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Long road ahead to hammer out UN biodiversity blueprint
Long road ahead to hammer out UN biodiversity blueprint
World
by  AFP

Delegates from almost 200 nations have made little progress towards hammering out a blueprint for a global pact to protect nature from human activity, after almost a week of difficult talks in Nairobi. But progress at the talks in the Kenyan capital was slow.

Police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain over 150
Police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain over 150
World
by  AFP

Turkish police on Sunday forcibly intervened in a Pride march in Istanbul, detaining more than 150 demonstrators and an AFP photographer, AFP journalists on the ground and an NGO reported. Kilic, who was also detained last year during the Pride march, was in police custody.

Violence at Spanish enclave sparks fear of worse to come
Violence at Spanish enclave sparks fear of worse to come
Africa
by  AFP

A massive attempt by migrants to storm the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla resulted in "unprecedented violence" that killed at least 23 sub-Saharan Africans and has sparked fears of worse to come. They were among 2,000 migrants who on Friday stormed the heavily fortified border between the Moroccan region of Nador and the enclave of Melilla.

Norway pays tribute to victims of Oslo shooting
Norway pays tribute to victims of Oslo shooting
World
by  AFP

Norway paid tribute on Sunday to the victims of a deadly shooting near a gay bar in the capital that shocked the normally peaceful country and led to the cancellation of a Pride march. "The shooting... put an end to the Pride march," said a somber Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.

20 people die in South African pub, cause unclear
20 people die in South African pub, cause unclear
Africa
by  AFP

At least 20 young people have died at a township pub in South Africa's southern city of East London, but the cause of the deaths is still unclear. Drinking is permitted in South African township pubs, commonly known as taverns or shebeens which are sometimes located in family homes, where safety regulations are rarely enforced.