Taiwan votes in election closely watched by China
Taiwan voted on Saturday in presidential and parliamentary elections that will be closely watched by Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its own, in the shadow of anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
U.N. renews Syria cross-border aid operation but halves crossings, length of time
The U.N. Security Council on Friday renewed a six-year-long cross-border operation delivering aid to millions of Syrian civilians but the number of crossings and length of authorization were halved to avoid a Russian veto.
Tunisian parliament rejects government, coalition building must restart
Tunisia’s deeply fragmented parliament on Friday rejected a proposed new government in a confidence vote, meaning a complex coalition-building process will need to restart with urgent economic reforms at stake.
U.S. rebuffs Britain’s extradition request for diplomat’s wife after fatal crash
The United States on Friday rejected a formal request from Britain for the extradition of a U.S. diplomat’s wife who left the country last year after a road collision that killed 19-year-old Briton Harry Dunn.
U.S. rebuffs Britain’s request for extradition of U.S. diplomat’s wife
The U.S. State Department said on Friday Britain’s request for the extradition of a U.S. diplomat’s wife who was involved in a fatal car crash in Britain “would be highly inappropriate.”
Member of Kenya’s Akasha organization sentenced to 23 years in prison in U.S
A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Ibrahim Akasha, once a member of Kenya’s Akasha drug trafficking organization, to 23 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin and methamphetamine and other crimes.
Tunisian parliament rejects proposed new government in a confidence vote
Tunisia’s deeply fragmented parliament on Friday rejected a proposed new government in a confidence vote, meaning a complex coalition-building process will need to start again, with urgent economic reforms at stake.
Britain formally requests extradition of U.S. diplomat’s wife after fatal crash
Britain has sent an extradition request for the wife of a U.S. diplomat who left the country last year after a road collision that killed 19-year-old Briton Harry Dunn, a spokesman for the UK interior ministry said on Friday.
Boy kills teacher, self in Mexico school, possibly ‘influenced’ by video game
An 11-year-old boy armed with two guns entered a school in northern Mexico, shot dead a teacher and wounded at least six others before killing himself, possibly under the influence of a violent video game, local officials said on Friday.
Court in breakaway Georgian region annuls contested vote
The Supreme Court of breakaway Georgian region Abkhazia on Friday overturned a presidential election that had returned the incumbent but triggered rowdy protests.
