7.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Haiti
By Adrienne Vogt and Veronica Rocha, CNN
- A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Haiti on Saturday morning.
- The US Geological Survey is now estimating "high casualties" and widespread disaster.
- The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 13 kilometers deep, according to the USGS.
Afghan conflict: Taliban near Kabul and attack northern stronghold
Taliban fighters have edged closer to the Afghan capital Kabul, as their rapid advance shows no sign of slowing.
Fighting has been reported in Maidan Shar, 40km (25 miles) from the capital, and in Mazar-e-Sharif, the only major city in the north still under government control.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says he is holding intensive talks with regional and international allies.
More than a quarter of a million people have been displaced by the violence.
BBC journalist speaks of ‘increasingly repressive’ Russia ahead of expulsion
Sarah Rainsford says she is caught up in wider diplomatic game as country ‘turns in on itself’
A senior BBC journalist who is to be expelled from Russia has condemned “an increasingly repressive environment” for critical journalists in the country.
Sarah Rainsford, whose visa is due to expire at the end of the month and will not be renewed, said her impending departure came in the context of “a massive deterioration in relations between Russia and the UK” and attacks on press freedom.
“I wasn’t expecting this to happen,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “There were clear signs for Russian media – there have been really serious problems recently for Russian independent journalists – but until now the foreign press had been somehow shielded from all of that. This is a clear sign that things have changed.
As migration is rising, so are border barriers
To prevent unwanted migration, ever more nations are raising barriers. On the 60th anniversary of the start of Berlin Wall construction, DW looks at where the world is being fenced off — and whether this is effective.
Although thousands of miles apart, Lithuania and the Dominican Republic have something very specific in common: Due to increasing migration from their respective neighboring countries, both recently decided to tightened their borders.
Both countries are showcases of an ongoing trend: The world today is seeing ever more refugees and asylum-seekers than two decades ago. Political conflicts and the effects of climate change are among factors forcibly displacing people around the world. And the situation looks set to continue along this path.
Power to the people: Why ghosts of Paris Commune still haunt and inspire
Passionate and divisive, just like their subject matter, this year’s commemorations marking the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune have highlighted the enduring power of a revolution that was ferociously suppressed after just 72 days – but which continues to haunt and inspire.Bathed in flat light, the picture shows a scooter darting past the lens, wary pedestrians crossing the street while others wait for a bus, and a cyclist gearing up to challenge one of the steepest slopes in Paris. It’s an everyday scene in bustling Ménilmontant, except the cyclist is aiming straight at a shadowy barrier, a wall of paving stones topped by men in dark uniforms, some smiling. They’re the ghosts of the Communards, the working-class protagonists of France’s last revolution, who stood in the very same spot 150 years ago.
1.4 million people urged to seek shelter as heavy rain triggers floods, landslides in Japan
More than a million people were urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan on Saturday, leaving at least one dead and two missing.
Authorities in Hiroshima and the northern part of Kyushu issued their highest evacuation alert as the weather agency reported unprecedented levels of rain in the area.
Under the non-compulsory alert, around 1.4 million residents have been asked to leave their homes immediately, public broadcaster NHK reported.
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