Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts
Twenty-five people have been killed and hundreds injured in the most violent eruption in decades in Guatemala.
The Fuego volcano, about 40km (25 miles) south-west of the capital Guatemala City, has been spewing rocks, black smoke and ash into the sky.
A flow of lava hit the village of El Rodeo, killing people inside houses. The main airport in Guatemala City has been closed.
President Jimmy Morales has declared three days of national mourning.
In a statement issued late on Sunday, he spoke of the nation's "deep pain" caused by the "irreparable losses" in human lives.
#Tankman2018: hero of Tiananmen
protest remembered across globe
On the 29th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, protesters are reenacting the historic face-off between a lone man and a Chinese tank
Chinese citizens around the world are remembering the lone man, armed with nothing more than two shopping bags, who stepped in front of a row of tanks moving down the streets of Beijing in 1989.
Better known as “Tank Man”, he is one of the most enduring images of China’s violent military crackdown on democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, known in China as liusi, or June 4th.
On the 29th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, protesters are reenacting the face-off under hashtags including #Tankman2018#Tankmen2018, a campaign started by Chinese artist and cartoonist, Badiucao.Cuba forms commission to revamp constitution
A commission led by former President Raul Castro will be responsible for rewriting Cuba's 1976 constitution. Potential changes include market reforms and a presidential term limit.
Cuban lawmakers have approved a commission that will be tasked with updating the country's Soviet-era constitution.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel convened a special session of Cuba's parliament on Saturday that saw legislators approve the commission to be led by former President Raul Castro and some 30 others, including Diaz-Canel.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel convened a special session of Cuba's parliament on Saturday that saw legislators approve the commission to be led by former President Raul Castro and some 30 others, including Diaz-Canel.
The current constitution was written in 1976 at the height of the Cold War.
"This gives rise to a process of particular importance for the country and we must all be aware of the duty and the civic responsibility that this demands," Diaz-Canel said to nearly 600 delegates at the National Assembly.
In Paris, police clear out two more migrant camps
French police began on Monday to clear out two illegal refugee camp sites in Paris, following a similar operation last week, in the government’s latest attempt to deal with a migrant influx that France has been facing for the past three years.
A statement from the Paris police department said authorities were in the process of clearing out two illegal refugee campsites at the Porte des Poissonniers, in northeast Paris, and another site next to the city’s Canal Saint Martin. A total of around 1,000 people are thought to live in the camps in squalid conditions.
The migrants are being bussed out to shelters in and around Paris, where they will stay briefly while their administrative situation is examined.
Philippines President Duterte sparks outrage with 'misogynist' kiss
Updated 0812 GMT (1612 HKT) June 4, 2018
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked outrage after kissing a woman on the lips during a meet and greet event in South Korea.
Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros described the act as a "despicable display of sexism and grave abuse of authority," and accused the controversial leader of acting like a "feudal king."
In the incident in Seoul on Sunday, part of the Filipino leader's official visit to South Korea, Duterte called two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) onstage.
REALITY WINNER HAS BEEN IN JAIL FOR A YEAR. HER PROSECUTION IS UNFAIR AND UNPRECEDENTED.
THIS IS A tale of two defendants and two systems of justice.
Christmas was coming, and Paul Manafort wanted to spend the holiday with his extended family in the Hamptons, where he owns a four-acre estate that has 10 bedrooms, a pool, a tennis court, a basketball court, a putting green, and a guest cottage. But Manafort was under house arrest in northern Virginia. Suspected of colluding with the Russian government, the former campaign manager for Donald Trump had been indicted on a dozen charges involving conspiracy, money laundering, bank fraud, and lying to federal investigators.
A lobbyist who became mysteriously wealthy over the years, Manafort avoided jail by posting $10 million in bond, though he was confined to his luxury condo in Alexandria, Virginia. That’s why, in mid-December, his lawyers asked the judge to make an exception. Manafort’s $2.7 million Virginia home could not provide “adequate accommodations” for his holiday guests, some of whom would have difficulty traveling because of health problems, the lawyers stated. A day later, the judge agreed to the request. Manafort could have his Christmas getaway in the Hamptons.
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