Ships Launch Missiles into Syria
Russia has announced it has launched 26 cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria. President Vladimir Putin says the Russian air force will co-ordinate its actions with the Syrian army on the ground. But the US, Turkey, and several Arab states accuse Russia of using its operations as a pretext to attack rebels who are fighting the Syrian government. On Wednesday, people in Hama, Idlib and Aleppo provinces all reported attacks they say were co-ordinated by Russia and the Syrian government. There are few, if any, ISIS fighters in those areas.
Obama Apologises for Hospital Bombing
President Barack Obama has apologised for the fatal US’ air strike on a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan city of Kunduz. The charity has called it a war crime and asked for an independent international investigation. The US says the bombing was a mistake. But Doctors Without Borders says it can’t let the attack go unchallenged, as it’d be giving a so-called ‘blank cheque’ to similar military actions in the future. US air strikes killed at least 22 people on Saturday. The Afghan government, US and NATO have been fighting against the Taliban since it raided the city last week.
Government ‘Mismanaged Funds’
A court has ruled President Dilma Rousseff’s government mismanaged about 26 billion dollars last year. The government had been accused of borrowing money from state banks to disguise the country’s growing economic deficit. Rousseff’s approval ratings have dropped to below 10 percent since she was re-elected last year. The ruling by the federal audit court allows opposition parties to reopen an impeachment vote against her.
First Ebola-free Week
For the first time since March last year, three West African countries have gone a week without recording any new cases of Ebola. The World Health Organization says the virus has killed 11 thousand people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra. It warns that, even though new cases have dropped significantly this year, Ebola could break out again.
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