Hundreds of thousands back on Algeria’s streets, demanding radical reform
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria’s streets on Friday to press demands for sweeping democratic change well beyond former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation, chanting “we do what we want”, witnesses said.
Turkey arrests suspected spies for UAE, investigating Khashoggi link
Turkey has arrested two suspects who confessed to spying on Arab nationals for the United Arab Emirates, and is investigating whether the arrival in Turkey of one of them was related to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a senior Turkish o…
Pakistan PM hints at further cabinet changes after ‘batting order’ shuffle
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that he would not hesitate to make more changes to his cabinet if required a day after a major reshuffle that saw the appointment of a new finance minister and nine other ministerial switches.
French interior minister warns of yellow-vest riots on Saturday
The French interior minister warned on Friday that violence could flare up on the 23rd Saturday of yellow-vest protests, as authorities banned marches around the fire-gutted Notre-Dame cathedral.
More protesters flood Sudan’s sit-in to demand civilian rule
Hundreds of thousands of protesters massed around a sit-in outside Sudan’s Defense Ministry on Friday to demand that the military council that ousted former president Omar al-Bashir last week hand over power to civilians.
Filipino devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion
Hundreds of tourists watched in shock as actors dressed as Roman soldiers hammered four-inch nails through the hands and feet of a Filipino into a wooden cross for the 33rd time in a Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.
Slain Northern Irish journalist, 29, was ‘inspiring thinker’
A year after moving to Londonderry, celebrated young Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee wrote about how she looked forward to “better times ahead and saying goodbye to bombs and bullets once and for all”.
Mali struggles to disarm ethnic militia suspected of massacre
Shortly after rolling into the central Malian town of Koro to detain a leader of an ethnic militia suspected of massacring about 160 villagers, a pickup truck of army soldiers was swarmed by hostile residents.
Turkey arrests suspected spies for UAE, probing Khashoggi link
Turkey has arrested two intelligence operatives who confessed to spying on Arab nationals for the United Arab Emirates, and it is probing whether the arrival in Turkey of one of them was related to Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, a senior Turkish official sa…
Doctors assessing when Madeira bus crash survivors can fly home to Germany
Doctors from Germany are working with a Portuguese medical team to evaluate when the German tourists who survived a fatal bus crash on the island of Madeira can be transferred home, the hospital said on Friday.
