Hundreds of prisoners released in Nicaragua before protests anniversary
Nicaragua’s government released 636 prisoners on Tuesday as embattled President Daniel Ortega seeks to consolidate his hold on power nearly one year since the beginning of the biggest protests to shake his government.
Backstory: Lit cross above the ruins offers hope amid Notre-Dame debris
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In world’s biggest one-day election, Indonesia votes for its president
Indonesians began voting in the world’s biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
Shelling kills four in Tripoli as powers divided over Haftar’s push
At least four people were killed in heavy shelling in the Libyan capital Tripoli, an official said on Wednesday as Europe and the Gulf were divided over a push by eastern forces commander Khalifa Haftar to seize the city.
New Zealand’s revises national security threat level to medium
New Zealand’s national security threat level has been revised down to medium after it was raised to high in the wake of a mass shooting in Christchurch on March 15 that killed 50 people, the prime minister’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Hundreds of prisoners released in Nicaragua ahead of protests anniversary
Nicaragua’s government released 636 prisoners on Tuesday as embattled President Daniel Ortega seeks to consolidate his hold on power nearly one year since the beginning of the biggest protests to shake his government.
Voting underway in Indonesia, world’s biggest one-day election
Indonesians began voting in the world’s biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
Sudan’s interim military council fires three top public prosecutors
The head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has fired the country’s three highest-ranking public prosecutors, the council said on Tuesday, after protesters demanded an overhaul of the judiciary as a step toward civilian government.
Shelling in Libyan capital kills two, wounds eight: Tripoli official
Late night shelling in Libya’s capital Tripoli killed two people and wounded eight, a Tripoli emergency department official said on Wednesday.
Satellite images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site: U.S. researchers
Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea’s main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a U.S. think tank said on Tuesday.
