Algeria deports nearly 400 migrants back to Niger
Algeria has deported nearly 400 African migrants trying to reach Europe, sending them back over the Sahara desert into neighboring Niger, the U.N. migration agency (IOM) and Niger said on Sunday.
At least seven killed in suicide blast near Afghan ministry
An apparent suicide blast close to a government ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday killed at least seven people and wounded more than 15, officials said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
Iran’s supreme leader calls for government to be backed in face of U.S. sanctions
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday called on state bodies to support the government of President Hassan Rouhani in fighting looming U.S. economic sanctions, saying America’s “conspiracy” could be defeated, according to his official website.
U.S. not seeking ‘concrete deliverables’ from Trump-Putin meeting: Bolton
The United States is not seeking “concrete deliverables” from Monday’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a senior White House adviser said on Sunday.
Indian police hunt for five accused of gang raping woman
Police in India said on Sunday they were looking for five men after a 35-year-old woman was gang raped and burned alive in the northern city of Sambhal, the latest registered rape in a country that sees hundreds of cases of sexual violence against wome…
Suspected suicide blast hits Afghan capital Kabul
An apparent suicide attack close to a government ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday killed at least five people as staff were leaving the office in the evening rush hour, officials said.
Iran’s supreme leader calls for backing government in face of U.S. sanctions: website
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday called on state bodies to support the government of President Hassan Rouhani in fighting looming U.S. economic sanctions, saying America’s “conspiracy” could be defeated, according to his official website.
Congo’s Kabila appoints army chief under U.S., EU sanctions for alleged violence
Congo’s President Joseph Kabila has appointed a new army chief who is under international sanctions for the violent repression of dissent, raising fears of an imminent crackdown.
Syrian forces widen south west offensive, some rebels leave for north
Syrian government forces widened their offensive in the country’s southwest on Sunday to Quneitra province, a region adjoining the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a war monitor and rebel sources said.
Germany to accept 50 rescued migrants after Italy’s plea
Germany will take 50 of 450 migrants Italy helped to rescue from an overcrowded boat in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the German government said, following an Italian plea for EU states to share responsibility.
