At least six people were killed and more than 200 injured in Jakarta, Indonesia, when people protesting the reelection of president Joko Widodo were fired upon in a clash with police on May 21. The protests were peaceful until some protesters began throwing objects at police and vandalizing vehicles. Police responded with tear gas but deny using live ammunition against protesters.

An outbreak of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ongoing since September 2018, was continuing unabated at press time, at which point there had been 1,738 confirmed cases of ebola in the DRC, resulting in 1,130 confirmed deaths. It was considered probable that another 88 deaths in the region were also the result of ebola infections.

In this outbreak, ebola infections have occurred primarily in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces, which averaged about 100 new cases each week...

MSC Cruises’ Opera experienced an engine fault in the Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy, on June 2, causing it to crash into a sightseeing boat and pier, injuring four people.

The presence of cruise ships traveling into the canals of Venice is much criticized, with locals and government officials calling for a ban on large ships within the city. In addition to the potential for accidents, residents contend that the large ships are speeding up the erosion of buildings and polluting...