Heavy shelling over Kashmir Line of Control leaves at least 5 civilians dead/in /by
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians amid a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region.
Peruvians celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV in a parish he helped to build/in /by
Parishioners of Trujillo Cathedral on Thursday celebrated the election of Chicago-born Robert Prevost as the new Pope Leo XIV, who spent decades in Peru in various posts and became a Peruvian citizen.
Reports that first white South African ‘refugees’ due to arrive in US next week/in /by
They claim to be persecuted in their home country and have been granted “refugee status” by President Donald Trump.
Emirates reports record profit of $5.2 billion/in /by
The profits came as the Dubai-based carrier served 53.7 million passengers out of its hub of Dubai International Airport, compared to 51.9 million passengers in the fiscal year prior
Mali’s military government suspends all political activities/in /by
The decree was issued days after a rare pro-democracy rally and ahead of a planned protest on Friday against the junta.
Pope Leo XIV as seen by friends from same religious order/in /by
Hours after Leo was selected by cardinals in the conclave, his friends from the Order of Saint Augustine spoke about the new Pope's down to earth human touch
Mali urged to pay ‘enormous’ outstanding debt for regional hydroelectric dam/in /by
The $94 million funding gap has raised the spectre of more electricity outages for the country.
Over 100 vultures dead after eating poisoned elephant in South Africa/in /by
Officials say the elephant had been poisoned with agricultural pesticides by poachers.
US to cut $50 million health aid to Zambia because of medicine theft/in /by
It said this was due to the government's failure to address the "systematic theft" of donated drugs and medical supplies.
Catholics in Ivory Coast happy with election of new Pope Leo XIV/in /by
As Catholicism declines in Europe, it is expanding in the developing world, with the number of faithful growing faster in Africa than anywhere else.