China trip and son’s wedding: Sri Lanka leader denounced after Easter bombings
After coming under fire for not acting on warnings about Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is now facing criticism over his leadership in the aftermath of the Islamist attacks.
Paraguayan indigenous community goes digital to protect ancestral lands
Rumilda Fernández’s indigenous community has long tended its ancestral lands in Paraguay, marking boundaries with an ancient system of names for trees and streams. Now, squeezed by deforestation and farming, the community is going digital to defend itself.
Jailed Catalan separatist MPs pick up credentials amid tight security
Five jailed Catalan separatists elected to parliament last month picked up their credentials as lawmakers on Monday amid high security after being granted temporary release from custody.
Explainer: Crunch time for Spain as regional, EU elections loom
Three weeks after a national election, Spain is still without a government. On Sunday it holds local, regional and European ballots that will go a long way toward establishing the country’s political identity for the coming years.
UK ministers to consider merits of indicative Brexit votes
Senior ministers will consider the merits of whether lawmakers should hold indicative votes on Brexit options when Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet meets on Tuesday, her spokesman said.
Austria’s far-right FPO lose 5 points in poll after video scandal
Support for Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) fell by 5 percentage points to 18 percent after longtime FPO leader Heinz-Christian Strache was caught in an apparent sting operation offering to fix state contracts, a poll showed on Monday.
Austria’s Kurz seeks to oust far-right interior minister before early election
Austria’s two ruling parties agitated to end their coalition on Monday, with the chancellor seeking to oust the interior minister and his far-right coalition partner threatening to quit the teetering government if he does.
Indonesian ex-police brigadier says he was fired for being gay
A former Indonesian police brigadier has filed a complaint to the human rights commission claiming he was fired for being gay, his lawyers said on Monday, in what could be a test case on discrimination in the Southeast Asian country.
Egyptian security forces kill 12 suspected militants after bus bombing
Egyptian security forces have killed 12 suspected Islamist militants in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, a day after an explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people.
Kremlin denies Russian involvement in Austria’s Freedom Party scandal
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was in no way involved in a political scandal in Austria after the country’s vice-chancellor was shown on video offering to fix state contracts with a woman posing as a Russian oligarch’s niece.
