Asia Palestine Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and spraied the word "revenge" on walls, according to local witnesses, in an unprecedented episode of escalating hostilities
America Nicaragua Nicaragua's government sentenced 11 Christian leaders to 12-15 years in prison and fined them US$880 million for "money laundering" charges after they organized public prayer gatherings deemed threatening by the Sandinista regime
Africa Mauritania In a strategic development that emphasizes strengthening links between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, Mauritania Airlines will start regular flights to and from the Kingdom
Africa Ivory Coast Street vending on main roads, begging, and the use of handcarts has been banned in Abidjan by District Governor Ibrahim Cissé Bacongo, with police checks intensifying in recent days
Asia India Coal's share of power generation increased to 77% in the first week of April, +2% from the same period in 2023; increased coal use is offsetting lower power generation from hydropower resources
America Trinidad and Tobago The Public Transport Service Corporation has announced that for the upcoming Eid holiday, services will be suspended and will resume on Thursday, April 11
Europe Austria Austria's glaciers will disappear within 45 years, warned the Austrian Alpine Club, in its latest glacier measurement report describing the rapid reduction of 93 glaciers in Austria over the past two years
Africa Kenya The Fertilizer Finance Mechanism for Africa, a special fund of the African Development Bank Group, has launched a US$2 million credit guarantee program to increase fertilizer use by Kenyan smallholder farmers
Asia Palestine Palestinians are returning to devastated homes in Khan Younis, finding rubble and dead bodies after the Israeli army withdrew its forces; living conditions in the Gaza Strip are bordering on famine after 6 months of war
Oceania Samoa Some 26.000 Samoans will be assisted by a project of the US Agency for International Development's Office of Humanitarian Assistance, preparing them to cope more effectively with the shocks of future disasters
America Mexico Mexico's new Airbnb regulations require hosts to sign up in a new technological registry and list their properties with civil liability insurance; the aim is to balance real estate development and protect residents from rising house costs
Asia Pakistan Karachi is experiencing severe traffic congestion on all major roads throughout the year due to increased number of cars, undisciplined and disorderly traffic, poor road conditions, insensitive traffic management and recently sewage on roads
Asia Singapore Cases of severe myopia among Singaporean children have nearly doubled in the past decade, according to the National Eye Centre of Singapore, with increase in children at an early age, some as young as six years old
Asia Oman With the issuance of three royal decrees establishing three more nature reserves, Oman will count a total of 30 protected areas