Vietnamese may be among UK truck dead as police make three more arrests
Police investigating the deaths of 39 people in a truck near London said they had arrested three more suspects on Friday on suspicion of human trafficking amid signs that some of the dead may be Vietnamese.
Twenty-three killed as fresh protests engulf Iraq
At least 21 protesters were killed in Iraq on Friday when security forces used tear gas and an Iranian-backed militia opened fire to try to quell renewed demonstrations against corruption and economic hardship, security sources said.
Truck drivers add to Pinera’s headaches in protest-stricken Chile
Chilean truck and taxi drivers brought gridlock to the capital’s highways on Friday in a protest against high road tolls that added to a week of rowdy demonstrations over social inequality.
Vietnamese may be among UK truck dead as police make two more arrests
Police investigating the deaths of 39 people in a truck near London said they had arrested a man and a woman on Friday on suspicion of human trafficking amid signs that some of the dead may be Vietnamese.
Bolivians block roads in protest as Morales election win splits nation
Bolivians blocked streets in La Paz on Friday demanding an audit of a controversial election count that handed President Evo Morales a outright win and with it a fourth consecutive term that would extend his rule to nearly two decades.
Dutch arrest alleged commander of Syrian Islamist group
Dutch police this week arrested a 29-year-old Syrian alleged former commander of the Ahrar al-Sham Islamist insurgent group on suspicion of having committed war crimes, the public prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Russian agent Butina freed from U.S. prison, set to be deported
Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina was released from a Florida prison on Friday after serving most of her 18-month sentence for conspiring to influence U.S. conservative activists and infiltrate a powerful gun rights group, and taken into custody by …
France wants to maintain pressure on Brexit extension, source close to Macron says
Brexit negotiations should only be extended beyond Oct. 31 for as long as Britain can justify to the European Union’s 27 remaining members, a source close to French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.
Brazil prosecutors seek $1.32 billion in fines from dozens accused of crimes
A task force of Brazilian public prosecutors said on Friday it is seeking to fine over a dozen people 5.3 billion reais ($1.3 billion) on accusations of fraud, money laundering and corruption involving an investment fund linked to prominent businessman…
Hezbollah warns of chaos, civil war in Lebanon
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement warned on Friday that a power vacuum could tip the country into civil war, suggesting that adversaries including the United States and Israel were seeking to exploit an unprecedented wave of demonstrations to provoke confli…
