Blast near cinema in downtown Nairobi injures two: police
A blast near a cinema in the centre of Kenya’s capital injured two people on Saturday and police said they suspected it was a homemade bomb. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Italian Alps rescuers find two more bodies after mid-air collision
Italian rescue workers have found two more bodies after a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft in the Italian Alps, bringing the death toll to seven, the alpine rescue corps said on Saturday.
Fire damages vital wheat silos in Yemen’s Hodeidah: U.N.
Wheat silos in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah have been damaged by a fire caused by suspected mortar shelling, threatening food supplies for millions of hungry people, the United Nations said.
One dead after protesters storm Turkish military camp in north Iraq: Kurdish officials
One protester was killed and at least 10 others wounded when they stormed a Turkish military camp near Dohuk in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region on Saturday, burning two tanks and other vehicles, residents and Kurdish officials said.
At U.N., Pompeo asks countries to ‘pick a side’ on Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told countries at the United Nations on Saturday to “pick a side” on Venezuela, urging them to back Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and calling for free and fair elections as soon as possible.
Israeli settlers kill Palestinian in the West Bank
Israeli settlers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian officials and the Israeli military said.
Russia says any military intervention in Venezuela should be avoided
The United States considering all options in relation to Venezuela is dangerous and any potential military intervention there should be avoided at any cost, Russia’s ambassador to United Nations said on Saturday.
Brazil halts work at Vale mine with hundreds missing after dam burst
Teams of rescuers were preparing to dig through thick mud on Saturday in a search for survivors of a dam burst at a Brazilian iron ore mine owned by Vale SA that left hundreds missing and halted operations.
Brazil fines Vale $66 million over mine dam burst
Brazilian environmental agency Ibama has fined miner Vale SA 250 million reais ($66.32 million) for various violations related to a tailings dam that burst at its Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine on Friday.
Blast near cinema in downtown Nairobi injures one: Kenyan TV
A blast near a cinema in downtown Nairobi injured one person on Saturday, Kenyan television reported.
