Ambassadors designated by Venezuela’s Guaido meet in Colombia on winning over China and Russia
Ambassadors designated by Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader recognized by most Western nations as the country’s president, are meeting on Saturday in Colombia to discuss how to win the support of China and Russia, staunch allies of Presiden…
French police clash with yellow vests protesters in Strasbourg
French police fired tear gas to push back protesters who tried to march toward the European Parliament building in the eastern city of Strasbourg on the 25th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies.
Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants
As darkness fell in Sainthamaruthu village on Sri Lanka’s east coast on Friday, troops and police prepared to storm a concrete shack that local residents had told them was a safe house for a band of Islamist militants.
Sri Lankan president bans Islamist groups suspected of Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has banned two Islamist groups suspected of being behind the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people, his office said on Saturday.
Colombia’s Trasandino pipeline bombed for seventh time in 2019
Colombia’s Trasandino oil pipeline was bombed late on Friday in western Narino province, spilling crude into a nearby stream, state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA said, the seventh time it has been attacked this year.
Flooding starts in Mozambique after cyclone, death toll rises to five
Mozambican officials on Saturday urged those living near two rivers in the country’s north to move to higher ground, as Cyclone Kenneth dumped heavy rains and caused some flooding.
Relatives of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind wounded in gunbattle
The wife and a daughter of the suspected mastermind of suicide attacks on churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka were wounded in a gunbattle that erupted following a raid in the east of the country, police and his sister said on Saturday.
Sudan negotiators hopeful of deal on new transitional council
Sudan’s opposition alliance and ruling military council said after talks on Saturday that they expected to agree on the formation of a new body to lead the country’s transition from 30 years of autocratic rule by Omar al-Bashir.
China puts gentler face on Belt and Road, hits back at critics
China sought to put a gentler face on its massive plan to recreate the old Silk Road at a summit that ended on Saturday, saying it must do more to explain the program and boost sustainability even as state media hit back at critics.
Heavy rains lash Mozambique after cyclone, death toll rises to five
Heavy rains pounded northern Mozambique on Saturday, fuelling fears of flooding two days after Cyclone Kenneth smashed into the coast, flattening buildings and knocking out communications.
