Ireland not planning for a hard border: European Affairs Minister
Ireland’s European Affairs Minister said Britain had an obligation to the Good Friday peace treaty regardless of Brexit, and an integral part of that was protecting the “invisible border” between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The Chamber of the Holocaust, Israel’s obscure memorial
Tucked away on the slope of Mount Zion lies a little-known memorial site for Jewish victims of the Holocaust. A cluster of tiny, dark caverns that modestly commemorates one of the greatest horrors of modern times.
Indonesia death toll from floods, landslides climbs to 68
At least 68 people have been killed and nearly 7,000 forced to take refuge in emergency shelters after floods, landslides and a tornado battered the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in the past week, authorities said on Sunday.
Philippines vows to crush ‘terrorists’ after church bombs kill 20
The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 20 people during a Sunday church service in the country’s restive south, six days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming “yes” vote.
Bomb attacks kill four policemen in northern Iraq: police
At least four policemen were killed and 11 wounded by two roadside bombs that targeted police convoys in separate attacks in northern Iraq on Sunday, the service and medical sources said.
Spy novels, ‘daigou’ and democracy: the many lives of Australian writer held in China
A Chinese-born Australian writer detained by authorities in Beijing for suspected espionage has long been a divisive figure among overseas Chinese dissidents and activists.
Philippines vows to crush ‘terrorists’ after church bombs kill 27
The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 27 people during a Sunday church service in the country’s restive south, six days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming “yes” vote.
Twin bombings at church kill at least 21 in southern Philippines
Twin bombings during a church service in the southern Philippines killed at least 21 people and wounded 71, security officials said, days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming “yes” vote.
Twin blasts at church kill seven in southern Philippines
A twin-bomb attack during a church service in the southern Philippines killed at least seven people and wounded 35, a military official said, days after a predominantly Muslim area in the region voted “yes” in a referendum for greater autonomy.
Under pressure over video, Venezuela’s Guaido says met officials
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido said on Saturday he had met with government officials to convince them of the need for new elections, after a lawmaker said a meeting took place this week.
