Athletics: Russia reinstatement process suspended over AIU charges
The global governing body of athletics on Friday suspended the reinstatement process for Russia pending the resolution of charges imposed on its athletics federation for violating anti-doping rules, dealing a blow to the country’s Olympic hopes.
Thousands gather for renewed Colombia protests, 3 dead after Thursday marches
Colombians gathered for renewed protests on Friday and sporadic looting erupted in several parts of the capital Bogota, after mass marches on Thursday ended in three deaths.
Exclusive: U.S. Navy secretary backs SEAL’s expulsion review, despite Trump objection
U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said on Friday a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers weighing whether to oust him from the elite force, despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that he not be expelled.
Protesters left on besieged Hong Kong campus weigh options
At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered on Friday, while others searched for escape routes past the riot police surrounding the campus.
Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiring to spy for China
(The Nov 22 story corrects spelling error in Jerry Chun Shing Lee’s name in paragraph 2.)
Argentine health chief quits in abortion fight with conservative president
Argentina’s health secretary resigned on Friday after a protocol he signed the day before, aimed at making abortion more available, was revoked by conservative President Mauricio Macri, less than a month before he is to leave office.
Chile’s interior minister: turning down heat on streets won’t make us less accountable
Chile’s interior minister on Friday made an appeal for peace and the “recovery of public order” after a fresh round of protests and riots around the country left shops and public buildings looted and burned, the capital’s transport system disrupted and…
UK Labour Leader Corbyn: I would stay neutral in a second Brexit referendum
The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday he would remain neutral in any second Brexit referendum, so he could credibly carry out the result of the vote and unite the country.
Bolivia’s interim government charges Morales with sedition and terrorism
Bolivia’s interim government filed a criminal complaint on Friday against former President Evo Morales for alleged sedition and terrorism, the interior minister said, as authorities began probes of his allies that they accuse of corruption and fomentin…
UK Conservative lead over Labour narrows to 10 points: Panelbase poll
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has seen its lead narrow to 10 points over the opposition Labour Party, according to a poll by Panelbase released on Friday, the first time the lead has shrunk in one of its recent surveys.
