Nine members of an extended family from a village in Maungdaw township were traveling home from a Buddhist alms-giving ceremony when their vehicle hit the mine. Kyaw Ye Aung, 25, his wife Aye Sann Nu, 20, and their son Kyaw Hsan Oo, 3 were killed, while four severely injured family members were taken to a hospital in the state capital Sittwe on Wednesday
Campaigning is underway in Uganda for January’s elections but candidates are struggling to follow coronavirus guidelines.
Ghana’s capital, Accra, is plagued by frequent floods despite a raft of promises from politicians to fix it. Some Ghanaians say the issue will be a key factor on how they will vote in December’s general election
As reported in the note sent to Agenzia Fides, the report wants to share the testimonies of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, making visible their feelings, the challenges they had to face and the strength with which they overcome all kinds of difficulties
For months, thousands of Americans protested against police brutality and called for police reform. Now support for Black Lives Matter has cooled, according to a recent survey
China is now banning offerings of burnt juniper boughs and other fragrant smoke outside the iconic Jokhang temple in Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa, with authorities citing concerns over air pollution, sources in the city say
Every week, lines of people gather overnight outside a detention center in Minsk, hoping to deliver packets of food and clothing for loved ones being held inside when the gates open in the morning.
In spite of the oblique language, the response was immediate and explosive. Many accused Pashinyan of trying to incite violence against his opponents, and even in more generous interpretations that he was engaging in an unproductive search for enemies when the country is in crisis. “Don’t you have anything better to do than to watch dozens of videos?” one user asked under his post.
While news about COVID-19 vaccines are “encouraging,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today (16 Nov) said “this is not the time for complacency.”
Robert Keith Rae, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations and Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, briefs the videoconference with Security Council members in connection with Peace and Security in Africa