Media captionThe landslide struck in the early hours of Saturday Colombia’s security forces are searching for hundreds of missing people after mudslides left more than 200 dead on Saturday. About 1,100 soldiers and police are involved in the rescue effort. Heavy rain flooded the city of Mocoa in the country’s south-west with mud and rocks, […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Helen Zille is in trouble following a series of tweets South Africa’s opposition party has launched disciplinary action against its former leader after she tweeted colonialism was not all bad. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been under pressure to sanction Helen Zille since she caused a storm of controversy […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The court’s original ruling had sparked new protests against the government The Venezuelan supreme court has reversed its ruling to strip congress of its legislative powers. It made the decision after the government of President Nicolas Maduro urged it to review the ruling “to maintain institutional stability”. The initial decision […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Gigaba: “Wealth… remains concentrated in the hands of a small part of the population” South Africa needs to “radically transform” its economy, the country’s new finance minister has said. The treasury has been seen for too long as belonging to “big business, powerful interests and international investors,” Malusi […]
Media captionProtesters stormed and set fire to the Congress building in Asuncion Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s parliament during violent protests against a bill that would lift presidential term limits. One activist was killed by a blow to the head which the opposition blamed on a rubber bullet fired by police. […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Up to 30 houses were engulfed by the landslide At least 11 people are feared dead after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia’s East Java province. The landslide struck Banaran village in Ponorogo district early on Saturday, damaging 30 homes, the national disaster agency said. Security forces and […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Opposition supporters demonstrated against Mr Maduro in Caracas Venezuela’s chief prosecutor and an ally of President Nicolas Maduro has said the decision by the Supreme Court to take over legislative powers from the National Assembly violates the law. Luisa Ortega, seen as a Socialist party loyalist, has expressed “great concern” […]
Image copyright FIOD Image caption Jewellery, cars, paintings and even a gold bar were among assets seized by Dutch authorities Dutch prosecutors say they have launched co-ordinated raids in several countries against suspected money-launderers and tax evaders. They are investigating about 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an unnamed Swiss bank following a tip-off they could contain […]
Image copyright Qatar Airways Image caption The airliner is the latest to try to work around the ban Qatar Airways has said it is offering a laptop loan service to US-bound passengers to overcome a US ban on electronic devices on some flights. The offer to business class travellers is the latest attempted workaround by […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Pravin Gordhan has been seen as standing up to President Jacob Zuma in cabinet South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as “totally unacceptable”. His late night dismissal on Thursday led to a 5% plunge in the value of the currency, the […]
