UNHCR says 21 Venezuelans missing after boat sinks in Caribbean
At least 21 Venezuelans were missing after their boat sank on the way to the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, citing information from that country’s coast guard.
Cypriot police search for more victims of suspected serial killer
Cypriot police searched on Friday for more victims of a suspected serial killer amid mounting public accusations that authorities bungled investigations and failed to heed concern about the safety of women.
Support for Malaysian PM drops as concerns grow over economy, race: survey
Fewer than half of Malaysians approve of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, an opinion poll showed on Friday, as concerns over rising costs and racial matters plague his administration nearly a year after taking office.
Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombings
Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings of churches and hotels that killed 253 people, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday…
Guarded by soldiers, defiant Sri Lankan Muslims pray for peace
As the Islamic call to prayer echoed through the subdued streets of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, crowds of Muslims were greeted with an unusual sight: their golden-domed Mosque flanked by soldiers armed with assault rifles.
Thousands protest against Algeria’s ruling elite
Thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria’s ruling elite rallied in Algiers for a tenth Friday.
Poland signs $428 million navy helicopter deal with Leonardo
Poland signed an agreement with Italy’s Leonardo on Friday to buy four AW101 helicopters for its navy in a deal worth 1.65 billion zlotys ($428 million).
North Korea turns to diplomats after Kim sidelines point man in nuclear talks
The demotion of Kim Yong Chol, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s point man for nuclear talks with the United States, signals that long-time diplomats who had been sidelined from the process will return to center-stage, diplomatic sources in Seoul and r…
Turkey orders detention of 210 military personnel over links to Gulen
Istanbul prosecutors ordered the detention of 210 military personnel over suspected links to the network blamed by Ankara for orchestrating a failed 2016 military coup, the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Cyclone leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique
Homes were destroyed and some areas were cut off and without power in Mozambique on Friday after Cyclone Kenneth made landfall, the second major storm to hit the country in six weeks.
