Jailed Reuters reporters win Pulitzer Prize
Reuters won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting on Monday including an investigative report that revealed the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces, the Pulitzer administrator announced.
German state-owned TV says it returns to Venezuela screens
German public television broadcaster Deutsche Welle said on Monday that its Spanish-language channel was restored to Venezuela cable television following a government order that took it off the air over the weekend.
Notre-Dame Cathedral burns: five facts
Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames on Monday in a roaring blaze that devastated the Parisian landmark, a searing loss for the city and for France. Here are five facts on the Gothic masterpiece that celebrated its 850th jubilee in 2013:
Venezuelans at Brazil border live on bus going nowhere
Ten destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled their country’s crisis did not get far when they crossed into Brazil: they have been living for three months on an abandoned bus just across the border.
Factbox: Leading Sudanese security figures
Officers who ousted President Omar al-Bashir from three decades in power have announced that a military council will run Sudan for a transitional period lasting up to two years, followed by elections.
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is engulfed by fire
Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames on Monday in a roaring blaze that devastated the Parisian landmark, one of France’s most visited places.
Trump voices horror at Notre Dame cathedral blaze in Paris
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed horror on Monday at the fire engulfing the historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Britain urges ‘stronger measures’ at U.N. if no progress on Yemen’s Hodeidah deal
The United Nations’ Security Council should consider “stronger measures” if there was no progress in the coming weeks on a deal between Yemen’s warring parties on a key port, Britain said on Monday, as the U.N. mediator admitted it was “taking longer t…
‘Robin Hood’ Mexican president says to return stolen wealth to the people
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will create a “Robin Hood” institute to return to the people the ill-gotten wealth seized from corrupt politicians and gangsters.
Sudan’s main protest group calls for civilian transitional council
The Sudanese group that led protests against deposed President Omar al-Bashir called on Monday for the transitional military council that has taken power to be disbanded and for a new interim civilian ruling council to be formed.
