Oslo stabbing investigated as terrorist attack: police
A knife attack in a supermarket in Oslo is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, the head of the Norwegian police’s security service (PST) said on Friday.
Turkey sentences detained judge who won human rights award to 10 years, Anadolu says
A Turkish court sentenced a judge who previously won an award for human rights to 10 years in prison over links to the network Ankara says orchestrated an attempted coup in 2016, the state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Friday.
Braving outrage, Swedish liberal Loof dumps partners to block populists
Annie Loof, leader of Sweden’s Centre Party, has been called a traitor for her decision to abandon her center-right allies and back long-time political foe, Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven, as prime minister after an inconclusive election.
New caravan of Honduran migrants crosses into Mexico
A group of Honduran migrants entered southern Mexico on Friday, joining more than 1,000 people who departed Central America in recent days headed to the United States and putting to the test Mexico’s vows to guarantee the safe and orderly flow of peopl…
Huawei Polish unit former employee says not guilty of spying charges
A Chinese national and a former Huawei executive in Poland, Weijing W., said on Friday he was not guilty of spying charges.
Protester’s funeral becomes new flashpoint in Sudan unrest as protests spread
Sudanese police clashed with mourners on Friday during the funeral of a 60-year-old protester who died from a gunshot wound sustained during a fifth week of anti-government demonstrations.
ICC delays release of Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo despite acquittal
International Criminal Court appeals judges delayed the release of ex-Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo on Friday, ordering that he be held for at least two more weeks after being acquitted on crimes against humanity charges.
Comoros leader stirs anger by questioning outcry over Khashoggi killing
Comoros President Azali Assoumani has provoked anger by saying the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was an internal Saudi matter that did not warrant the international outrage it had triggered.
Colombian ELN rebels behind car bomb that killed 21: defense minister
Colombia’s ELN rebel group was responsible for the car bomb attack against a police academy that killed at least 21 and injured dozens, the government said on Friday, making it unlikely peace talks with the insurgent group can soon restart.
Poet quits Swedish Academy after being found to leak Nobel winner names
The scandal-plagued Swedish body that awards the Nobel Prize for literature said on Friday that one of its members would leave after an investigation determined she had leaked the names of winners.
