Syria government forces take major town south of Idlib city: war monitor
Syrian government forces took control of a town south of Idlib city on Tuesday in a significant advance for President Bashar al-Assad as he seeks to recapture rebel-held territory in the country’s northwest, a war monitor and state media said.
Factbox: Stores close, employees evacuated, travel restricted as virus spreads
Facebook suspended non-essential travel to mainland China as a coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, killed more than 100 people and infected more than 4,000. Big Chinese companies asked staff to work from home and Walt Disney shut …
Checkpoints, exclusion zones and quarantine: reporting the coronavirus
A transparent plastic bag dropped at the door of my Shanghai apartment contained a handful of surgical masks along with a “friendly notice” informing me that I was under home quarantine for two weeks.
South African photographer of ‘black lives’ Santu Mofokeng dies aged 63
South African photographer Santu Mofokeng, known for his piercing black-and-white pictures of African life in Johannesburg townships during apartheid, died on Sunday aged 63, his family said.
Two Pakistani lawmakers held after protests by rights activists
Pakistani authorities on Monday detained two lawmakers belonging to a rights movement as they and hundreds of supporters across the country gathered to protest the arrest of their leader on charges of sedition.
Death toll from Brazil’s flooding in mining state at 50: rescue workers
The death toll from last week’s heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has risen to 50, with 65 people reported injured and two more missing, according to a statement from rescue workers on Tuesday.
French police clash with firefighters at Paris demonstration
French police clashed on Tuesday with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay.
Palestinians protest, Israel braces ahead of Trump plan
Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against U.S. President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday hours before its scheduled release at a ceremony in Washington.
A place in the sun: French defend right to retire early
Most weekdays, 64-year-old Joelle Svetchine steps out of her French Riviera apartment, checks the sun is shining and the sea calm, and decides whether to go rowing.
Italy allows migrant rescue boat to dock after days stranded at sea
A charity ship carrying hundreds of people rescued in the Mediterranean said on Tuesday it had received permission to dock in Italy as European governments tried to agree where the migrants should go.
