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Last member of Brazilian indigenous community found dead
Last member of Brazilian indigenous community found dead
by  AFP

The last of his people, a Brazilian indigenous man known only as "the man of the hole" has been found dead, decades after the rest of his uncontacted tribe were killed off by ranchers and illegal miners, officials said.

Russia struggles to recruit soldiers for Ukraine: Pentagon
Russia struggles to recruit soldiers for Ukraine: Pentagon
by  AFP

Russia is struggling to find more soldiers to fight in Ukraine, even tapping prisons, and many new recruits are older, in poor shape and lacking training, a senior US defense official said Monday. "Many of these new recruits have been observed as older, unfit and ill-trained," the official said.

Death toll in Madagascar police shoot over albino kidnap protest rises to 18
Death toll in Madagascar police shoot over albino kidnap protest rises to 18
by  AFP

Eighteen people died Monday after police in Madagascar opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of an albino child, a senior doctor told AFP. Dozens were wounded, some of them seriously. "At the moment, 18 people have died in all, nine on the spot and nine in hospital," said doctor Tango Oscar Toky, chief physician at a hospital in southeastern Madagascar.

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