Husband of freed Pakistani Christian woman appeals to Trump for refuge
The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted after spending eight years on death row on charges of blasphemy has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for refuge, citing danger to family members’ lives.
Sri Lanka’s ousted PM says U.S., Japan freeze aid over political crisis
Sri Lanka’s deposed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the United States and Japan had frozen more than a billion dollars of development aid after his abrupt dismissal raised doubts about the future of democracy in the island.
Sri Lanka’s ousted PM says U.S., Japan freeze aid over political crisis
Sri Lanka’s deposed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the United States and Japan had frozen more than a billion dollars of development aid after his abrupt dismissal raised doubts about the future of democracy in the island.
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
Thousands of Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy during the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the imminent reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil sector.
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark both the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy during the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the imminent reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s key oil sector.
Indonesia extends search for victims, second black box from crashed jet
Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended by three days the search for the victims and a black box from the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed last week, killing all 189 people on board.
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal on charges of spying for Qatar in what an international rights group called a “travesty of justice”.
Guards chief says Iran will resist, defeat U.S. sanctions: state TV
The top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on Sunday Iran would resist and defeat a U.S. “psychological war” and sanctions against its vital oil sector.
French far-right overtakes Macron in EU parliament election poll
(This story was corrected to add “anti-European Union” in paragraph 3 of the Nov. 4 report)
After long separatist struggle, New Caledonia votes on independence
Queues formed at polling stations across New Caledonia on Sunday as the French archipelago in the South Pacific voted whether to become the world’s newest state, a referendum that is the result of a 30-year long decolonization process.
