Water is now gold for desperate Venezuelans
Living with a scarcity of water is becoming the norm for many Venezuelans.
Struggle for Algeria hits business community
One of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s few remaining allies in the face of mass protests, business leader Ali Haddad, is facing pressure to quit as head of Algeria’s main business association, a move that would further weaken the embattled head of sta…
EU leaders to discuss stronger shield against Chinese influence
The European Union will weigh a more defensive strategy on China on Thursday, signaling a possible end to the unfettered access Chinese business has enjoyed in Europe but which Beijing has failed to reciprocate.
Pompeo, in Israel, calls Hezbollah risk to Middle East stability
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described Hezbollah on Wednesday as a risk to Middle East stability and conferred with Israel about the heavily armed, Iranian-backed Lebanese group ahead of a trip to Beirut.
Burundi authorities detain schoolgirls accused of scribbling over president’s picture
Burundian authorities have charged three schoolgirls accused of defacing a picture of President Pierre Nkurunziza, spokeswoman for the country’s Supreme Court, Agnès Bangiricenge, said on Thursday.
Six killed in Chinese pesticide plant explosion
An explosion at an industrial park in eastern China killed six people on Thursday and seriously injured 30, authorities and state media said.
DUP no closer to backing PM’s Brexit deal: lawmaker
The small Northern Irish party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is no closer to backing her EU divorce agreement as talks between the sides continue, the party’s Brexit spokesman said on Thursday.
Ethiopian crash captain untrained on 737 MAX simulator: source
The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight did not practise on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 before he died in a crash with 157 others, a pilot colleague said.
Aid workers widen search for Mozambique cyclone survivors, death toll mounts
Rescue workers widened their search in Mozambique and Zimbabwe on Thursday for survivors of devastating floods following a cyclone that ripped through southern Africa a week ago, killing hundreds and destroying buildings and farmland.
U.S. military may join Mozambique cyclone rescue, aid agencies told
U.S. military teams could join the cyclone rescue effort in Mozambique, a representative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said, according to the minutes of a humanitarian meeting published on Thursday.
