Group calls for civil disobedience
SUDAN – The umbrella group leading Sudan’s pro-democracy movement has called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience, days after a bloody military crackdown...
US, Russia trade blame over near collision
TOKYO – Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in East Asian waters on Friday with...
NASA to open Space Station to tourists
WASHINGTON – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, priced at $35,000 (£27,500) per...
14 lions escape in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – A group of 14 lions were spotted roaming near a mine in north-east South Africa, prompting warnings from local officials.
The pride...
Russia fines ‘whale jail’ company after outcry
RUSSIA – A Russian company which ran a “whale jail” in the east of the country was fined 28.1-million rubles ($433,000; £430,000).
White Whale was...
Ex-nurse convicted of killing 85 patients
GERMANY – A former nurse was convicted of murdering 85 patients at two hospitals in northern Germany and was handed a life sentence.
Niels Högel,...
PM Netanyahu appoints Israel’s first gay minister
ISRAEL – The first openly gay man to become a minister in Israel was appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Amir Ohana is a gay...
Mexico to deploy forces on Guatemala border
MEXICO – This country deployed 6,000 members of its national guard on its border with Guatemala in an attempt to stem the flow of...
Mexico dismantles 3 synthetic drug labs
MEXICO – A combined army and police force on patrol in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa dismantled three labs producing the synthetic drug...
Sudan exec admits to 46 protest deaths
SUDAN – A Sudanese official denied at least 100 people were killed by a paramilitary unit during protests, saying that the number was at...