Businesses remained closed in Guinea’s capital on Wednesday as police poured into the streets to maintain order after 48 hours of clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces. The government, which denies police shot at protesters, has confirmed the death of a young girl “after a fall” but said on Tuesday just 10 people were being treated in hospital. Dozens of police stood guard at major intersections while officers were
Paris (AFP) – “One day, for a laugh, I will have to publish all the threats I received at Charlie Hebdo,” French cartoonist Charb wrote in a book he finished just two days before being mowed down by jihadist gunmen. In the essay to be published Thursday which at times feels chillingly prescient, Charb worries that the fight against racism is being replaced by a struggle against “Islamophobia”, which he
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Federal police on Wednesday detained the treasurer of Brazil’s governing Workers’ Party in connection with an wide-ranging investigation into corruption scheme at state-run oil giant Petrobras.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The issue of holding bishops accountable for failing to protect children from sexual deviants arrived squarely on Pope Francis’ agenda Wednesday as his point-man on sex abuse raised the case of a controversial bishop appointment in Chile.
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Traumatic events during childhood may increase kids’ risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a Swedish study suggests. The researchers questioned more than 10,000 families and found that children who experienced an extremely stressful life event – like divorce, illness or death in the family – were about three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes. The link doesn’t prove trauma causes diabetes, but
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is citing major gains in fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and says the goal now is to prevent any new cases.
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Victims of trafficking have seen little benefit in the 15 years since a global treaty to combat human trafficking was adopted, and some nations have passed laws or policies that do more harm than good, a rights group said on Wednesday. To date, 166 countries have ratified the 2000 U.N. protocol designed to prevent trafficking, protect victims and prosecute offenders involved in
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are preparing for another round of heated talks Wednesday on whether the state should prevent parents from seeking vaccination exemptions for their children because of religious or personal beliefs.
How can you be awarded a doctorate in Bean Studies? First, you must turn a can of white beans into an all-purpose, good-a-million-ways veggie burger.
Here’s a scary effect of a junk food binge.