NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, authorities to begin releasing bodies
The bodies of some of the victims in New Zealand’s mosque shootings will be released on Sunday to loved ones for burial, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, as the death toll rose to 50 when police found another body.
Student pilot, takeaway store owner among victims of NZ mosque shootings
An aircraft engineer, a takeaway store owner, a student pilot; details emerging of some of the 50 people gunned down at two New Zealand mosques paint a picture of dozens of ordinary lives suddenly and savagely ended.
Argentina closes airspace to Boeing 737 MAX flights: state news agency
Argentina has temporarily closed its airspace to flights using Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, following similar measures taken by other countries in the region after two fatal crashes involving the plane, the state-run news agency said on Saturday.
Flash floods kill at least 42 in Indonesia’s Papua province
Flash floods in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have killed at least 42 people and badly injured 21 others, a local disaster agency official told Reuters on Sunday.
Anti-government protests erupt in Nicaragua after extended pause
Protesters targeting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega took to the streets on Saturday, demanding the release of all political prisoners and turning up the heat on the political crisis that has consumed the country since last year.
Anti-graft campaigner wins first round of Slovak presidential vote
Zuzana Caputova, an anti-corruption campaigner with no experience in public office, won the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election on Saturday, setting up a tough clash with the ruling Smer party’s candidate.
Controversial Australian lawmaker ‘egged’ after comments on New Zealand mass shooting
Australian police said they were investigating after a teenager smashed an egg on a controversial right-wing lawmaker who had blamed New Zealand’s mass mosque shootings on the country’s immigration program.
NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, families wait to bury their dead
The death toll in the New Zealand mosque shootings rose to 50 on Sunday when police found another body at one of the mosques, as families waited for authorities to formally identify victims and release their bodies for burial.
Anti-graft campaigner leads first round in Slovak presidential vote
An anti-corruption campaigner with no experience of public office led the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election on Saturday after votes from half of polling stations were counted, as voters spurn the ruling Smer party a year after the murder …
Anti-graft campaigner Caputova leads Slovak presidential election first round
Anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova led Slovakia’s presidential election first round with 38.9 percent of votes after results from a fifth of polling stations were counted, statistics office data showed on Saturday.
