Attack on Mali army base kills 12 soldiers: local lawmaker
Gunmen attacked a Malian army base in a dawn raid on Sunday, killing 12 soldiers and burning the camp in west-central Mali, a local lawmaker said.
Sudan delegation to visit U.S. to discuss lifting of terrorism listing: SUNA
A Sudanese delegation will visit the United States soon to discuss Sudan’s removal from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, state news agency SUNA reported on Sunday.
Thousands protest in Morocco demanding release of jailed activists
Thousands of Moroccans staged a march on Sunday in downtown Rabat to demand the release of activists who led protests over economic and social problems in the northern Rif region in late 2016 and 2017.
Bahrain king reinstates nationality to 551 citizens tried in courts
Bahrain’s king, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, reinstated nationality to 551 people stripped of their citizenship by courts in the Gulf Arab state, state news agency BNA said on Sunday.
Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building
Four alleged Islamic State militants were killed on Sunday when authorities thwarted an attack on a state security building in Saudi Arabia’s central Riyadh province, authorities told state media.
Five Britons among those killed in Sri Lanka attacks – PA
Three Britons and two individuals holding joint United States and British citizenship were among more than 200 people killed in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, the Press Association (PA) reported, citing the Sri Lankan foreign ministry.
Western woman killed, three other people kidnapped in northern Nigeria
Kidnappers in Nigeria killed two people including a Western woman on Saturday and abducted three Nigerians in the northern city of Kaduna, the local police said.
Two Turks among those killed in Sri Lanka bomb blasts
Two Turkish citizens were among the more than 200 killed in bomb blasts at three churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday, Turkey’s government said in state-run media on Sunday.
Bombs kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday
More than 200 people were killed and at least 450 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago.
Macedonians vote in election dominated by dispute over name change
Macedonians vote on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by deep divisions over a change of the country’s name to North Macedonia under a deal with Greece.
