Spain’s coastguard was on Tuesday searching for three migrant boats reported lost at sea by an NGO a day after rescuing scores of people from another vessel near the Canary Islands.A spokeswoman for Salvamento Maritimo told AFP a rescue plane had been deployed to the area but “did not find anything”.The coastguard has also requested …

Rescuers search for migrant boats off Canary IslesWed, 12 Jul 2023 00:35:40 GMT Read More »

The UN Human Rights Council is heading towards a divisive vote on Wednesday on religious hatred following recent Koran burnings, with some Western nations reluctantly feeling the draft resolution encroaches too far on free speech.Pakistan and other Organisation of Islamic Cooperation countries secured an urgent debate at the UN’s top rights body on Tuesday after …

UN rights council split after debate called over Koran burningsWed, 12 Jul 2023 00:19:01 GMT Read More »

Four stowaways were rescued off the southeast coast of Brazil after spending 13 days at sea hidden in the hull of a ship from Nigeria, police said Tuesday.The four had hidden in a compartment on top of the rudder — a part of the ship that is sometimes submerged, the federal police said. They were found …

Brazil rescues stowaways on ship from NigeriaTue, 11 Jul 2023 21:26:37 GMT Read More »

Spain’s coastguard was on Tuesday looking for three migrant boats reported lost at sea by an NGO a day after rescuing scores of people from another vessel near the Canary Islands. A spokeswoman for Salvamento Maritimo told AFP a rescue plane had been deployed to the area but “did not find anything”.The coastguard has also requested …

Search for migrants goes on off Canary IslesTue, 11 Jul 2023 17:54:08 GMT Read More »

The bodies of two migrants have been found in a desert region near Tunisia’s border with Algeria, a judicial official and a witness said on Tuesday.Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan countries have fled or been forced out of Tunisia’s port city of Sfax after racial tensions flared following the July 3 killing of a Tunisian …

Bodies of migrants found dead at Tunisia-Algeria borderTue, 11 Jul 2023 17:49:51 GMT Read More »

Voters in Madagascar will go to the polls by the end of the year to re-elect President Andry Rajoelina or pick a successor, the government announced Tuesday.”The head of government summons voters to the polls,” on November 9 for the “first round of presidential election”, and on “December 20 for the second round, if there …

Madagascar to vote for president by year endTue, 11 Jul 2023 14:33:17 GMT Read More »

Spain’s coastguard was on Tuesday looking for three migrant boats reported lost at sea by an NGO a day after rescuing scores of migrants from another vessel near the Canary Islands. A spokeswoman for Salvamento Maritimo told AFP it would deploy a rescue plane during the morning and had also requested help from other ships navigating …

Rescuers continue search for migrants off Canary IslesTue, 11 Jul 2023 10:47:54 GMT Read More »

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the International Criminal Court to investigate possible “war crimes” in Sudan’s Darfur region where fighting has intensified despite calls for an end to the conflict.The New York-based group charged that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias “summarily executed” at least 28 members of the Massalit …

Alarm over Sudan ‘war crimes’ amid calls to end fightingTue, 11 Jul 2023 10:40:49 GMT Read More »

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday won her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge whether her rights had been infringed in terms of requiring women with high testosterone to reduce those levels through drugs.South African Semenya, 32, who is classed as having “differences in sexual development (DSD)”, has refused …

South African runner Semenya wins appeal at European rights courtTue, 11 Jul 2023 10:21:13 GMT Read More »

Sudanese public school teacher Imad Mohammed had worked for 32 years when war broke out almost three months ago, tearing his country apart and his finances to shreds.”We only eat one meal a day now,” he told AFP about his family of five.”And we don’t know how long this will go on,” said the teacher …

Sudan civil servants go hungry as war claims livelihoodsTue, 11 Jul 2023 02:15:22 GMT Read More »