Factbox: Leading Sudanese security figures
Officers who ousted President Omar al-Bashir from three decades in power have announced that a military council will run Sudan for a transitional period lasting up to two years, followed by elections.
Head of Sudan’s military council steps down, a day after Bashir toppled
Sudan’s defense minister stepped down abruptly on Friday as head of the country’s transitional ruling military council after only a day in the post, as protesters demanded quicker political change following President Omar al-Bashir’s ouster by the arme…
Clashes in Peru coca eradication operation leave at least two dead
Two farmers were killed in clashes in Peru that erupted on Friday as authorities launched an operation to uproot coca plants – used to make cocaine – in a region near the border with Bolivia, a local mayor and the police said.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says U.S. must change stance, gives deadline
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the breakdown in talks with the United States has raised the risks of returning to past tensions, but he is only interested in meeting President Donald Trump again if the United States comes with the right attitude,…
Colombia gets $31.5 million grant to aid Venezuelan migrants
A refugee fund set up by the World Bank, the United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank on Friday approved a $31.5 million grant for Colombia to aid Venezuelan migrants and refugees.
Two Venezuela central bank employees arrested after meeting Guaido: lawyer
Two people who work at Venezuela’s central bank were arrested on Friday after meeting opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has called on public officials to disavow President Nicolas Maduro, according to the employees’ lawyer and a source familiar with t…
Former Venezuelan general with ‘treasure trove’ of intelligence arrested for drug trafficking
Spanish police on Friday arrested Hugo Carvajal, a former head of Venezuelan military intelligence, who Washington believes has a “treasure trove” of details he is willing to share about Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
U.S. to help improve commercial traffic on Mexican border: minister
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday that U.S. officials have pledged to help improve the flow of commercial traffic across the two neighbors’ shared border.
U.S. has two months to finalize extradition case against WikiLeaks’ Assange
U.S. prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.S. government official said on Friday.
Exclusive: Ex-South Sudan rebel leader believes unity government won’t be ready by May 12
(This April 12 story fixes to substitute Archbishop of Canterbury, instead of peace group, organizing retreat in the penultimate paragraph)
