Ten peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack, says Burundi

Burundi’s military said on Wednesday that 10 of its African Union (AU) peacekeepers were killed in an attack on their base in Somalia, while a security source in the region and a Mogadishu-based source said dozens were dead. Burundi state television qu…

Pope wants to meet Putin, compares Ukraine war to Rwanda

Pope Francis said in an interview published Tuesday that he requested a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, while comparing the scale of the bloodshed to Rwanda’s genocide. The pontiff told Italy’s Corriere Della Sera newspaper …

8 dead in Iran after drinking bootleg alcohol: report

At least eight people have died in southern Iran after drinking toxic homemade alcohol, a medical official in Hormozgan province has said. “Eight people have died after drinking adulterated homemade alcohol in Bandar Abbas,” the provincial capital, sai…