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'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs
'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs
by  AFP

The roof is caved in, a wall has exploded and broken glass litters the floor at a base of the exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in mountainous northern Iraq. As Iranians have vented their anger at the regime, Tehran has blamed outside forces, and exiled Kurdish groups on whose bases it has rained down missiles and so-called suicide drones.

China arrests BBC journalist covering Covid protests
China arrests BBC journalist covering Covid protests
by  AFP

The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy. "The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering the protests in Shanghai," the broadcaster said in a statement.

Landslide in Cameroon kills at least 11
Landslide in Cameroon kills at least 11
by  AFP

A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde killed at least 11 people attending a funeral on Sunday, a local official told state media. "Some were sitting in a tent where there was a landslide early this evening," Paul Bea, governor of the Centre region that includes Yaounde, told state radio.

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