At Least 25 Bodies Retrieved from Pakistan Train Siege
Death tolls have varied, with the military saying in an official statement that “21 innocent hostages” were killed by the militants as well as four soldiers in the rescue operation.
Category: International
Games Industry Still a Hostile Environment For Many Women
Big names in gaming such as France’s Ubisoft (publisher of the “Assassin’s Creed” saga) or US-based Activision Blizzard (“Call of Duty”) have seen women come forward about sexist behaviour in the workplace in recent years.
Gang’s Grenade Attack in Colombian Capital Kills 3
The grenade attack was in response to a conflict between “two local organized criminal groups” that are fighting over turf, Bogota police commander Giovanni Cristancho told reporters near the scene.
Kenya & Hungary Sign 2 Major Memoranda Of Understanding
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi announced that these MOUs will promote bilateral partnerships and open new avenues for collaboration in these fields.
Pope ‘stable’, out of Imminent Danger as Talk Turns to Return Home
Pope Francis remains stable after almost four weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday, declining to speculate on when he might go home, the day after doctors indicated he was no longer in danger.
‘Too Soon’ to Discuss Pope’s Return Home, Says Vatican Source
The leader of the world’s nearly 1.4 billion Catholics has been working on and off, and following the news where possible — including deadly floods that have hit his homeland of Argentina.
Hungary Femicide Sparks Outcry on Gender Violence
The killing of the Japanese woman in late January was later declared a murder, but only after an uproar when a women’s rights organisation revealed that the 43-year-old had reached out to them about her abusive ex-husband.
Weak-Sounding Pope Releases Audio Message from Hospital
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here,” Francis said in a message broadcast in St Peter’s Square.
FBI Arrests Soldier Accused of Selling US Army Intel to China
Jian Zhao, an active-duty army supply sergeant stationed at a military base in Washington state, was accused of gathering classified hard drives and a computer taken from the US government to sell to unspecified individuals in China.
Mexico’s Congress Passes Ban on Cultivation of GMO Corn
The Mexican government announced earlier this month that it had scrapped restrictions on the use of genetically modified corn for human consumption after a dispute resolution panel in December upheld a US complaint that the rules violated a free trade agreement.
