Ivory Coast clears homes around airport after child stowaway’s death
Authorities in Ivory Coast have evicted tens of thousands of people living near the country’s main airport in response to the death of a 14-year-old boy in the undercarriage of a plane earlier this month.
As virus spreads to more Chinese cities, WHO calls emergency meeting
An outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities, including the capital Beijing and Shanghai, authorities said on Monday, and a fourth case has been reported beyond China’s borders.
Italy Senate panel says Salvini kidnapping probe should go ahead
An Italian Senate committee on Monday approved a court’s request to pursue an investigation into far-right League leader Matteo Salvini, a move that could give rise to a trial for alleged kidnapping of migrants.
Honduras declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization
The Honduran government has formally declared Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah a terrorist organization, a top security official said on Monday.
Central American migrants ford river into Mexico, chuck rocks
Hundreds of Central Americans waded across a river into Mexico on Monday, some clashing with waiting security forces, in a new challenge for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s efforts to contain migration at the bidding of the United States.
WHO Emergency Committee on coronavirus to meet on Wednesday
The World Health Organisation is convening an emergency committee of experts on Wednesday to assess whether the coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes an international emergency, the WHO said on Monday.
French coastguards rescue 12 migrants trying to cross Channel
French coastguards on Monday rescued 12 migrants trying to cross the English Channel, a few kilometers off the coast of the port of Calais in northern France, local authorities said.
Pompeo says will be more action by United States to support Venezuelan opposition
There will be more action by the United States to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, after meeting with Guaido on the sidelines of a regional conference in Bogota.
Double trouble: Sri Lanka’s twin gathering marred by overcrowding
Thousands of twins packed two-by-two into a stadium in Sri Lanka’s capital on Monday – so many that officials struggled to count them in time to prove they had organized a record-breaking gathering.
Putin speeds up Russian political shake-up, details new power center
President Vladimir Putin accelerated a shake-up of Russia’s political system on Monday, submitting a constitutional reform blueprint to parliament that will create a new center of power outside the presidency.
