Three European politicians say the Tanzanian government has prevented them from visiting the country to investigate the evictions of indigenous Maasai people. The three MEPs from the Green Party, Michele…
Gabon: Ousted president set free
Gabon’s military leaders say they have freed deposed President Ali Bongo from house arrest, where he has been since they seized power last week. This includes permission to travel abroad…
Niger: EU envoy barred from French embassy
The European Union has protested strongly after its ambassador to Niger, Salvador Pinto da França, was prevented from accessing the French embassy in the capital, Niamey. “The European Union denounces…
DR Congo: Authorities drop visa requirement for Kenyans
The Democratic Republic of Congo has scrapped visa requirements for Kenyans travelling there. DR Congo’s Director General of Migration Roland Kashwantale Chihoza announced the move in a statement on Wednesday.…
Canada: Air Canada kicks off passengers who refused vomit-smeared seats
Air Canada has apologised after kicking two passengers off a flight for refusing to sit in vomit-smeared seats. Susan Benson, who was on the Las Vegas-Montreal service, said the pilot…
USA: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner to divorce after four years of marriage
Singer Joe Jonas has filed for divorce from actress Sophie Turner after four years of marriage. The 34-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to end the marriage in Florida’s Miami-Dade County…
Japan: Man admits starting a blaze that killed 36 people.
A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to starting a fire at a popular animation studio that killed 36 people. The Kyoto Animation studio blaze on 18 July 2019 was one…
New Zealand: Plate-sized surgical tool left in woman’s abdomen for 18 months
A device “the size of a dinner plate” was left in the abdomen of a woman in New Zealand after she gave birth via a Caesarean in an Auckland hospital.…
USA: Minnesota jail put in lockdown after inmates stage protest
A prison in the US state of Minnesota was placed into lockdown on Sunday after dozens of inmates refused to return to their cells. The protest, staged by around 100…
Australia: Researchers rescued from Antarctica
Australia has successfully evacuated a sick Antarctic researcher from a remote outpost on the icy continent. An urgent rescue operation was launched last week to reach the man, who has…