At least 24 people were killed and 47 wounded while protesting against Myanmar’s military government after an army motorised paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd, a spokesperson for the government-in-exile told BBC Burmese. The military attacked on Monday evening as around 100 people gathered in Chaung U township in central Myanmar for a national…
One of Australia’s biggest telecommunication companies sent emails about a deadly outage to the wrong email address at the Department of Communcations where they remained unread for over a day, parliament has heard. Optus’ emails also underplayed the severity of the 18 September outage, which has been linked to four deaths, including that of an…
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Watch: Key moments from Pam Bondi’s tense Senate hearing Pam Bondi’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to be a contentious, partisan affair. It lived up to that billing. The attorney general was making her first appearance at a congressional oversight hearing – and it was a timely one….
Tom BennettJerusalem, Alice CuddyTel Aviv, Yolande KnellRe’im and Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent AFP via Getty Images Some paid their respects at the site of the Nova Music Festival, where more than 370 people were killed and dozens more taken back to Gaza as hostages Israelis have gathered across the country to mark two years since the…
Stephen McDonellChina correspondent and Euan O’Byrne Mulligan Reuters A total of 580 hikers who were trapped by severe weather near Mount Everest have been guided to safety in Tibet, according to Chinese state media. The trekkers arrived in the small township of Qudang and surrounding areas, along with 300 local guides, yak handlers and other…
(International News Desk) Pakistan’s legendary cricketer Wasim Akram has criticized Indian news outlets for using his picture in reports about an alleged spy arrested in India who shares his name. In a social media post, Akram said, “Here’s a free piece of advice for everyone — if you see anyone on social media with the…
A 30-year-old woman has become the third person to die from methanol poisoning in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, as the authorities investigate the source of the tainted drinks thought to be making people ill. Bruna Araújo de Souza died after consuming a vodka drink at a bar more than a week ago, according…
Madagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister in a bid to end youth-led protests against his rule. He said the nation needed a premier “capable of restoring order and the people’s trust” before naming Gen Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo to the post. Coming days after the president expressed…
France is facing further political chaos after the country’s latest prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned after just 26 days in the role. Hours after quitting, Lecornu accepted a request from French President Emmanuel Macron to work on a plan for the “stability for the country” by Wednesday evening. That unexpected twist capped a day of…
KABUL (International Desk) – The Afghan government has taken a firm stance against reports suggesting that the United States is seeking control of Bagram Airbase, declaring that the facility will “under no circumstances” be handed over to Washington. In an official statement, government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid urged the U.S. to honor the Doha Agreement, which…
