Freed activist calls for leader’s resignation
HONG KONG – This country’s most prominent student activist Joshua Wong has called for the resignation of leader Carrie Lam, after walking free from...
Bomb kills at least 8 policemen
KENYA – At least eight Kenyan police officers died after their car hit a roadside bomb near the Somali border.
Eleven people were in the...
Uncertainty reigns as top bets barred
GUATEMALA – When Guatemalans headed to the polling stations on Sunday, two of the candidates who until recently had been tipped as favorites to...
HK suspends extradition bill
HONG KONG – Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the Hong Kong government suspended its highly controversial plan to allow extraditions to mainland China.
She...
Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime
SAO PAULO – The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that homophobia should be criminalized under existing legislation until Congress creates a specific law...
Christchurch attack suspect pleads not guilty
NEW ZEALAND – The main suspect in the Christchurch attacks in March has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian, was...
Swiss women stage nat’l strike for equality
SWITZERLAND – Women across Switzerland prepared for a nationwide strike in protest against what they said was the country’s unacceptably slow pace to equality.
Friday’s...
Australia approves coal project
AUSTRALIA – This country gave the final approval for the construction of a controversial coal mine to be built by Indian company Adani.
The mine,...
New Ebola outbreak in Congo worsens
CONGO – The head of a major medical research charity called the latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa “truly frightening.”
Nearly 1,400 people died...
City in ‘shock’ after protests
HONG KONG – Authorities shut some government offices in Hong Kong’s financial district after the worst violence the city has seen in decades.
The crowds...