France mourns, contemplates extent of damage to iconic Notre-Dame
French officials were assessing Tuesday the extent of damage caused to Notre-Dame the morning after a massive fire tore through the UNESCO world heritage cathedral as focus shifted to ensuring the structural integrity of the remaining building.
- Firefighters on Tuesday said the blaze was "under control" after several hours of fire-fighting operations.
- Teams of French officials and experts, including architects, will be inspecting the site to determine the structural stability of the building.
- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday night vowed that the cathedral would be re-built and said an international fund would be set up to finance it.
- The spire of the historic cathedral has collapsed as the wooden structure supporting the roof was ravaged by the blaze.
- The 12th-century cathedral was in the midst of a massive 20-year renovation project.
Jacinda Ardern and Red Cross lock horns over publication of nurse's kidnap in Syria
New Zealand prime minister unhappy that details of Lousia Akavi’s abduction were made public by the aid agency
The revelation that a New Zealand nurse has been detained in Syria for five years has prompted tensions between the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the New Zealand government, with the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, criticising the aid agency for releasing details of the woman’s abduction.
On Monday the New York Times, in conjunction with the ICRC, revealed that New Zealander Louisa Akavi, 63, had been abducted along with two Syrian colleagues on 13 October 2013.
Indonesia election puts Islam on the ballot
The election campaign for Indonesia's next president has been dominated by the role of political Islam. According to experts, young voters, who comprise a majority of the electorate, are in support of conservative Islam.
More Muslims live in Indonesia than anywhere else in the world, and on April 17, the country is electing its next president. Since Indonesia embraced democracy in 1998, it has provided a strong example for the separation of religion and state.
However, today the political situation in Indonesia seems to have changed. "The role of religion should not be underestimated. It provides the means to operate in politics and it is used by all sides," Susanne Schröter, director of German research institute Global Islam, told DW.
Trump's attacks on Omar revive his familiar refrain against Muslims
By Maggie Haberman and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
US President Donald Trump has often seen the political benefits of stigmatising Muslims.
During the 2016 campaign, he would not rule out creating a registry of Muslims in the United States. He claimed to have seen "thousands" of Muslims cheering on rooftops in New Jersey after September11, a statement that was widely debunked. And after the deadly attacks in Paris and California, Trump called for a moratorium on Muslims travelling to the United States.
"I think Islam hates us," Trump told Anderson Cooper, the CNN host.
How Australia's 'everyday racism' moved from political fringe to mainstream media
Updated 0027 GMT (0827 HKT) April 16, 2019
In the aftermath of the Christchurch attacks, the kind of racist comments usually found in the darkest corners of far-right chat sites were suddenly, stunningly, coming from the keyboard of an Australian senator.
Within hours of 50 Muslim worshipers being killed at two mosques, Australian far-right politician Fraser Anning had released a statement on what he called the "real cause" of the attacks.
This, Anning claimed, was "the immigration program that allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place."
Jailed Reuters journalists honoured with Pulitzer Prize
Myanmar reporters win journalism award for revealing massacre of Rohingya men by country's security forces.
Two jailed reporters for the Reuters news agency have won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for revealing the massacre of 10 Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who have been jailed for 490 days in Myanmar for their role in uncovering the killings, won the prestigious award for international reporting on Monday.
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