Namibian tribes to appeal U.S. ruling on German colonial horrors
Namibian tribes seeking damages over genocide and property seizures by Germany more than a century ago said on Thursday they would appeal a U.S. court’s dismissal of their suit.
Police say suspicious package found in Edinburgh posed no threat
A Scottish bomb disposal team investigating a suspicious package in central Edinburgh on Thursday found it contained clothes and posed no threat to the public, police said.
Far-rightists cleared for Israel election, Arab party blocked
Israel’s election board has approved far-right Jewish candidates accused by rivals of racism for next month’s election while disqualifying an Arab party that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said supported terrorism.
Algeria’s Bouteflika, facing demands to quit, warns against infiltration of protests
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika issued his first warning on Thursday to protesters who have taken to the streets in thousands to demand an end to his 20-year rule, saying the unrest could destabilize the country.
Sudanese protesters defy emergency measures to rally in Khartoum
Hundreds of protesters hit the streets in several neighborhoods of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday and security forces rounded up a number of demonstrators calling on President Omar al-Bashir to step down, witnesses said.
Dozens treated for suspected chemical poisoning in Malaysia
Thirty-five people, mostly students, have been treated for poisoning in Malaysia after a suspected chemical leak near two schools in the country’s south on Thursday, officials said.
Russia’s Putin rides horse with female police ahead of International Women’s Day
President Vladimir Putin mounted a horse on Thursday and cantered with female police officers in footage broadcast across Russia ahead of International Women’s Day.
Canada PM Trudeau says made mistakes in SNC-Lavalin affair, no rules broken
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he had made mistakes in the handling of a political crisis that could dash his chances of winning re-election in October, but insisted that nothing illegal had happened.
Waves of people still leaving Islamic State’s last Syrian enclave
Thousands of people could still be left inside Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said, as the waves of evacuations from the tiny area continued on Thursday.
Former TV news anchor set to become first Druze woman in Israel’s parliament
With Israel’s election just over a month away, a Druze former television news anchor is poised to become the first woman from her Arabic-speaking minority to serve in the Israeli parliament.
