Air strike

ABC – A US military investigation has concluded that a deadly air strike in Afghanistan last year that destroyed a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) did not amount to a war crime but was caused by a number of factors, including human errors. Forty-two people were killed and 37 were wounded during the October 3 strike that destroyed a hospital run by the international medical charity.

Refugee dead

RNZI – Refugee advocates say it was criminal delaying treatment and care needed for an Iranian refugee who died from injuries sustained from setting himself ablaze on Nauru. The man, Omid, was flown to Australia on Thursday, 24 hours hours after he set himself alight in apparent protest in front of visiting United Nations officials. But he died in a Brisbane hospital Friday afternoon.

Vessel stuck

RNZI – It’s now been two weeks since a fishing boat grounded on the reef near Aunuu which is part of the Marine sanctuary of American Samoa. The boat was on a charter for the American Samoa Power Authority when its engine died and it washed on to the reef. A removal operation was delayed due to Cyclone Amos last week. An effort was made to remove the vessel with one of the government tugboats pulling it off the reef however the mission didn’t succeed.

New crater

RNZI – A new crater has been found on the active White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty following an eruption earlier this week. GNS says volcanic unrest continues at White Island – or Whakaari – after the eruption on Wednesday night. It said the discovery of a new crater and gas output was found after an aerial inspection yesterday.

Pair found

RNZI – An American mother and daughter who did not return from a tramping trip in the Tararua Forest Park have been found safe and well.

Police confirmed they had been found a short time ago. Carolyn Lloyd, 45, has been visiting her 22-year-old daughter Rachel, a student at Massey University and were walking the Kapakapanui Track, in the Tararua Forest Park near Waikanae on Tuesday.

Invictus Games

ABC – When US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama challenged Prince Harry on social media, he responded by bringing in a big gun – the Queen. The Obamas posted a video of themselves on Twitter promoting the Invictus Games, an international sports event for wounded, disabled and sick military personnel and veterans.

Fatal crash

RNZI – One person is dead and another is in a critical condition after a helicopter crashed in the Lindis Pass area of Central Otago, a spokesperson for St John Ambulance says. S John ambulance staff members transferring the injured person to Dunedin Hospital in a rescue helicopter.

Anti-Trump

REUTERS – Protests erupted in California for the second day in a row against US presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is moving closer to winning the Republican nomination after a string of victories. The billionaire businessman was forced to halt his motorcade and go through a back entrance to a hotel to give a speech to the California Republican convention and avoid several hundred loud protestors gathered outside.