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Military council 'regrets that some mistakes happened' during crackdown on Khartoum sit-in, which left dozens dead. Sudan's ruling military council has for the first time admitted it ordered the dispersal of Khartoum sit-in, which left scores dead, as US and African diplomats stepped up efforts for a solution to the country's political crisis. The Transitional Military Council (TMC) had "decided to disperse the...

Australian-born Brenton Tarrant pleads not guilty to killing worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in March. Christchurch, New Zealand - The man accused of killing 51 people during a shooting spree in March at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has pleaded not guilty to all charges levelled against him. A lawyer for Australian-born Brenton Tarrant, 28, said on Friday his client pleaded...

John Bolton’s days as national security advisor are apparently numbered—for reasons that have all played out in the press, says John Kiriakou. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News Everybody in America knows that Donald Trump places a premium on what he considers to be “loyalty.” You’re either with him or against him. The White House staff has been a revolving door from virtually...

Archaeologists have discovered that some Scottish crannogs are thousands of years older than previously thought. Crannogs were fortified settlements constructed on artificial islands in lochs. It was thought they were first built in the Iron Age, a period that began around 800 BC. But four Western Isles sites have been radiocarbon dated to about 3640-3360 BC in the Neolithic period - before...

A 50-year-old woman infected with Ebola has died in western Uganda, a day after her five-year-old grandson died. They are the first cases reported there since the virus spread over the border from Democratic Republic of Congo, where nearly 1,400 people have died. Three suspected Ebola patients have also run away from an isolation centre in south-western Uganda. The head of a...

Shops offering tattoos and piercings pose an infection risk, and laws on who works in them should be tightened, say public health experts. At present, anyone in the UK can set up a parlour and offer procedures without proper training, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health says. But with one in five adults now having a tattoo, more...

The first wave of girls are being trained at the West African country's first female football academy. 10 HOURS AGO Emmanuel Eteme Biolo, a girls' U17 team coach, talks with his team during half-time of a match at the Rails Foot Academy field in Yaounde. The academy currently trains around 70 girls, most of whom come from poor...

Controversies around prize gap, gender discrimination and sex abuse claims loom as 2019 World Cup kicks off in France. The best female footballers from 24 countries are set to take centre stage at the FIFA Women's World Cup, which kicks off in France on Friday. The semi-finals and final in Lyon next month are already sold out, while more than 720,000 tickets were purchased 50...

Anonymous online group 'Against the Current' exposed PA government salary hikes despite desperate financial shortfalls. The cash-strapped Palestinian government has pledged to suspend a secret increase in ministerial salaries, the United Nations envoy on the Israel-Palestinian conflict said Thursday, after reports of the raise sparked anger. Documents leaked online appeared to show that in 2017, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had quietly agreed to increase...

Abdelkader Bensalah calls for an election date to be set 'as soon as possible' days after planned vote was pulled. Algeria's interim president Abdelkader Bensalah on Thursday called for "dialogue" after the authorities ruled out holding a planned election on July 4. Bensalah urged the political class and civil society in the North African country to hold an "inclusive dialogue" aimed at fixing...

Over the past two years, the US government has bolstered its support for both Qatar and Saudi Arabia. 17 hours ago MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Yemen's Houthis claim seizing 20 positions in Saudi Arabiatoday Sudan crackdown on protesters: All the latest updatestoday Sudan protesters 'totally reject' army call for talkstoday Who are Sudan's RSF and their commander Hemeti?today As the blockade...

Ambitious new art and cultural projects are opening as Qatar gears up for the FIFA World Cup in 2022. by Sara Khairat 16 hours ago MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Sudan crackdown on protesters: All the latest updatestoday Sudan protesters 'totally reject' army call for talkstoday Who are Sudan's RSF and their commander Hemeti?today Is the Gulf crisis solvable?today Qatar has spent billions...

Only one aid organisation has provided food during Ramadan, but it is not enough to feed nearly 1,500 people. by Sinem Koseoglu 13 hours ago MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Yemen's Houthis claim seizing 20 positions in Saudi Arabiatoday Sudan crackdown on protesters: All the latest updatestoday Sudan protesters 'totally reject' army call for talkstoday Who are Sudan's RSF and their commander...

The bodies are believed to have been dumped there on the day of the crackdown by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). by Stefanie Dekker 11 hours ago MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Yemen's Houthis claim seizing 20 positions in Saudi Arabiatoday Sudan crackdown on protesters: All the latest updatestoday Sudan protesters 'totally reject' army call for talkstoday Who are Sudan's RSF and...