept on floor
A sick baby spent 11 hours waiting for a bed at the same hospital rocked by the NHS scandal where a poorly boy was forced
ICE set up a fake university, then arrested 250 people to whom it gave visa papers
It has been 11 months since unsealed federal court documents revealed that U.S. immigration officials created a fake university to lure foreign-born college students who
114,000 Students in Newyork are homeless
More than 100,000 New York City students were homeless last school year, according to a survey from the education nonprofit Advocates for Children. The New York Daily
‘Largest maternity scandal in NHS history’: Dozens of mothers and babies died on wards of hospital trust, leaked report reveals
Dozens of babies and three mothers died on the wards of a single hospital trust, in what is being described as the largest maternity scandal in the history
Statement from the Archbishop in Canada: 36 pastors sexually harassed 29 children
Canada’s Catholic Archdiocese of British Columbia, for the first time, announced the results of an in-house investigation, 36 priests since 1950 reported that 29 children
Over 5,700 hate crimes reported in 2018: Report
More than 5,700 hate crimes were reported last year in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) region, a report said on Nov.
Germany’s Protestant Church reports 770 sexual abuse cases
The Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) has identified around 770 victims of sexual abuse in the year since it launched a process to review the
Australian newspapers black out front pages as media unites to defend press freedom
The biggest news outlets in Australia, normally fierce rivals, are uniting in support of press freedom with a campaign including blacked-out newspaper front pages and slots on
Europe’s Extremists Try Recruiting from Police, Army: Europol
Europol, the European police agency, issued a “Strategic Report” earlier Tuesday, saying that right-wing violence is on the rise in many EU states. The confidential report, cited
Australia is deadly serious about killing millions of cats
The Australian government embarked on a project to cut down its massive feral cat population using poisonous sausage after the cats decimated an estimated 20-plus
Arrest of journalist at Yellow Vest protest ‘affront’ to press freedom
Glanz, a freelance video journalist covering social movements, was arrested while covering a demonstrations at Place de la République in Paris on Saturday. Placed in
50 animals moved out of Gaza
Nearly 50 animals have been transferred from the besieged Gaza Strip to Jordan and will be making their way to new homes around the world,
Israeli forces kill Palestinian driver in Jerusalem refugee camp
A Palestinian man was killed during a clash with Israeli forces in a refugee camp near Jerusalem yesterday night amid the arrest of three brothers.
French mayor issues ban on excessive dog barking
The mayor of a town in northern France has issued a ban on excessive dog barking in a bid to curb canine noise pollution. From
Indonesian police use snake to scare man
Indonesian police have apologised for using a snake to terrify a suspected thief after footage appeared online. Officers in the video laugh as an interrogator
Doris Reisinger: For clergy, ‘I was the perfect victim’
Pope Francis has belatedly acknowledged that nuns have been sexually assaulted by Catholic priests. Doris Reisinger, who wrote of enduring sexual assault by clergy as
1 in 5 children live in extreme poverty: Unicef, ILO
One in five children live in extreme poverty, subsisting on less than $1.90 a day, UNICEF and the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a
