Black boxes of shot-down Ukrainian airliner will be sent to Ukraine: Iranian news agency
The black boxes of the Ukrainian airliner which was accidentally shot down by Iranian forces this month will be sent to Ukraine, the Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
Iceland’s Samherji exiting Namibia following bribery scandal
Samherji, the Icelandic fishing company at the center of Namibia’s biggest corruption scandal, announced on Friday that it is withdrawing from the southwest African nation.
North Korean foreign minister replaced: report
(This January 18 story has been refiled to correct name to NK News in paragraphs three and seven.)
Protesters gather at Paris theater to confront Macron over pension reform
Protesters opposed to the French government’s proposed changes to the pension system tried to force their way into a theater in Paris where President Emmanuel Macron attended a show with his wife.
Car bomb hits Turkish contractors, police near Somalia capital, six wounded: police
A car bomb targeting a group of Turkish contractors exploded on Saturday in Afgoye, northwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, wounding at least six people, police said.
U.N. Libya envoy hopes, but cannot predict, eastern oil ports closure ends in few days
The United Nations envoy to Libya said on Saturday he hoped but “could not predict” whether oil ports in the east of the country that were closed on Friday would be reopened in a few days.
U.N. Libya mission ‘deeply concerned’ over disruption in oil production, urges restraint
The United Nations mission in Libya said on Saturday it was deeply concerned over efforts to disrupt oil production in the country and urged all sides to exercise restraint.
Car bomb hits Turkish contractors, police in town outside Somali capital: police
A car bomb targeting a group of Turkish contractors exploded on Saturday in Afgoye, northwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said.
Four South Korean trekkers among seven missing in Nepal avalanche
Seven trekkers, including four South Koreans, went missing in Nepal’s northwest Himalayan region after an avalanche hit their trail, local police and hiking officials said on Saturday.
Erdogan calls on Europe to support Turkey’s moves in Libya: Politico
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Europe to support its work in Libya, where it is providing military support to the internationally recognised government, if it wants to end the conflict there.
