Tens of thousands of protesters back on Algeria’s streets, demanding radical reform
Tens of thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria’s streets on Friday to press demands for wholesale democratic change well beyond former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation after six weeks of mass protests, witnesses said.
Thirteen dead in South Africa after church wall collapses
Thirteen people were killed in a south-eastern province of South Africa during an Easter service after a church wall collapsed on them late on Thursday following days of heavy rains and strong winds, emergency services said on Friday.
Thai king confers awards on two Australian divers for rescue of cave boys
Two Australian cave divers who were instrumental in the rescue last year of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave received on Friday a royal honor from King Maha Vajiralongkorn in a ceremony in Bangkok.
Climate change protesters descend on France’s SocGen, energy companies
Climate activists blocked thousands of employees from entering the headquarters of French bank Societe Generale, state-run utility EDF and oil giant Total on Friday, environmental group Greenpeace said.
Explainer: Egypt votes on changing its constitution
Egypt holds a three-day referendum from Saturday on constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030.
Thousands of protesters back in Algeria’s streets, demanding radical reform
– Thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria’s streets on Friday to press demands for wholesale democratic change well beyond former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation after six weeks of mass protests, witnesses said.
Feuding within Italian coalition intensifies amid recriminations
Italy’s coalition partners clashed angrily on Friday over mutual allegations of corruption, with relations between the League and 5-Star Movement at their lowest ebb since they formed a government last May.
Dutch tulip forecast: brilliant, with a chance of tourists
(This April 19 story corrects paragraph 3 to say Keukenhof is in Lisse)
Congress spokeswoman quits in middle of Indian election, joins BJP ally
A spokeswoman for India’s main opposition Congress party quit on Friday and joined a group allied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, complaining that misbehavior toward her by male Congress members was ignored.
Italy’s League threatening to bring down government: 5-Star leader
Italy’s League is threatening to bring down the government over a graft scandal involving one of its senior politicians, coalition partner the 5-Star Movement said on Friday.
