Former presidents of ICC group call for review of court
The first five presidents of the International Criminal Court’s oversight body called on Thursday for a review of the institution’s functioning, following its April 12 decision not to investigate atrocities in Afghanistan.
Bomb scare, suspicious vehicle rattle nervous Sri Lanka amid attack probe
Sri Lankan authorities locked down the central bank and the road leading to the jittery capital’s airport was shut briefly by a bomb scare on Thursday as more people were swept up in the search for those behind Easter Sunday bombings that killed 359.
North Korea’s Kim says in strategic talks with Putin on Korea situation
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday that he was visiting Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin about the situation on the Korean peninsula.
Climate-change protesters target London Stock Exchange and Canary Wharf
Environmental activists glued themselves to the London Stock Exchange and climbed onto the roof of a train at Canary Wharf on the final day of protests aimed at forcing Britain to take action to avert what they cast as a global climate cataclysm.
Climate change protesters climb on train at London’s Canary Wharf
Climate change activists climbed onto the roof of a train at Canary Wharf’s Docklands Light Railway station in London as part of the 11th day of direct action aimed at pushing politicians to take more radical measures to protect the environment.
After Tripoli assault, Libya’s next battle could be over banks
Eastern Libya commander Khalifa Haftar has thrown much of his military forces into attacking Tripoli, but the outcome of the offensive could be determined by a separate battle — to keep open the parallel finance system that funds his soldiers.
Putin says he discussed situation on Korean peninsula with Kim, calls talks substantial
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he discussed the situation on Korean peninsula with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday.
Security alert at Sri Lanka central bank lifted: sources
Sri Lankan authorities lifted a security alert at the central bank in the capital Colombo on Thursday after it was locked down following a warning about an impending explosion, two bank sources said.
Afghanistan feels impact of Iran’s economic isolation
Abdul Saboor escaped poverty and instability in Afghanistan three years ago with his wife and three children and found work in neighboring Iran. Now he has returned home, despite the fact that life there has not improved.
Key dates in life of Japanese Emperor Akihito
Emperor Akihito, 85, will step down on April 30, the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in nearly two centuries. His son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will inherit the throne the next day.
