ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city’s main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam. Corpses of crocodiles and snakes floating among human bodies on what used to be main streets. As torrential rains across Central and West
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals. At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa’s west and
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. IRNA reported that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed to pardon and commute the sentences of 2,887 prisoners following a proposal from judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeh. The death sentences
Politika | 20.09.2024 | access_time 09:00 Foto: Predsednistvo/Dimitrije Goll Predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić je u razgovoru za briselski Politiko izjavio da nema nikakav odnos sa kosovskim premijerom Aljbinom Kurtijem, kao i da ne želi da učestvuje u nekoj anti-Kurti kampanji. “Ne želim da učestvujem u anti-Kurti kampanji ili ad hominem kampanji protiv bilo koga”, rekao
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police appealed for witnesses Friday as they investigated a stabbing in which one man was killed and another seriously wounded in the port city of Rotterdam. A suspect was arrested after being overpowered Thursday night by members of the public and police. There was no immediate word on the
Watching “La Haine” nearly 30 years ago, there was a sense of something inexorable about violence in the French suburbs . French director Mathieu Kassovitz’s critically acclaimed black-and-white film opens with video images of news footage of urban riots. The film then follows three friends — Hubert, Vinz and Saïd — over the course of
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. Weighing 22 kilograms (49 pounds) at 9 months old, Pesto is the heaviest penguin chick the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium has
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety. Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed
Sept. 13-19, 2024 Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event. Argentina’s President Javier Milei sings the national anthem and a supermoon rises behind a horse statue in Russia. A Brazilian artist performs on a stage, an effigy of former President Evo Morales burns on a road, Mexican National
Politika | 19.09.2024 | access_time 22:05 BETAPHOTO/Katarina Sremcevic Evropski parlament (EP) je danas usvojio rezoluciju o političkim zatvorenicima u Belorusiji, kojom je, između ostalog, pozvao Srbiju da ne izruči Minsku beloruskog aktivistu i novinara Andreja Gnjota. “EP poziva Srbiju da se uzdrži od izručenja beloruskog novinara Andreja Gnjota, a EU i države članice da prate
