DAKAR, Senegal - Three people died during clashes Monday between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the authorities said, raising the toll by two. In a statement early Tuesday, the interior ministry said it had been "informed of the discovery of the bodies of two...
TANTHIRIMALE, Sri Laka - Angry villagers stormed a remote government office in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, officials said, a day after a herd of up to 50 elephants ravaged farmers' fields near a wildlife reserve. In what local farmers said was the biggest such incident involving the protected animals in...
GENEVA, Swizterland - Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects, according to the World Health Organization. The United Nations' health agency released new guidelines on Monday advising against using...
BU MA, Myanmar - The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to 60 on Tuesday, according to local leaders and junta-backed media, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support. Packing winds of up to 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour, Mocha made landfall on...
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) died after falling from a window she was cleaning, according to the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong on Tuesday, May 16. "Isa po itong kalunos lunos na trahedya at kami po ay nakikiramay sa pamilya ng ating kababayan, at makakaasa po sila ng mga pagtulong ng...
WASHINGTON, United States- Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a hotly-contested bill Monday dismantling efforts at colleges and universities to promote equality on campus as he burnishes his right-wing credentials ahead of an expected presidential bid. Diversity, equity...
KHARTOUM, Sudan- One month since Sudan's conflict erupted, its capital is a desolate war zone where terrorised families huddle at home as gun battles rage, while the western Darfur region has descended into deadly chaos. Residents of Khartoum have endured weeks of desperate food shortages,...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed over the country's most acclaimed Russian icon -- Andrei Rublev's Trinity -- to the Church, the Moscow Patriarchate said on Monday. The handover of Rublev's most famous work to the Russian Orthodox Church comes after...
LOS ANGELES, United States- At least three people were killed Monday and two police offers injured in a shooting that triggered the temporary lockdown of schools in a town in New Mexico, police said. The suspect was "confronted and killed on the scene," and no further threat to...
PARIS, France - President Emmanuel Macron met billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Monday to discuss future investment projects, as the French leader hosts a conference aimed at persuading business leaders to put their money in France. Macron hosted the world's second richest man, who is the chief...
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya and Somalia have agreed to a phased reopening of their common border after more than a decade, Kenya's interior minister said on Monday as ties warm between the two neighbours following years of tensions. The announcement came after a high-level ministerial meeting in Nairobi...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said he was hopeful of securing a quick deal to get fighter jets from Western partners, after meeting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Zelensky confirmed the pair talked about the issue during a meeting at the prime...
