Verdict for Salvadoran woman accused of killing stillborn expected next week
The verdict in a retrial of a Salvadoran woman convicted of aggravated homicide after a stillbirth is expected on Monday, the woman’s lawyer said on Friday, in a closely watched case that could overturn a 30-year prison sentence.
Pirates kidnap eight crew members in raid on German ship off Cameroon
Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members of a German-owned ship in a raid on the vessel off the coast of Cameroon, the Hamburg-based company that owns the ship said on Friday.
Libya reopens southern airport closed since 2014
Libya reopened on Friday its airport in the main southern city of Sebha which had been closed since January 2014 due to security problems, residents said.
Senator Graham, close Trump ally, joins opponents to planned U.S. foreign aid cuts
Senator Lindsey Graham and Representative Hal Rogers urged President Donald Trump on Friday to drop planned “sweeping and indiscriminate” foreign aid cuts, joining a chorus of lawmakers opposing what they consider a bid to sidestep Trump’s own budget d…
Trump meets advisers on Afghan peace plan
President Donald Trump met with top advisers on Friday to review negotiations with the Taliban on a U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan and the potential for a political settlement between the warring sides.
U.S. appeals court deals partial setback to Trump rule to curtail asylum
A U.S. appeals court on Friday dealt a setback to the Trump administration attempt to bar almost all asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border, but stopped short of applying its decision nationwide.
Vessels from Venezuela can still transit Panama Canal: authority
The Panama Canal will allow vessels coming from Venezuela to transit the waterway provided they present the necessary paperwork, the canal authority’s chief said on Wednesday, suggesting a new round of U.S. sanctions on the South American country may n…
Mexico to deport U.S. citizen suspected of supporting ‘violent jihad’
Mexican authorities arrested a U.S. citizen suspected of supporting militant Islamists in an example of Mexico’s security cooperation with the United States even as the two neighbors grapple with sharp disagreements over trade and migration.
Houthis say they launched drone attacks on a Saudi airport; Saudi TV says drone intercepted
Yemen’s Houthis launched more drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Abha international airport on Friday, halting air traffic there, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman said.
Leader of Kenyan drug organization sentenced to 25 years in U.S.
A U.S. judge sentenced a leading Kenyan drug trafficker, Baktash Akasha, to 25 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to import heroin and methamphetamine and other crimes.
