Construction on new Mexico City airport suspended: minister
Construction on a partly-built $13 billion new Mexico City airport which the new president wants to cancel has been officially suspended, the Mexican government said on Thursday.
Arrest of ex-Mozambique finance minister linked to debt crisis: lawyer
U.S. charges against former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang relate to loans at the center of the country’s secret-debt scandal and he will oppose any request for his extradition, Chang’s lawyer said on Thursday.
‘Walking in the Lord’s footsteps’ in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre
It is three o’clock in the morning and Artak Tadevosyan is wafting incense through the corridors of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified and buried.
Senegal presidential hopeful loses appeal against jail time
Senegal’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that jailed presidential hopeful Khalifa Sall could not appeal a prison sentence for embezzlement, his lawyers said, likely ending his chance of running as a free man in February polls.
Where do the Kurds fit into Syria’s war?
The future of Kurdish-led areas of northern and eastern Syria has been thrown into doubt by President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops who have helped to secure the region.
Amazon workers strike in Spain ahead of Three Kings gift-giving
Workers at Amazon’s biggest warehouse in Spain started a two-day strike on Thursday just ahead of a gift-giving feast day, as part of a long-running campaign for better pay and conditions.
Sudan forces fire tear gas at protesters trying to deliver anti-government petition
Sudanese security forces on Thursday fired tear gas to disperse protesters who were trying to deliver an anti-government petition to the local headquarters of President Omar al-Bashir’s ruling party in Port Sudan, a witness said.
Sudan unrest disrupts Bashir’s push for vital financial support
Short of time to save his sinking economy, Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir boarded a Russian jet on Dec. 17 and became the first Arab leader to visit Damascus since 2011, renewing what has been seen as a push for the financial help he needs to survive…
Congo election mishaps kept many from voting: domestic observers
Polling stations in Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election experienced problems that kept many from voting, including opening late and closing earlier than the law required, a group of observers said in a report on Thursday.
Naples mayor offers to welcome in stranded NGO migrant boat
Naples is ready to defy Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and let in a charity-run ship carrying 32 migrants that is blocked in the stormy Mediterranean, the city mayor said on Thursday.
