insert_link Health / Medical ‘Tied to the bed’: Horrors of giving birth in Serbia By Miodrag SOVILJ Biljana Cicic-Stanic still bristles when she remembers the pain, violence, and humiliation she endured while giving birth to her son in Serbia, an experience many women say is normal in the Balkan country's hospitals. Cicic-Stanic said medical staff tied her to the bed with restraints and nurses used their elbows to press against her stomach. "Everything was so violent," Cicic-Stanic told AFP, saying doctors […] todayMarch 13, 2024 16
insert_link World Millions in Haiti face starvation as violence increases in Port au Prince The World Food Programme says if the security situation in Haiti is not resolved soon it will run out of food in the coming weeks. Briefing reporters in New York on Tuesday, the WFP's Jean-Martin Bauer said that four million people in the Caribbean state remain food insecure. Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has meanwhile announced he will step down from his position as violence intensifies. Jody Jacobs reports from […] todayMarch 13, 2024 31
insert_link World Biden and Trump likely to be official candidates for election following Tuesday’s primaries U.S. President Joseph Biden and his likely contender in the November election former President Donald Trump are on the verge of clinching their parties' nominations. Primaries are being held on this "mini Super Tuesday" in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state. Caroline Malone reports from Washington. todayMarch 13, 2024 6
insert_link World Airbnb bans indoor security cameras Surveillance cameras will soon be banned inside Airbnb rental properties under new rules. The company says the decision, which applies to all its rentals globally, will "prioritise the privacy of our community". The holiday rental giant has seven million listings worldwide, but has come under scrutiny in recent years over reports of hidden cameras.Sally Patterson has more. todayMarch 13, 2024 14
insert_link World IAEA head inspects ALPs discharge site at Fukushima The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he’s satisfied with Japan’s handling of the release of treated, nuclear contaminated wastewater from Fukushima. He is inspecting the discharge site on Wednesday, his first visit since Japan began the project in August. todayMarch 13, 2024 12
insert_link World Philppines Calls China’s South China Sea Proposals Questionable Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his country hasn't rejected China's proposal on managing disputes over the South China Sea, but that the premise is questionable and counter to the Philippines' interests. China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had put forward initiatives to the Southeast Asian nation to manage their disputes and work together. Patrick Fok reports. todayMarch 13, 2024 16
insert_link World Biden clinches Democratic nomination with Georgia win U.S President Biden has become his party's official presidential nominee after winning the Democratic primary in Georgia, a state also won by fomer President Trump on the Republican side. Both candidates focussed their attention on the swing state of Georgia, which looms large in November's general election. With the report, here's Ira Spitzer. todayMarch 13, 2024 17
insert_link World Polish leaders to meet with US President US President Joe Biden will meet with the Polish President Andrzej Duda and the newly elected Prime Minister for talks today at the White House. Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest. todayMarch 12, 2024 22
insert_link World Paris Olympics organisers condemn racist attacks on Nakamura The organising committee of the Paris Olympics said it was shocked by "racist" attacks made by far-right French groups against Malian-French singer Aya Nakamura. The attacks, according to the BBC, were triggered by reports that Nakamura would perform a song by the legendary 20th-century French singer Édith Piaf at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in July. On Sunday, the far-right group Les Natifs protested in Paris with a […] todayMarch 12, 2024 22