Philadelphia Independent - round-the-clock news in 6 languages from Philadelphia, the US and the world

Pennsylvania -

IN THE NEWS

Britain's Johnson faces calls to apologise for India massacre

Britain's Johnson faces calls to apologise for India massacre

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces calls to apologise for a colonial-era massacre when he visits the Indian state of Gujarat Thursday, 100 years after as many as 1,200 people were killed protesting against imperial rule.

Read more
Orphaned Palestinians mourn unarmed mother shot by Israeli soldier

Orphaned Palestinians mourn unarmed mother shot by Israeli soldier

When Ghada Sabatien set out to visit her uncle in a village near Bethlehem, she was not expecting to be caught up in the spike in violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

Read more
Australia says will not challenge Assange extradition

Australia says will not challenge Assange extradition

Australia will not challenge Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States and has confidence in the British judicial system, a senior government minister said Thursday.

Read more
No joke: Political satire in Venezuela a risky business

No joke: Political satire in Venezuela a risky business

A 72-year-old grandmother who named a popular snack after the "widow" of President Nicolas Maduro -- still very much alive -- has become the latest casualty of a Venezuelan hate speech law denounced by rights defenders.

Read more
End of an era as Netflix faces stagnation challenges

End of an era as Netflix faces stagnation challenges

Having lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade, Netflix faces the new challenge of stagnation from a position of strength.

Read more
QR codes and cranes: Japan embraces modern cemeteries

QR codes and cranes: Japan embraces modern cemeteries

Masayo Isurugi settles into a booth on the sixth floor of a sleek Tokyo building, scans an ID card and waits for an automated system to deliver her late husband's ashes.

Read more
Red Cross denies Kyiv's accusation of working 'in concert' with Moscow

Red Cross denies Kyiv's accusation of working 'in concert' with Moscow

A senior Kyiv official on Wednesday accused the International Committee of the Red Cross of working "in concert" with Russia in Ukraine, a charge the organisation denied.

Read more
USA to host Morocco in June in World Cup warm-up

USA to host Morocco in June in World Cup warm-up

Morocco will play the United States on June 1 at Cincinnati in a 2022 Qatar World Cup warm-up match for both clubs, the US Soccer Federation announced Wednesday.

Read more
US Capitol evacuation over false alarm provokes fear, fury

US Capitol evacuation over false alarm provokes fear, fury

The US Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday after authorities sounded a threat alarm over a harmless parachute stunt, prompting top lawmaker Nancy Pelosi to blast aviation officials for an "inexcusable" failure.

Read more
Nicaragua bans 25 NGOs critical of government

Nicaragua bans 25 NGOs critical of government

Nicaragua's parliament on Wednesday banned 25 NGOs critical of the government, including a human rights commission that documented state repression of a mass 2018 demonstration.

Read more