Sudanese forces disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Kassala
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Kassala, capital of the remote eastern state of the same name, eyewitnesses said, in the first protests the city had seen since unrest began in Khartoum nearly a month ago…
Two top lieutenants of Indian PM’s Modi unwell months before election
The president of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Amit Shah, said on Wednesday he was being treated for swine flu, the second member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inner circle to be unwell this week.
Two top lieutenants of Indian PM’s Modi unwell months before election
The president of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Amit Shah, said on Wednesday he was being treated for swine flu, the second member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inner circle to be unwell this week.
Migrants depart from El Salvador as new U.S.-bound caravan forms
At least 150 Salvadoran migrants departed in a group for the United States on Wednesday, the latest in a string of such ‘caravans’ that U.S. President Donald Trump has used to build his case for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Brazil, Argentina step up pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri said after their first meeting on Wednesday that they agreed on opposing Venezuela’s authoritarian government, with Macri calling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a…
Blast claimed by Islamic State kills U.S. troops in Syria
A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State killed two U.S. troops and two civilians working for the U.S. military in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after President Donald Trump said the group had been defeated there and that he would pull out all Ameri…
Old money: Belgium fines 92-year-old fraudster
A 92-year-old woman who defrauded the Belgian tax authorities of millions of euros over many decades was spared jail on Wednesday but must pay over 4 million euros in fines and back taxes.
Soccer: Players’ union asks members to help detained Bahraini
The global footballers’ union FIFPro has asked its members to help the Bahraini soccer player arrested in Thailand in November over a prison sentence in his homeland, saying it fears for his safety.
Militia groups battle in Libyan capital, breaking four-month truce
Rival militias clashed in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday and at least five people were killed and 20 wounded, the health ministry said, splintering a four-month-old, U.N.-brokered ceasefire.
Brazil plans to drop visas for Americans to boost tourism: minister
Brazil plans to eliminate visitor visas for Americans, the country’s tourism minister said on Wednesday, as President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to turn around the lagging tourism sector and engineer cozier relations with the United States.
