Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa accuses rival Chamisa of striking deal with Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused his main rival Nelson Chamisa on Sunday of striking a deal with former leader Robert Mugabe on the eve of an election and cast doubt on Chamisa’s intentions of rebuilding the country.
Jailed former Pakistani PM Sharif transferred to hospital
Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was taken to hospital in Islamabad on Sunday with a possible heart problem, said a government official and Sharif’s party.
Militants fire mortars around Mali city of Kidal during presidential election
Militants fired 10 mortar shells around the northern Mali city of Kidal, including one that exploded near a polling station set up for Sunday’s presidential election said U.N. mission spokesman Olivier Salgado.
Greek seaside town remembers lives lost to wildfire
Mourners gathered in a church in the Greek coastal town of Mati on Sunday where they wept and lit candles in memory of those killed when a massive wildfire swept through the popular resort near Athens earlier this week.
Cambodia’s ruling party claims election victory: spokesman
Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said on Sunday that it won a general election that rights groups said was neither free nor fair.
On-the-job training: A German export hit losing favour at home
Nina Lorea Kley urgently needs young people to train as vehicle builders at her company’s factories in northern and eastern Germany. She has enough orders and money to hire 20 this summer but can only find 14.
Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail will continue resistance – as lawyer
A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier said she wanted to become a lawyer so she could continue her struggle against the occupation of the West Bank.
Cambodia’s ruling party claims victory in much-criticized election
Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said on Sunday that it had won a general election that rights groups said was neither free nor fair due to voter intimidation and the absence of any significant challenger to Prime Minister Hun Sen.
‘He looked like a terrorist!’ How a drive in rural India ended in a mob attack and a lynching
By Zeba Siddiqui, Euan Rocha, Rajendra Jadhav and Sankalp Phartiyal
Protesters chant anti-Putin slogans at Moscow rally against retirement age plan
Thousands protested in central Moscow on Sunday against a proposed increase to the retirement age and the crowd chanted slogans critical of President Vladimir Putin whose approval ratings have been dented by the bill.
