Mexican bankers, bosses line up to woo powerful president
For two years, financiers at Mexico’s biggest annual banking bash issued veiled warnings about the risk of veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador taking power.
Pilots searched for right checklist before Lion Air crash: investigators
Indonesian investigators said on Thursday the cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Lion Air Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jet showed pilots were searching for the right checklist in their handbooks and were experiencing airspeed and altitude issues.
Stop Brexit: 700,000 sign UK petition to stay in EU
More than 700,000 people have rushed to sign a petition on the British parliament’s website calling for the government to revoke its divorce notice to the European Union and remain in the bloc.
EU summit readies for Brexit in May – or next week
EU leaders will tell Theresa May on Thursday she can have two months to organize an orderly Brexit but Britain could face a hugely disruptive ejection from the bloc next Friday if the prime minister fails to win backing from parliament.
Death toll climbs at Syrian camp
Twelve people died overnight after arriving at a camp in northeastern Syria from Islamic State’s final enclave at Baghouz, the International Rescue Committee said on Thursday.
Pakistan convicts two over blasphemy lynching case
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced two men, including a local government official, to life in prison on Thursday for their role in the brutal campus lynching two years ago of a university student accused of blasphemy.
Explosions in Afghan capital Kabul kill 6 during new year festival
Several explosions in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday killed six people and wounded 23 in an attack during celebrations to mark the Persian new year, government spokesmen said.
Prosecutors: Utrecht gunman had terrorist intent, other possible motives under investigation
A suspected gunman arrested for killing three people on a Dutch tram this week is believed to have acted with terrorist intent, and authorities are also investigating whether he had other personal motives, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Venezuela intelligence agents arrest Guaido aide: legislators
Venezuelan intelligence agents have detained Roberto Marrero, chief of staff to opposition leader Juan Guaido, legislators said on Thursday, in a sign of a potential crackdown by the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Aid workers widen search for Mozambique cyclone survivors, death toll mounts
Rescue workers extended their search in Mozambique on Thursday for survivors of devastating floods following a powerful cyclone that ripped through southern Africa a week ago, killing hundreds and destroying buildings and farmland.
