A fragile sign of progress emerged in Garden Grove after authorities said they found a crack in a damaged tank holding toxic chemicals, a development that may be easing pressure as fears of an explosion have driven tens of thousands of people from their homes. Roughly 50,000 residents in the Garden Grove area of Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles, were ordered to evacuate on Friday after the tank began leaking and sent fumes across a densely populated area about 8km from Disneyland. Federal regulators sent in a team of…

On Thursday, July 1, South Africa and the United Kingdom criticized the violent repression of demonstrations against the monarchy in Eswatini, the government of this small country in southern Africa that accuses "foreign elements" and "terrorists" of sowing seeds. Africa's last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, has…

Thousands of people demonstrated on Friday, June 18, at the exit of mosques to condemn the rise in murders, thefts and rapes recorded in recent months in the country, particularly in the capital Nouakchott. The demonstrators demanded the application of sharia, the Islamic law, against the perpetrators of these crimes. After walking from the Grand Mosque to the city center, they were violently dispersed by riot police using tear gas. as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour Salem Tear gas bombs dropped by riot police…

A UN peacekeeping man was killed in northern Mali and one other severely injured after their automobile hit a roadside bomb on Thursday, the UN mission mentioned. The assault got here as officers within the capital Bamako protested in opposition to the federal government’s “selective launch” of overseas hostages in hostages.…