Suicide blast at Afghanistan mosque kills at least 26 gathered to pray
A suicide blast at a mosque in an army base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 26 people and wounded 50, security officials in the area said, although there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
China urges Pakistan to prevent repeat of attack on consulate
The Chinese government’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, said he was “shocked” by an attack on Friday on his country’s consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi and urged Pakistan to prevent any more attacks.
UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in ‘amicable solution’
The United Arab Emirates signaled on Friday a British academic it jailed for life on spying charges could be freed after his family appealed for clemency in a case that has strained ties between the longstanding allies.
CAR war crimes suspect Yekatom protests transfer to Hague
A lawyer for war crimes suspect Alfred Yekatom said at his initial International Criminal Court appearance on Friday his client was tortured after his arrest in Central African Republic before being forcibly transferred to the Hague tribunal.
U.N. says it’s ready to help supervise management of vital Yemen port
The United Nations is ready to help supervise Yemen’s Hodeidah port to protect the vital supply lifeline from “potential destruction”, the world body said on Friday, as its envoy to the war-damaged country met managers of the Houthi-held harbor.
Malaysia backpedals on U.N. race measure in face of protests
Malaysia on Friday reversed a pledge to ratify a UN convention against racial discrimination, following backlash from groups who fear it could dilute privileges for majority ethnic Malays.
Rebels storm China’s consulate in Pakistan amid gunfire and explosion
Three suicide attackers stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi amid a series of gunshots and an explosion on Friday, but were killed before they could get into the building in a car packed with explosives, police said.
Brazil police serve 22 arrest warrants in ‘Car Wash’ probe
Brazilian police on Friday served 22 arrest warrants as part of the sprawling “Car Wash” probe due to suspected corruption involving a Petrobras construction contract in the state of Bahia, a federal prosecutor said on Twitter.
At least 26 killed in a blast in mosque in Afghanistan: officials
An explosion at a mosque in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Friday killed at least 26 people and wounded 50, officials in the area said.
Wife of British academic jailed in UAE: We are waiting
The wife of a British academic jailed by a UAE court on spying charges said on Friday that she had asked for clemency and that she was now waiting to see what happened.
