Turkey detains nine people over attack on main opposition leader
Turkey has arrested nine people, including a member of the ruling AK Party, after the country’s main opposition leader was punched and his car was stoned at a soldier’s funeral at the weekend, the interior minister said on Monday.
Arrests at London climate-change protests top 1,000
The number of environmental campaigners arrested during eight days of direct action in London topped 1,000 on Monday, police said, adding that Waterloo Bridge, one of the sites blockaded by the protests, had re-opened to traffic.
What next? Comedian’s win in Ukrainian presidential election poses riddle
Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Monday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically up-ended the status quo and won the country’s presidential election by a landslide.
Kremlin says too early to speak of possible cooperation with Ukraine after election
The Kremlin said on Monday that it was too early to speak about possible cooperation with Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but added that Moscow respected the choice of the Ukrainian people.
Ugandan police disperse supporters of popular lawmaker Bobi Wine with water cannon
Ugandan police used teargas and water cannon to disperse a gathering of supporters of popular musician and lawmaker Bobi Wine at a beach resort near the capital Kampala where he was planning to hold a concert, local NTV and police said on Monday.
Five Algerian billionaires arrested as part of anti-graft investigation: State TV
Five Algerian billionaires, some of them close to former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who quit over mass protests, have been arrested as part of an anti-graft investigation, state TV said on Monday.
Sri Lanka’s bomb carnage casts pall over tourism revival
With its capital under curfew following devastating Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and upmarket hotels, Sri Lanka is filled with fear, horror and grief and tourists who have been flocking to the Indian Ocean island could cancel in droves.
Former Turkish PM Davutoglu sharply criticizes Erdogan’s AK Party
A former prime minister and close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan strongly criticized the ruling AK Party on Monday, blaming policy changes and an alliance with nationalists for its poor performance in Turkey’s local elections last month.
Five Algerian billionaires arrested as part of antigraft investigation: State TV
Five Algerian billionaires, some of them close to former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who quit over mass protests, have been arrested as part of an anti-graft investigation, Algerian state TV said on Monday.
U.S. will fail to cut Iran oil exports to zero -ministry source to Tasnim agency
The United States will fail to cut Iranian oil exports to zero, as Iran is ready for any U.S. decision to end waivers granted to buyers of Iranian crude, the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Monday quoted an unnamed Iranian oil ministry source as sa…
