Fears mount for British journalist missing in Amazon

Brasília, June 7 (AFP/APP): The families of a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who went missing deep in the Amazon after receiving threats made distraught pleas Tuesday to authorities in Brazil to accelerate the search operation. Veteran freelance journalist Dom Phillips, 57, and respected […]

Israel mainly to blame for conflict: UN report

Geneva, June 7 (AFP/APP): Israel’s occupation and discrimination against Palestinians are the main causes of the endless cycles of violence, UN investigators said Tuesday. A high-level team of investigators, appointed last year by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe “all underlying root causes” […]

UK PM Boris Johnson braced for Tory no-confidence vote

London, June 6 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced down a no-confidence vote among Conservative MPs on Monday, after dozens rebelled over a string of alleged scandals that have left the party’s public standing in tatters. The British PM has spent months battling to maintain […]

Bangladesh port depot fire kills 34, injures 300

Chittagong, Bangladesh, June 5 (AFP/APP): At least 34 people have died after a fire that sparked a huge chemical explosion and was still blazing on Sunday at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials said. The toll was expected to rise with over 300 people […]