Britain urges calm after post-election violence in Zimbabwe
Britain has called on Zimbabwe’s political leaders to ensure calm and restraint after three opposition protesters were killed in post-election clashes in Harare.
Israel says Assad back in charge, Syrian front likely to be quieter
Israel described the Syrian civil war as effectively over on Thursday and predicted that the Golan Heights frontier between the countries would be quieter with central rule by Damascus restored there.
China says Zimbabwe election was ‘orderly’
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it believed this week’s election in Zimbabwe had generally proceeded in an orderly fashion, and that it hoped all sides can ensure the country’s stability following post-vote clashes.
Three foreigners abducted and killed in Afghan capital: police
Militants abducted and killed three foreign nationals working for an international food company in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday, security officials and a diplomat said.
Commonwealth denounces ‘excessive’ force by Zimbabwe security services
The Commonwealth’s observer mission said on Thursday Zimbabwe’s security services used excessive force to break up protests in Harare over this week’s presidential election.
Soldiers patrol Zimbabwe capital after election violence
Soldiers patrolled the streets of Harare on Thursday a day after three opposition protesters were killed in post-election clashes that dashed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hopes of ending Zimbabwe’s reputation for political repression.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa says talking to opposition to defuse tension
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Thursday he had been talking to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to try to defuse tension over this week’s presidential election after violent clashes on the streets of Harare.
China calls for peace mechanism for Korean peninsula
China on Thursday called for a push to establish a peace mechanism for the Korean peninsula as well as denuclearization.
Russia’s Lavrov, China’s Wang Yi discuss Korean peninsula
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation on the Korean peninsula with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during a trip to Singapore, the ministry said on Thursday.
Passengers recount escape from burning Mexican plane
Shortly after boarding her flight in the northern Mexican state of Durango afternoon on Tuesday afternoon, Ashley Garcia had a premonition that something was wrong.
