Trial of prominent Saudi woman activist to start this week: family
The trial of Loujain al-Hathloul, one of nearly a dozen prominent Saudi Arabian women’s rights activists detained since last year, will begin on Wednesday, her family said on Twitter.
Spokesman of leading Rwandan opposition politician found dead
The spokesman for leading Rwandan opposition politician Victoire Ingabire has been found dead, a government official said on Sunday.
Hours in purgatory as families wait for news of Ethiopian Airlines crash
More than three hours after Ethiopian Airlines tweeted that there were no survivors from flight ET302 to Nairobi which crashed on Sunday, authorities finally began informing families waiting in Kenya.
Venezuela suspends school, business activities on Monday: minister
Venezuela is suspending school and business activities on Monday amid a continuing blackout, Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in a televised broadcast on Sunday, the second such cancellation since power went out last week.
Germany criticizes Turkey in row over reporters
Two German journalists left Turkey on Sunday after authorities there rejected their press accreditations, a step that drew condemnation from Germany’s foreign minister and revived diplomatic tensions.
Nerves fray, tempers flare as Venezuela blackout hits fourth day
Furious Venezuelans lined up to buy water and fuel on Sunday as the country endured a fourth day of a nationwide blackout that has left already-scarce food rotting in shops, homes suffering for lack of water and cell phones without reception.
New Assad statue triggers protest in cradle of Syrian revolt
Hundreds of Syrians in the southern city of Deraa protested on Sunday at the erection of a new statue of President Bashar al-Assad’s late father, nearly eight years after the original was toppled at the outbreak of Syria’s civil war.
India to go to polls from April 11, Pakistan tension may boost Modi
India will hold a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, the election commission said on Sunday, in what will be the world’s biggest democratic exercise with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to benefit from tensions with Pakistan.
Morocco takes back citizens from northern Syria: U.S.-backed SDF
A group of Moroccans held in northern Syria by U.S.-backed SDF forces have returned home, the SDF said, in a rare case of a foreign government taking back citizens likely to have been members of the Islamic State jihadist group.
Factbox: Deal, no deal or delay – How will UK parliament decide on Brexit?
Lawmakers will this week decide how and when Britain should leave the European Union in a series of votes that could determine the country’s prosperity for decades to come.
