Gas explosion kills five in apartment block in Slovakia
A gas explosion at an apartment block in the eastern Slovak town of Presov killed five people on Friday, rescuers said.
Israel detains Palestinian Authority TV journalists in Jerusalem
Israeli police on Friday detained four journalists from the Palestinian Authority’s official television station in Jerusalem, drawing protest from Palestinians who say their activities in the holy city are increasingly restricted.
Migrants in Bosnia refuse to move from forest camp
Bowing to international pressure, Bosnian authorities agreed on Friday to dismantle a makeshift refugee camp of freezing snow-covered tents, but some migrants living there have been refusing food in protest at being resettled.
China envoy says Iran deal dispute resolution not triggered
European parties to the Iran nuclear deal did not trigger a mechanism that could lead to the renewal of U.N. sanctions at talks in Vienna on Friday, China’s envoy said.
Merkel expresses ‘shame’ during Auschwitz visit, vows to fight anti-Semitism
Angela Merkel expressed “deep shame” on Friday during her first visit as chancellor to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust memorial and vowed to fight rising racism and anti-Semitism in Germany and Europe.
Switzerland’s search dogs get ready for deadly avalanche season
Doctors and search dogs took to the skies in a helicopter on Friday to practice rescuing hikers and skiers in the build-up to the Swiss Alps’ deadly avalanche season.
France’s Environment Ministry says fuel stocks are good
France’s fuel stocks are good and supplies continue as normal, the Environment Ministry said on Friday, as the country experienced a second day of strikes against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.
Leaked Brexit document did not reflect final version of deal: UK source
A leaked document used by the Labour party to attack the governing Conservatives’ Brexit deal was written by a junior civil servant and was an initial appraisal of the deal and not formally approved, a British government source said on Friday.
Nigerian activist Sowore re-arrested hours after he was freed: lawyer
A Nigerian activist and former presidential candidate whose detention has prompted protests by rights groups was re-arrested on Friday at a court hearing hours after he was freed on bail, his lawyer told Reuters.
Thailand detains wife, children of Rakhine insurgent group leader
The Thai authorities have detained the wife and children of a top commander of Arakan Army, an insurgent group who are fighting for greater autonomy in neighboring Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Thai officials told Reuters on Friday.
