Thousands protest in Britain for Kashmir outside Indian High Commission
Thousands of people, many waving Pakistani and Kashmiri flags, protested outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday in support of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Argentina’s presidential front runner Fernandez says peso at 60 per dollar ‘seems fine’: radio
Argentina’s center-left presidential front runner Alberto Fernandez said the peso currency at 60 per U.S. dollar “seems fine,” in an interview with local Radio Mitre.
Sudan opposition to nominate economist Abdalla Hamdok for prime minister: sources
Sudan’s main opposition alliance will nominate Abdalla Hamdok, an economist who has served in international institutions, to be prime minister in the country’s transitional government, opposition sources said on Thursday.
Myanmar insurgents attack elite military college, other targets; 15 killed
Myanmar insurgents killed at least 15 people on Thursday, most of them members of the security forces, in attacks on an elite military college and other government targets in the country’s north, an army spokesman said.
China notes Trump comment on Hong Kong: foreign ministry
China has noted U.S. President Trump’s comment that Beijing needs to resolve the crisis in Hong Kong on its own, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Retrial to resume of Salvadoran woman on homicide charge after delivering stillborn son
The retrial of a Salvadoran woman convicted of aggravated homicide after having a stillbirth was scheduled to resume on Thursday, offering a possibility to overturn her 30-year sentence in a country that bans abortion in all circumstances.
Kremlin lauds ‘hero’ pilots after emergency landing near Moscow
The Kremlin lauded two Russian pilots as heroes and said they would be handed state awards after they landed an airliner carrying 233 people in a cornfield outside Moscow after striking a flock of birds during take-off.
Rival plans to stop no-deal Brexit clash, limiting their chances
Opposition parties launched rival campaigns to topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson and stop him taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, illustrating fractures in the anti-Brexit movement that make neither scheme likely to succeed.
Detained Baring Vostok executive Delpal to be placed under house arrest: Ifax
Baring Vostok executive Phillipe Delpal, a French national, will be released from custody and placed under house arrest under the order of a Moscow court, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday.
South Africa’s Public Protector hit with second punitive costs order
A South Africa court on Thursday awarded a second punitive costs order against the country’s top anti-corruption official, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, after finding an investigation conducted by her office showed “gross negligence”.
