Algeria police fire tear gas as tens of thousands protest at Bouteflika vote bid
Police fired tear gas in central Algiers on Friday to disperse thousands of Algerians protesting against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to seek a fifth term, witnesses said.
Somali militants held civilian hostages in Mogadishu attack: minister
Somali Islamist militants held civilian hostages during their attack on a hotel in the capital of Mogadishu, state-run Somali News Agency quoted the minister of information on Friday as saying.
U.S. Treasury Department issues Venezuela-related sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department issued fresh Venezuela-related sanctions on Friday against six individuals, according to a statement posted on its web site.
Yazidis returned to Iraq, thought to be released Islamic State captives: witnesses
A group of Yazidi women and children returned to Iraq from Syria on Friday, several witnesses in the northern Iraqi town of Sinuni told Reuters.
Saudi Arabia strips Osama bin Laden’s son of citizenship
Saudi Arabia has stripped citizenship from Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the interior ministry said in a statement published by the official gazette.
Algerian police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in capital
Algerian police on Friday fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters in the capital demonstrating against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth term in April elections, witnesses said.
Pakistan army chief spoke with top military officials from U.S., UK, Australia
Pakistan’s army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa, spoke on Friday with top military officials from the United States, Britain and Australia, Pakistan’s military spokesman said, amid a volatile standoff with nuclear-armed neighbor India.
Factbox: India and Pakistan – nuclear arsenals and strategies
This week’s conflict between India and Pakistan, which involved air strikes in each other’s territories for the first time by the two nuclear-armed nations, has sparked fears of a nuclear confrontation.
Belarus president Lukashenko says likely to run for another term
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko told reporters on Friday he was likely to run for re-election.
India’s growth may decelerate further despite election spending
Billions of dollars of pre-election spending by the Indian government and political parties in the next two months is unlikely to stop the nation’s economy from slowing further, economists said.
