Rescuers dig for survivors after deadly Africa cyclone, Beira ‘desperate’
Shortages of water and food stoked frustrations in Mozambique’s Beira city on Friday as a swathe of southern Africa scrambled for survival following a powerful cyclone that killed hundreds of people and may have affected hundreds of thousands more.
Responding to Trump, France says Israeli sovereignty over Golan breaks international law
France does not recognize the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights and its recognition – as called for by U.S. President Donald Trump – is contrary to international law, its foreign ministry said on Friday.
Thousands of Algerians rally to demand Bouteflika quit
Tens of thousands of Algerians rallied on Friday to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is fighting for his political survival in the face of relentless protests and the desertion of long-time allies.
What happens next on Brexit?
European Union leaders have given Prime Minister Theresa May a two week reprieve before Britain could leave the bloc without an exit deal if she fails to win parliament’s backing for her agreement with Brussels.
Afghan suicide bomber hits family, kills one, injures four
A suicide bomber on Friday killed one person and injured four, all members of the same family, in an attack in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, police said.
U.N. rights forum condemns Israel over deadly Gaza protests
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel’s “apparent intentional use of unlawful lethal and other excessive force” against civilian protesters in Gaza, and called for perpetrators of violations in the enclave to face justice.
Seeing double? Two Tymoshenkos run to become Ukraine president
Ukrainians casting their vote in this month’s presidential election will need to be sharp-eyed: two candidates with the same name and initials, Y.V. Tymoshenko, will be next to each other on the ballot paper.
In post-coup election, Thai rice, rubber farmers rethink old divide
In the rice-growing heartland of Thailand’s northeast, Kamol Suanpanya, 80, meets in the off season with fellow farmers at a community center, where they discuss Sunday’s election, the first after nearly five years of military rule.
China court jails scandal-hit Fanya metals exchange founder for 18 years: Xinhua
A Chinese court on Friday fined the firm behind the now-defunct Fanya Nonferrous Metals Exchange 1 billion yuan ($149.04 million) for illegal fundraising and handed its founder a lengthy prison term, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
China says U.S. hyping threat to justify own rising defense spending
China’s Defence Ministry on Friday accused its United States counterpart of deliberately seeking to hype up the threat from China and other nations to justify its own military expenditure, calling the move short-sighted and dangerous.
