PHILIPPINESBody found, 36 missing in fire at shopping mallPhilippine firefighters recovered one body from a burning shopping mall Sunday, an official said, and there was “zero” chance that the 36 other people trapped in the four-story building in southern Davao City would survive. Except for a grocery on the ground floor and the outsourcing company, the mall was still closed to the public when the fire began. — Associated PressVENEZUELAMaduro government releases 36 prisonersVenezuelan officials released dozens of prisoners accused of inciting violence against the government during street protests, a human rights organization said Sunday. Alfredo Romero, director of Foro Penal, said 36 prisoners were released over the weekend, but he still criticized the government’s tactics. Some laud him for defeating the Maoist Shining Path guerrilla movement, while others loathe him for human rights violations carried out under his government.

Source: Washington Post December 24, 2017 23:43 UTC