DRC buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only known remains
Coffin containing tooth is buried in ceremony on 62nd anniversary of DRC’s independence The family of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s murdered independence hero,...
Category : Europe
Melilla: death toll from mass incursion on Spanish enclave rises to 23
Crowd of more than 500 enter border control area after cutting fence in attempt to cross from Morocco The death toll from the mass attempt...
Moroccan authorities accused of trying to cover up Melilla deaths
Concern at apparent plan to bury victims without investigating cause of death or trying to identify them There are growing calls for an investigation into...
Calls for investigation over deaths in Moroccan-Spanish border crossing
NGOs say toll could be as high as 37 after hundreds of people break into border control area in attempt to reach Melilla enclave Human...
Europe silent on plight of detainees in Libya, says migration chief
Federico Soda said there needed to be ‘more condemnation’ of the conditions in state-run detention centres in Libya Europe has been accused by a senior...
Spain and Morocco feel the heat as unseasonal snow falls on Colorado
Analysis: high temperatures affect southern Europe, while in US state mercury rapidly drops more than 30C Extremely hot and mostly sunny conditions have been experienced...
Former head of Louvre charged in Egyptian artefacts trafficking case
Jean-Luc Martinez is accused of conspiring to hide origin of works taken out of Egypt during Arab spring The former president of the Louvre museum...
Pfizer to offer all its drugs not-for-profit to 45 lower-income countries
Company launches ‘healthier world’ accord in Davos and speaks to other pharma firms about similar steps Pfizer has announced it is to supply all its...
Sole survivor of 2009 Comoros plane crash recalls terrifying ordeal
Bahia Bakari, who was 12 at the time, tells French court of the moments leading up to crash in which 152 died A woman who...
UK to announce more monkeypox cases as efforts ramp up to contain outbreak
Close contacts of those infected with rare disease offered vaccines and told to isolate for up to 21 days Public health officials are to announce...
