Death toll doubles to 40 from Afghan floods: U.N.
Flash floods in southern Afghanistan from heavy rains last week have killed more than 40 people, double an earlier estimated toll, a U.N. agency that is coordinating relief efforts said.
Algeria war veterans back protests demanding end to Bouteflika’s rule
Algerian independence war veterans said protesters demanding ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down after 20 years in power had legitimate concerns and they urged all citizens to demonstrate – another sign of cracks in the ruling elite.
At least 16 killed in bomb, gun attack in eastern Afghanistan
Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a construction company office in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday killing 16 employees of the Afghan company, a provincial official said.
Strike over labour dispute grounds flights at Kenya’s main airport
A strike prompted by a labour dispute grounded flights at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi early on Wednesday, domestic media said, with flag carrier Kenya Airways saying flights were disrupted.
U.N. warns of worst food harvest in North Korea in a decade
North Korea’s food production last year fell to its lowest level in more than a decade as natural disasters hit the country already under crippling international sanctions over its weapons program, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Cook Islands wants to wipe colonial name off South Pacific map
The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers, the head of a committee tasked with picking a new name for the South Pacific tourist hub said on Wednesday.
Strike over labor dispute grounds flights at Kenya’s main airport
A strike over a labor dispute disrupted flights at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi early on Wednesday, Kenya Airports Authority said, though the transport minister expected them to resume soon.
Australia to send 57 refugees deemed a threat to island detention site for treatment
Fifty-seven male asylum seekers deemed to be a security risk will be sent to a remote Pacific island detention center for medical treatment instead of Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
Suicide bomb attack in Afghan city of Jalalabad, casualties feared: official
A suicide bomber in Afghanistan blew himself on Wednesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, an official said.
Former Vatican treasurer Pell’s appeal process to begin in June
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell faces at least another three months in jail on child sex offences before his application for leave to appeal is heard on June 5 and 6.
