Yad Vashem center criticizes Israeli-Polish statement on Holocaust law
Israel’s main Holocaust memorial criticized as historically inaccurate on Thursday a joint statement by the Israeli and Polish prime ministers aimed at ending a dispute over Holocaust legislation in Poland.
Son of former South African president Zuma briefly detained
Duduzane Zuma, the son of scandal-plagued former South African president Jacob Zuma, was briefly detained at Johannesburg’s main airport on Thursday relating to a corruption case, his lawyer said on Friday.
Spain offers free fertility treatment for lesbians and single women
Spain’s new Socialist government agreed to offer free reproductive treatment to lesbians and single women on Friday, restoring a benefit canceled by the conservative administration it toppled in June.
China, Russia fail to curb activists’ role at U.N. rights forum: campaigners
China, Russia and Pakistan lost their bid on Friday to weaken a U.N. resolution upholding the crucial rule of activists in shedding an international spotlight on human rights violations, campaigners said.
Mexico extradites key lieutenant of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ to U.S.
Mexico on Friday extradited to the United States a senior lieutenant of the Sinaloa Cartel drug gang formerly headed by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the attorney general’s office said.
Turkish court sentences journalists to prison over coup links: Amnesty
A Turkish court handed six journalists jail sentences on Friday of up to just over 10 years for links to a failed military coup in July 2016, rights group Amnesty International said.
EU judicial body backs Polish Supreme Court head in dispute with government
The head of the European Union’s judicial advisory body visited Poland on Friday in support of the forcibly retired chief justice of Poland’s Supreme Court, saying an overhaul of the judiciary by Warsaw’s government was endangering democracy.
First new steps for Syrian girl who used tin cans for legs
Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans.
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara to name new government on Tuesday: sources
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara plans to name a new government on Tuesday after dissolving its predecessor because of a row within his ruling coalition, three government sources told Reuters on Friday.
South Syrian rebels agree surrender deal, Assad takes crossing
South Syrian rebels agreed to give up arms in a Russian-brokered ceasefire deal on Friday, rebel sources said, surrendering Deraa province to the government in another major victory for President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies.
