Maduro responsible for safety of Colombian embassy staff: minister
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is responsible for the safety of Colombian diplomats in Venezuela, Colombia’s foreign minister said on Saturday, after Maduro formally broke off relations with Bogota.
Erdogan says safe zone on Syria border must be under Turkey’s control
Any safe zone along Turkey’s border with Syria must be under Turkish control, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday in an interview with broadcaster CNN Turk.
Prince Harry and Meghan due to arrive in Casablanca
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, pregnant with their first child, were due to arrive in Casablanca on Saturday night for a three-day tour to promote girls’ education and mental health awareness.
Two people killed in Venezuelan town near Brazil in clashes over aid
Two people were killed on Saturday in the Venezuelan town of Santa Elena de Uairen in clashes with security forces over the opposition’s plan to bring in aid from nearby Brazil, a doctor at the hospital where they were taken said.
Buhari’s stronghold becomes key battleground in tight Nigeria election
Sunday Nicholas voted for Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election, but the 32-year-old factory worker in the northern city of Kano was casting his ballot on Saturday for the president’s challenger, Atiku Abubakar.
Nigeria’s president and main rival confident as polls close
Nigeria began counting votes in Saturday’s closely-fought presidential election although the electoral commission extended voting in some places where polling stations opened late or ballot machines malfunctioned.
Aid truck goes up in flames on Colombian-Venezuelan border -TV footage
One truck in a convoy attempting to bring humanitarian aid into Venezuela from Colombia went up in flames on Saturday, sending plumes of dark smoke into the air, footage from a Venezuelan television channel showed.
Sudan’s Bashir names VP, prime minister as protests continue
Sudanese police fired teargas at demonstrators on Saturday as fresh protests broke out against the rule of President Omar al-Bashir, after he appointed a new prime minister and first vice president a day after declaring a state of emergency.
Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with Colombia over aid, Maduro says
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday his government had broken relations with Colombia and would expel some Colombian diplomatic staff after Colombia assisted the opposition’s efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the country.
Venezuela humanitarian aid met with teargas and gunfire on borders
Venezuelan troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro fired tear gas and rubber pellets at opposition supporters seeking to bring foreign aid over the Colombian border on Saturday, as the country’s socialist government defied international pressure to st…
