Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme
Greenland said Friday it would establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Denmark‘s forced contraception of thousands of indigenous Inuits, after experts failed to agree on whether the scheme constituted «genocide«. The forced contraception…
Nepal: How a 97-year-old was rescued during the flash floods
A 97-year-old woman pulled from flood debris in Nepal is recovering in hospital, according to her doctors. Guna Maya Bohara’s great-nephew, Dipak Bohara, has told BBC Nepali she looked like «a warrior» who had returned victorious from battle. The…
Nepal: Relief camp shelters grieving families
Around 500 people are sheltering at a monastery-turned-relief camp in northern Kathmandu, where many families are still in shock after losing their homes and loved ones in the devastating Nepal floods. FRANCE 24’s Shahzaib Wahlah reports from the…
Tibet-Nepal floods: Shocking footage isn’t being shown in China – and we know little about victims there
The dramatic footage was almost impossible to miss. A torrent of water tearing through Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, sweeping away all in its path as hundreds of people fled for their lives. The scenes, captured…
Nepal: Families cling to hope as nearly 1,000 remain missing
Nepal’s confirmed death toll has risen to at least 538, but families are still searching hospitals and disaster zones in the hope their loved ones will be found alive, with nearly 1,000 people still missing. More than 3,700 people have been rescued…
Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says
Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said. Kai Wegner said officials would not cave in to the ransom demand, which came on Thursday evening. He did not say how…
DRC President Tshisekedi calls for national dialogue excluding M23 rebels – Eye on Africa
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Greenland says findings on forced contraception genocide allegation not final
Greenland’s justice minister has said the government cannot conclude whether genocide was committed against the Inuit community after experts examined the use of forced contraception in the 1960s and 70s. «We cannot say, on behalf of the…
Nepal: 'Region has hundreds of high-altitude lakes prone to unleashing enormous volumes of water'
William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome David Fisher, Head of Delegation, Nepal International Federation of Red Cross. The scale of Nepal’s disaster cannot yet be fully measured. Entire communities remain difficult to reach, tens of thousands of…
Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne
At noon, the Norwegian Armed Forces honoured Harald with a funeral salute of 21 shots from Akershus Fortress in central Oslo. Later on Friday, a procession left the chapel at Rikshospitalet, where Harald died, and headed to the palace. Norway has…