A court on Tuesday convicted one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine. The verdict in Björn Höcke’s trial comes months before
Reports that soldiers of Burma’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Burma were supported Monday in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings.
When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives. When he got home, he found out that his wife and three children had
The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on sale a century after his death, and could fetch up to $72 million. Lars Emil Bruun, also known as L.E. Bruun, stipulated in his will that his
Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara. The two NATO members, which share decades of mutual animosity, a tense border and disputed waters, agreed to sideline disputes last December.
Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud that left at least 44 people dead and another 15 missing. The heavy rains, along with
Barbara Nabulo, a sickle cell disease patient, has emerged as a dedicated advocate for others facing the same condition in rural Uganda. Despite her own challenges with the disease, Nabulo serves as a counselor to fellow patients, offering them encouragement and hope.
A billboard collapsed in Mumbai, India, killing three people and injuring 59 during thunderstorms and heavy rain. The incident occurred in the suburb of Ghatkopar, with scores of people believed to be trapped. India experiences severe floods during the monsoon season from
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska visited Serbia on May 13, 2024. Serbia claims neutrality regarding the war in Ukraine. There are reports that Serbia has delivered weapons to Ukraine through intermediary countries even as it appears
In Sudan, 72 villages burned last month as fire 'used indiscriminately as weapon of war,' study says
A report from Sudan Witness project, run by the U.K.-based nonprofit Center for Information Resilience, said fires resulting from the fighting in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month. The report highlights the use of fire as a weapon of war.
Indonesian police conducted a raid on a villa in Bali, uncovering what they call a major drug lab. Four people were arrested during the raid, authorities said. The raid was prompted by information obtained during a previous raid in Jakarta linked to