Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan presidential poll
Afghanistan’s election body declared Ashraf Ghani the winner of the 2019 presidential poll on Tuesday, almost five months after voting took place.
China sees fall in coronavirus deaths but WHO urges caution
China reported on Tuesday its fewest new coronavirus infections since January and its lowest daily death toll for a week, but the World Health Organization said data suggesting the epidemic had slowed should still be viewed with caution.
Wild card Roettgen enters race to take over Merkel’s party
Senior German conservative lawmaker Norbert Roettgen said on Tuesday he would join the race to take over as leader of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), a surprise candidacy that deepens the struggle for the party’s future.
U.N. Libya envoy says Tripoli port was attacked on Tuesday
The sea port in Libya’s capital Tripoli was attacked on Tuesday, United Nations Libya envoy Ghassan Salame said, the latest violence in a battle for control of the home to the country’s internationally recognized government.
Jailed Wikileaks founder Assange’s health improving: spokesman
Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is no longer being kept in solitary confinement and his health is improving, his spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters on Tuesday.
Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, relief effort overwhelmed: U.N.
Government air strikes have hit hospitals and displaced persons camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Seven killed as military vehicle explodes in southeast Colombia
Seven people were killed and 11 more injured when a military vehicle exploded while traveling down a highway in southeast Colombia, in a key drug-trafficking region where illegal armed groups vie for control, a high-ranking military official said on Tu…
U.N. has received conditions from eastern tribesmen for lifting oil blockade
The United Nations has received conditions from tribesmen allied to eastern forces to lift a blockade of eastern oil export ports, its Libya envoy said on Tuesday.
Gridlock in Athens as transport staff strike over pension reforms
Traffic was gridlocked in parts of Athens on Tuesday as transport workers joined a strike over planned pension reforms, while thousands marched peacefully through the city center demanding the draft law be scrapped.
Turkish court delivers surprise acquittal in landmark Gezi trial
A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled to acquit businessman Osman Kavala and eight other defendants over their alleged role in Gezi Park protests in 2013, in a case that had drawn strong criticism from Western allies and human rights groups.
