Burundi bans BBC and suspends Voice of America, activists cry foul
Burundi has banned the BBC and indefinitely suspended Voice of America, moves that campaigners and the international broadcasters described as a blow to press freedom.
All Brexit options are on the table: UK Conservatives chair
The chairman of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party said all options were on the table for how to get Britain out of its Brexit impasse but that seeking a customs union with the European Union would be difficult.
Erdogan says Turkey will solve Syria issue ‘on the field’ after Sunday’s elections
Turkey will solve the Syria issue “on the field” after Sunday’s local elections, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, as he sought to drum up support for his AK Party in the vote.
Man arrested after Eurostar suspends train services due to trespasser
British police arrested a man for blocking the railway line on Saturday after Eurostar, which runs trains between London, Paris and Brussels, had to suspend all trains in and out of Britain for several hours.
All Brexit options are on the table: UK Conservatives chair
The chairman of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party said all options were on the table for how to get Britain out of its Brexit impasse but that seeking a customs union with the European Union would be difficult.
Factbox: Cyclone Idai’s death toll rises to 746, hundreds of thousands displaced
Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Protests at Chinese copper mine in Peru continue after local leader freed
Peruvian police on Friday freed the leader of an indigenous community that has blocked roads to a major copper mine, but hours later arrested his second-in-command, accusing him of running over police officers while driving drunk.
Israeli fire kills Palestinian on Gaza border: Palestinian Health Ministry
Israeli fire killed a Palestinian man near the Gaza border on Saturday, Palestinian Health officials said, as Israel’s forces massed at the frontier ahead of a rally to mark the first anniversary of a surge of Gaza border protests.
Abuse allegations leave Afghanistan women’s soccer team in tatters
Allegations of sexual abuse of members of Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team by sport officials have resulted in missed paychecks after sponsors pulled out, taunts and entreaties from parents to their daughters to quit playing.
Afghanistan floods kill 17, worsen already desperate situation
Heavy rains caused flash floods in western Afghanistan that killed at least 17 people, destroying homes and sweeping through makeshift shelters that housed displaced families, a government official said on Saturday.
