Italy prosecutors probe 40 more people over bridge collapse: sources
Italian prosecutors have placed around 40 more people under investigation in relation to the collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa last year, including ex-officials of Atlantia’s units and the transport ministry, judicial sources said.
Irish PM says time for UK to compromise on Brexit
It is time for Britain rather than the European Union to compromise to get a Brexit deal over the line, Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday, describing Britain’s decision to leave the bloc as “a problem of their own creation”.
Venezuela shuts schools, suspends working day as blackout continues
Venezuela’s government shut schools and suspended working hours on Friday after the capital Caracas and other major cities awoke without electricity due to a problem that struck the South American country’s main hydroelectric plant on Thursday.
U.N. investigators hot on trail of Syrian war criminals
International investigators are moving ever closer to finding justice for victims of atrocities in Syria’s eight-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, the head of a U.N. war crimes body said.
Bosnian women struggle to return female relatives, children from Syria
A quarter of a century after their own country was devastated by war, three Bosnian women are struggling to bring home loved ones caught up in Syria’s ruinous conflict and the collapse of Islamic State rule.
Gender equality, rights on agenda on International Women’s Day
Campaigners for gender equality marked International Women’s Day on Friday with protests, discussion panels and walkouts as well as celebrations.
Swedish court convicts man for plotting to carry out bombing
A Swedish court convicted a man on Friday of plotting to carry out a bombing in Sweden in the name of Islamic State, sentencing him to seven years in prison followed by expulsion from the country.
Indian cricketers wear army camouflage caps as patriotism grips country
Indian cricketers wore army camouflage-style caps in a match with Australia on Friday in solidarity with Indian paramilitary police killed in a militant attack by a Pakistan-based group and in an unusually strong display of patriotic fervor in sport.
Imran Khan says no militant groups will be allowed to operate on Pakistani soil
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said no militant group would be allowed to operate on Pakistani soil and carry out attacks abroad, days after his government began a crackdown against Islamist militant organizations.
Turkey and U.S. head for showdown over missile contracts
Turkey is running out of time to avert a showdown with the United States over its plans to buy advanced Russian air defenses and spurn a counter-offer from its NATO partner, raising the chance of U.S. sanctions against Ankara.
