Iraq president appoints Allawi as new premier, protesters reject him
Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister on Saturday, state television reported, after squabbling parties failed to name a candidate in the two months since Adel Abdul-Mahdi was ousted by mass protests.
Eritrea blasts U.S. visa ban, Nigeria creates committee to address issues
Eritrea denounced a U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as “unacceptable” on Saturday, while Nigeria’s government said it had created a committee to address the issues that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to add the country to the ban.
Jihadist car bombs attack Syrian pro-government forces in Aleppo
Syrian insurgents carried out two suicide car bomb attacks in an assault on pro-government forces in Aleppo on Saturday and opened a new front northeast of the city, an attempted fightback after territorial gains for President Bashar al-Assad.
Malaysia probes allegations that Airbus bribed AirAsia bosses
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency is investigating allegations by Britain’s Serious Fraud Office that Airbus paid a bribe of $50 million to win plane orders from Asia’s largest budget airline group, Malaysia-based AirAsia, it said on Saturday.
London-Paris train delays? Not Brexit, but track problems
Passengers on the first trains between London and Paris after Britain left the European Union faced lengthy delays on Saturday – though overrunning engineering work and track problems, not Brexit, were to blame.
Russia to evacuate citizens from China as virus toll rises
China faced mounting isolation from international travel curbs and flight suspensions on Saturday, with Russia to start pulling out its citizens next week, as the death toll from a spreading coronavirus outbreak rose to 259.
Companies feel impact of coronavirus outbreak in China
Companies around the world have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China could disrupt supply chains or hurt bottom lines as factories and shops shut and airlines suspend flights.
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Germany calls for calm as evacuees return from China’s Wuhan
More than 100 Germans and family members landed in Frankfurt on Saturday after being evacuated from the Chinese city Wuhan for checks for the fast-spreading coronavirus and two weeks’ quarantine, prompting the health minister to call for calm.
Delta speeds up suspension of U.S.-China flights over coronavirus
Delta Air Lines said on Saturday it will accelerate the suspension of flights in and out of China from the United States after the White House said it was imposing new restrictions on visitors due to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak in the count…
