Sudan’s Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest
President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces.
Sudan’s main protest group calls for demonstrations to continue: source
The main organizer of protests against Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir rejected a statement by the defense minister announcing a two-year transition under a military council, a senior source from the group said on Thursday.
Snipers, starvation and death: IS ‘caliphate’ ended in bloodbath
Even when U.S. coalition air strikes and artillery paused for people to evacuate during lulls in fighting, the killing did not stop in Islamic State’s final enclave.
Thumbs up in handcuffs: Julian Assange leaves police station for court
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was pictured in the back of a van leaving a London police station in handcuffs with his thumb up, after being arrested on Thursday, a Reuters photograph showed.
Frail-looking Assange arrested by British police after seven years in Ecuador embassy
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 in a move his supporters said was illegal.
Factbox: Reaction to arrest of Julian Assange in London
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 in a move his supporters said was illegal.
Sudan’s Bashir forced to step down after mass protests
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the army on Thursday and consultations were under way to form a transitional council to run the country, drawing a line under three decades of autocratic power that included allegations of genocide.
Sudan’s defense minister says Bashir detained, military council to head transition
Sudan’s defense minister said on Thursday that President Omar al-Bashir had been detained “in a safe place” and that a military council would run the country for a two-year transitional period.
Stranded migrant boat appeals to Europe for port after eight days at sea
A charity ship with scores of African migrants on board appealed to European states for a safe port on Thursday after being stranded for eight days between Malta and Italy, saying the health of the rescued people was worsening.
Sudan’s long-time survivor Bashir forced out after protests
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir, who weathered multiple armed rebellions, economic crises and attempts by the West to make him a pariah, was forced to step down by the military on Thursday after popular protests.
