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Obama's visit to Hiroshima is no apology: Earnest

Wednesday, 11 May 2016 1:58 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 11 May 2016 1:58 AM ]

US Press Secretary Josh Earnest ©AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

The US defends its former president Harry Truman's decision to launch nuclear attacks on two Japanese cities in the Second World War. The White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the decision aimed to protect the US national security and end the war. Ernest said Truman was mindful of the likely human toll.
A Bahraini rights group says regime forces arrested nearly 1,800 people, including 120 children in 2015. The group said there was also a total ban on gathering and demonstrations across Bahrain last year. According to the rights organization, the crackdown on protesters left over seven-hundred people injured.
At least two Israeli soldiers are wounded in a bomb explosion in the occupied West Bank. The bomb went off at a checkpoint near Jerusalem al-Quds. The area was immediately cordoned off following the explosion. No group or person has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb blast.
A car bomb has claimed at least three lives and wounded 45 others in south-east Turkey. The bombing apparently targeted Turkish police in Diyarbakir. But it's unclear if the casualties are police forces. The region has recently seen a surge in attacks mainly blamed on the Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK.
Brazil's president says she will stay in office until her term formally expires at the end of 2018. Dilma Rousseff promised to fight an impeachment process against her, both through legal means and a struggle in the streets. The Senate is to vote Wednesday on whether to suspend her from office.
French police have clashed with protesters demonstrating against controversial labor reforms in the northwestern city of Renne. At least one protester was injured. The draft law proposed by French Labor Minister Myriam El Khomri gives companies more power to lay off employees and cut overtime pay.
British Prime Minister David Cameron calls Afghanistan and Nigeria fantastically corrupt. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said he was shocked and embarrassed by the remarks. Britain’s opposition Labour party also reacted to Cameron’s comments, saying the British prime minister had egg on his face.
In the US, media projection shows that Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders and Republican candidate Donald Trump have won the presidential primaries in the state of West Virginia. A total of 34 delegates are at stake for Trump. Also, 29 delegates are up for grabs for Democrats.

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