Archives for April 2015

By Patrick Kingsley, 21 April 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) Smugglers responsible for putting migrants to sea in inadequate vessels say they do not force refugees to board any boat against their will. Smugglers responsible for putting migrants to sea in inadequate vessels say the growing death toll is not their fault. After another deadly incident at sea … [Read more...] about Ending migrant rescue missions has not curbed demand, say smugglers

By Eric J. Lyman, Special for USA TODAY, April 20, 2015 LAMPEDUSA, Italy — This tiny, picturesque speck in the Mediterranean Sea has become the front-line of the growing humanitarian crisis in Europe. It is where thousands of migrants fleeing chaos in Africa and the Middle East are making the harrowing journey by boat to European soil — or drowning en route — because this is … [Read more...] about Italians on tiny island torn over flood of migrants

By Kareem Shaheen, 20 April 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) Beheadings and shootings latest in line of atrocities committed by Islamic State.  The beheadings and shootings publicised by the group are the latest assault on minorities across the Middle East, thousands of whom have been forced to abandon their ancestral homes to flee the group’s broadening reach in the … [Read more...] about Islamic State video shows massacre of 30 Ethiopian Christians on Libyan beach

AP , Monday 20 Apr 2015 Ethiopia's government on Monday declared three days of mourning after confirming that several Ethiopians held captive in Libya were killed by the Islamic State group, which over the weekend released a video purporting to show the killings. The days of mourning will start Tuesday, when lawmakers will meet to discuss the killings and consider the … [Read more...] about Ethiopia announces 3 days of mourning for IS killings, considers response

Sun, Apr 19th, 2015, The Zimbabwe Mail HARARE  – Thirty five years ago, Zimbabwe won independence from the British colonial rule and the black majority was overwhelmed with joy and had high hopes. Today, while the independence celebrations are being held under the theme “Consolidating Unity, Peace and Economic Sovereignty,” Zimbabweans no longer speak with one voice … [Read more...] about Divided Zimbabweans mark 35th independence anniversary