Sudan’s military council promises civilian government after Bashir toppled
Sudan’s ruling military council on Friday promised a new civilian government, a day after the armed forces overthrew President Omar al-Bashir, but mistrustful protest leaders immediately rejected the gesture.
Military council says will not extradite Bashir, may try him in Sudan
Sudan’s transitional military council will not extradite ousted president Omar al-Bashir but he could be tried in Sudan, the head of the council’s political committee said on Friday.
Syrian Kurdish official: Damascus talks going nowhere, Russia to blame
Efforts to forge a political deal between Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria and the Syrian government are at a standstill and President Bashar-al Assad’s ally Russia is to blame, a Syrian Kurdish official said.
Gunmen abduct two Cuban doctors in Kenya, police arrest their driver
Gunmen abducted two Cuban doctors near Kenya’s border with Somalia on Friday as they were going to work, and shot dead a police officer guarding them, authorities said.
In tourist-hungry Portugal, Brexit means ‘Brelcome’
Haunted by the idea that Brexit may affect Portugal’s booming tourism industry, a government agency has launched a campaign to say “Brelcome” to the thousands of British visitors who choose the country as a holiday destination.
‘Beam me up’: Indonesian president uses holograms to woo rural voters
A crowd of villagers cheers as a holographic image of Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo appears at a campaign rally outside the capital, Jakarta.
South Sudan frets over whether Sudan coup will derail fragile peace
(This April 11 story corrects to remove reference to rebel group led by Cirillo)
U.N. rights office says Assange must get fair trial
The United Nations human rights office on Friday urged judicial authorities to ensure that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, currently in British custody and the subject of an extradition request from United States, gets a fair trial.
Transition period can be as short as one month if managed ‘without chaos’: Sudan military council
Sudan’s ruling military council expects a transition period it announced on Thursday to be two years at most, and said it can be as short as one month if it is managed “without chaos”, said the head of the council’s political committee.
Ex-ruling party will be allowed to compete in elections: Sudan military council
The former ruling National Congress Party of Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir will be allowed to compete in planned elections, the head of Sudan’s transitional military council’s political committee said on Friday.
