Several dead in attack on Canadian miner Semafo convoy in Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Semafo said on Wednesday that several people had been killed when a convoy transporting some of its workers was attacked on a road in eastern Burkina Faso.
Ten killed in attack on Semafo convoy in Burkina Faso: sources
Ten people were killed and dozens more are wounded and missing after an attack on a convoy transporting workers of Canadian gold miner Semafo in eastern Burkina Faso, three sources said on Wednesday.
Chile prosecutor seeks to investigate 14 police officers for alleged torture of protesters
A Chilean prosecutor on Wednesday said he would seek court approval to investigate 14 police officers for allegedly torturing protesters during almost three weeks of intense unrest and rioting in the country.
Swedish publisher detained in China to publish poems smuggled out of jail
A dissident bookseller who has been detained in China off and on since 2015 is to release a collection of his poems that have been smuggled out of jail, a Swedish publishing house said on Wednesday.
Bolivian protest leader plots La Paz return as violence flares
A Bolivian protest leader who has pledged to march into La Paz to demand President Evo Morales step down will make a second attempt to reach the capital on Wednesday, amid intensifying clashes between government supporters and the opposition.
Militia in Congo kills 10 civilians in village raid
Armed attackers killed 10 people and kidnapped two others during a raid on a village in eastern Congo, a local official said on Tuesday, accusing the fighters of belonging to an Islamist rebel militia.
Killing of Americans sucks Mexican president into Trump election vortex
The massacre of nine American citizens has dealt a new blow to the Mexican president’s aim to free his country of foreign interference, enveloping him in a growing security crisis just as U.S. counterpart Donald Trump seeks re-election.
Iran distances itself further from nuclear deal, alarming Russia, France
Iran has stepped up activity at its underground Fordow nuclear plant, state TV said on Wednesday, a move France said showed for the first time that Tehran explicitly planned to quit a deal with world powers that curbed its disputed nuclear work.
Lebanese banks worry capital increase deadline is too tight: sources
Lebanon’s banks are worried that a central bank deadline for compulsory capital increases is too tight as they grapple with the fallout from weeks of anti-government protests, banking sources familiar with the matter said.
Sri Lanka government pledges to hold off signing U.S. pact until after election
Sri Lanka’s government said on Wednesday a decision on agreeing a $480 million infrastructure grant from the United States, which has been criticized by some lawyers, Buddhist monks and opposition politicians, would be put off until after a Nov. 16 pre…
