Zimbabwean rescuers pull 22 bodies from mine, eight more found alive
Zimbabwean rescuers pulled the bodies of at least 22 illegal gold miners out of shafts west of Harare that were flooded earlier in the week, and rescued eight more alive, officials and witnesses said on Saturday.
Socialists lead Spain’s election race, set to win 115-117 seats: poll
Spain’s Socialist Party will win the largest number of seats in a parliamentary election set for April 28, according to a GESOP opinion poll published by El Periodico newspaper on Saturday, short of a majority in the 350-seat legislature.
Seven militants killed, 15 troops killed or wounded in North Sinai: Egyptian military
Seven militants were killed and 15 Egyptian military personnel were killed or wounded in a clash in North Sinai on Saturday, the Egyptian military said.
Islamic State claims North Sinai attack, says 20 Egyptian troops killed
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for an attack in North Sinai on Saturday which it said killed 20 Egyptian military troops, the group’s AMAQ news agency said.
Russian university building partly collapses, no casualties: agencies
A university building partly collapsed on Saturday in the Russian city of St Petersburg, trapping people under debris, but emergency services reported no casualties, Russian news agencies reported.
Exclusive: McCarrick defrocking shows ‘bishops not above the law’ – top Vatican investigator
The defrocking of former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick is a “very important signal” to the Catholic Church hierarchy that no one is above the law, the Vatican’s top sexual crimes investigator said on Saturday.
University building partly collapses in St. Petersburg: Russian agencies
The walls of a university building partly collapsed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Saturday and some people were trapped under debris, Russian news agencies reported, citing emergency services.
No casualties after Russian university building partly collapses: Interfax
Russian emergency services have reported no casualties after a university building in the city of St Petersburg partly collapsed on Saturday, Interfax news agency reported.
Nigerian presidential poll postponed, opposition slams decision
Nigerian authorities postponed Saturday’s national election by a week, just hours before polls had been due to open, prompting the opposition candidate to accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of seeking to “disenfranchise” voters.
Karl Marx’s London grave vandalized again, with red paint
A memorial to Karl Marx at the cemetery in north London where the 19th century political philosopher is buried has been defaced for the second time in less than a fortnight – this time with red paint.
