South Africa’s ANC elders criticize ‘tainted’ officials on election list
Elders of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday criticized the inclusion of “tainted” former officials linked to corruption in the governing party’s list of candidates for a parliamentary election in May.
South Sudan lawmaker, two others killed in ambush
One South Sudanese lawmaker and two security personnel were killed in an ambush in the north-east of the country while returning from a peace mission, a ruling party spokesman said on Wednesday.
Cyprus Backstop? Ireland is not the only island with Brexit muddle
While the European Union and Britain wrestle over the “Irish backstop” issue in their stalled Brexit agreement, a similar problem is taxing another island at the other end of the continent – Cyprus.
Chile court orders Catholic Church to compensate sex abuse victims
A Chilean appeals court has ordered the Catholic Church to pay compensation to three victims in a sex abuse case against former Santiago priest Fernando Karadima, according to a ruling issued on Wednesday.
Luxury cruise ship lost engines due low level of lubricating oil: Norway
The engines of a luxury cruise ship that narrowly escaped disaster during a storm off Norway on Saturday failed because of relatively low levels of lubricating oil in the engines, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Wednesday.
Amid ruined lives, Mozambique’s cyclone survivors face cholera, diarrhea
Dozens of fragile patients poured into a clinic in the wrecked Mozambican port city of Beira on Wednesday, as the government said it had confirmed the first five cases of cholera in the wake of deadly Cyclone Idai.
Hamas leader appears in public as fighting with Israel tails off
The leader of the militant Islamist group Hamas viewed the rubble of his bombed office in Gaza on Wednesday, appearing in public as an uneasy calm took hold after two days of cross-border Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes.
U.N. to investigate massacre of 157 Malian villagers
The United Nations has dispatched human rights experts to central Mali to investigate a weekend massacre of at least 157 villagers seen as one of the worst acts of bloodshed in a country beset by ethnic violence.
Trump tells Russia to get its troops out of Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and said that “all options” were open to make that happen.
Algeria’s ruling party backs army’s call for end to Bouteflika’s rule
Algeria’s ruling FLN party on Wednesday said it backed the army’s call for the constitutional removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in order to end weeks of protests against his 20-year rule.
