Belarus exile group leader Vitaly Shishov found dead in Kyiv, police say
Police open murder investigation after activist discovered in park after failing to return from a run
The head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been found dead in a park in the Ukrainian capital, police have said, raising suspicion that he may have been murdered.
Vitaly Shishov, the head of Belarusian House in Ukraine (BDU), was reported missing by his partner on Monday after he failed to return from a run and could not be reached on his mobile phone.
“Belarusian citizen Vitaly Shishov, who had gone missing in Kyiv yesterday, was today found hanged in one of the Kyiv parks, not far from where he lived,” police said in a statement, adding that they had opened a murder investigation and would pursue all leads, including a possible “murder disguised as a suicide”.
Olympic organizers probe case of Belarusian sprinter
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya lost a legal bid to continue running in Tokyo 2020 after what she described as a "kidnapping" attempt by Belarusian authorities.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opened a formal investigation into the case of Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a spokesman announced Tuesday.
Tsimanouskaya had refused her team's order to fly home early from the Tokyo Games after criticizing Belarusian sports officials. She was granted a humanitarian visa by Poland after accusing Belarus officials of trying to kidnap her.
‘Save us from the corruption,’ plead Karantina residents a year after the Beirut blast
A year after the Beirut blast, residents of the working-class Karantina district in the Lebanese capital have moved back to homes reconstructed by NGOs. They expect no assistance from the Lebanese government, but they are demanding an investigation into the disaster.
God was on Rue Rmeil in Beirut’s Karantina district on the evening of August 4, 2020. Everyone here says so – the grocery store owner, the teenager who lives above the shop, her elderly neighbour across the street – they all explain that God was with them that catastrophic day, when a massive cache of ammonium nitrate exploded at the Beirut port behind the street.
A year after the explosion ripped apart the Lebanese capital, killing more than 200 people, the residents on Rue Rmeil are certain their survival was nothing short of a miracle.
From gray to green: World cities uprooting the urban jungle
From lettuces farmed on New York's skyline to thick corridors of trees occupying once desolate Colombian roadsides, green initiatives are running wild in cities around the world.
At a time when coronavirus lockdowns have amplified the need for nature in urban areas, AFP has gathered images and footage of projects optimising precious city space.
Replanting initiatives have sprouted up since the start of the 21st century as urban development goals have shifted and alarm about global warming has grown.
Evidence points to secret Indian navy base on Mauritian island
Analysis of data suggests construction of airstrip and jetty for military use as India expands influence towards Africa.
Satellite imagery, financial data and on-the-ground evidence obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit point to India building a naval facility on the remote Mauritian island of Agaléga.
Military experts who have analysed Al Jazeera’s evidence say an airstrip under construction will almost certainly be used for maritime patrol missions by India’s navy.
Rumours and media reports about the military base first surfaced in 2018 but both Mauritius and India have denied that the construction project is for military purposes and say the infrastructure is only to benefit the islanders.
Tokyo Olympics: Chinese nationalists turn on their athletes
The pressure on Chinese athletes to perform has never been higher. Anything less than a gold is being seen as athletes being unpatriotic by furious nationalists online. The BBC's Waiyee Yip reports.
China's mixed doubles table tennis team made a tearful apology at the Tokyo Olympics last week - for winning a silver medal.
"I feel like I've failed the team... I'm sorry everyone," Liu Shiwen said, bowing in apology, tears welling in her eyes.
Her partner, Xu Xin, added: "The whole country was looking forward to this final. I think the entire Chinese team cannot accept this result."
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