EU Pledges $1.1B to Help Refugees
EU ministers have agreed to give at least 1.1 billion dollars to UN agencies that help refugees in the Middle East. They’ve also decided to improve their co-operation to curb the influx of asylum seekers. The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk called the ministers’ emergency meeting on Wednesday ‘excellent’ and ‘much better than expected.’ On Tuesday, EU ministers reached a deal to distribute 120 thousand refugees throughout the bloc.
Houthi Mosque Bombed
Local media report two suicide bombers have attacked a Shia Houthi mosque during morning prayers for Eid al Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice The mosque is located near a police academy in the capital Sanaa. The explosion killed at least 25 people.
Government & FARC Agree to End Conflict
President Juan Manuel Santos and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have agreed to end their conflict within six months. They’ve also agreed to create special tribunals to try combatants from both sides. About 200-thousand people have been killed in the conflict that began in 1964. They’ve been in peace talks since 2012.
Remains of Tsar and Wife Exhumed
Investigators have exhumed the remains of Tsar Nicholas the Second, and his wife Tsarina Alexandra. Revolutionaries killed them and their five children in 1918. Russia discovered the mass grave of five family members in 1991. They’re now buried at a Cathedral in St. Petersburg. But two members of the family weren’t found until 2007. They were buried in another location. The Russian Orthodox Church has asked that their remains be checked against the Tsar’s and his wife’s DNA to confirm they’re related. If their identities are verified, they’ll be buried next to members of Russia’s last royal family.
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