Friday

May 15, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

2015 Burundian coup d'état attempt

Burundi officials say that they have arrested several coup members but the leader of the failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza, Major General Godefroid Niyombare remains at large. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Irish journalist and TV3 political editor Ursula Halligan comes out as lesbian ahead of the country's Marriage Equality referendum next week. (Guardian) (The Irish Times)