Venezuela military uses tear gas as aid trucks unloaded at Colombian border
The Venezuelan military used tear gas against volunteers unloading aid on the Francisco de Paula bridge along the Colombia-Venezuela border, a security video sent by a Colombian government source showed on Saturday.
Hundreds protest in Algeria’s capital against Bouteflika’s re-election bid
Hundreds of Algerians protested for a second straight day on Saturday in the capital against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to seek a fifth term.
Islamic State claims election day attack on northeast Nigerian city
Islamic State on Saturday said it carried out a morning attack on the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri as the country holds elections, although the army has denied an attack took place and says sounds of fighting were drills.
Gunmen kill three Guinean peacekeepers in Mali
Unidentified gunmen killed three Guinean members of a U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Mali in what the force described as a robbery gone wrong, far from the northern area where troops have been attacked by insurgents.
Bomb attack causes fire on Colombia’s Mansoya Orito pipeline
A bomb attack overnight caused a fire on Colombia’s Mansoya Orito pipeline in southern Putumayo province, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Saturday.
Women vent their anger at Vatican child abuse conference
A nun and a woman journalist delivered the toughest criticism of Church leaders heard so far at Pope Francis’ sexual abuse conference on Saturday, accusing them of hypocrisy and covering up horrendous crimes against children.
Aid for Venezuela to be passed by human chain from Colombia: government
A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian assistance for Venezuela will be unloaded at the Simon Bolivar bridge on Colombia’s side of the border and the aid will be transported by a human chain across the frontier, Colombia’s migration agency said on Sa…
Venezuela aid convoy moves to Colombia border, troops fire tear gas
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido gave a personal send off to an aid caravan from the Colombian city of Cucuta toward the border between the two countries on Saturday, pledging to bring food and medicine to a hungry population despite President …
Thousands march as France’s ‘yellow vest’ protests rumble on
Tens of thousands of people marched on Saturday in Paris and other cities and dozens were arrested as France’s “yellow vest” movement staged its 15th consecutive weekend of demonstrations against the government.
Aid convoy leaves Colombian warehouses for Venezuela border: opposition leader
A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Venezuela left warehouses in Colombia headed for the nearby border crossing on Saturday, despite Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s insistence they would not be allowed to cross.
