UK PM May defends Brexit delay, critic asks her to resign
British Prime Minister Theresa May defended her decision to delay Brexit and seek a compromise exit plan with the opposition Labour Party as one angry lawmaker from her own party stood up in parliament on Thursday and asked her to resign.
UK PM May focused on delivering for the country: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May is focused on delivering for the country, her spokesman said on Thursday when asked if she would consider resigning because she has had to extend Brexit beyond June 30 – something May previously said she could not acc…
UK government did not lobby Ecuador to revoke Assange’s asylum: May’s spokeswoman
The decision to revoke the asylum of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was taken by Ecuador, and Britain did not lobby for it, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Thursday.
Assange’s life in danger if extradited to the U.S., his Quito lawyer says
The life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be in danger if he is extradited to the United States, his lawyer in Quito said on Thursday following Assange’s arrest in London.
Sudan’s long-time survivor Bashir is finally forced out
Omar Hassan Bashir survived multiple armed rebellions, economic crises and attempts by the West to make him a pariah before he was finally ousted as Sudan’s president by the military on Thursday following protests against his 30-year rule.
Thousands protest against army statement in central Khartoum: Reuters witness
Thousands of people packed the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday to protest against the army’s announcement that President Omar al-Bashir would be replaced by a military-led transitional council, a Reuters witness said.
Thai election panel asks court to validate formula to decide election result
Thailand’s election panel asked a court on Thursday to decide if a contested formula used to calculate the 150 “party seats” for the House of Representative was valid and lawful, almost three weeks after a poll whose results it plans to announce on May…
Assange arrested in London after seven years in Ecuador embassy, U.S. seeks extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police and carried out of the Ecuadorean embassy on Thursday after his South American hosts abruptly revoked his seven-year asylum, paving the way for his extradition to the United States.
Russian court lets U.S. investor Calvey out of jail
A Russian court on Thursday released U.S. investor Michael Calvey after two months in jail and placed him under house arrest until Saturday, softening his treatment in a fraud case that has rattled investors.
U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Assange with conspiracy
U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks website, with conspiracy in trying to access a classified U.S. government computer with former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in 2010.
