American killed by an isolated tribe on remote Indian island
A young American adventurer and evangelist visiting one of the islands in India’s remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar has been killed by a tribe of hunter-gatherers who live there isolated from the outside world, police said on Wednesday.
Gunmen kidnap Italian volunteer, wound children in Kenya
Gunmen kidnapped an Italian volunteer and wounded five people in Kenya in an attack that has brought fears of an upsurge in activity by militant Islamists.
More than 80,000 Yemeni children may have died from hunger, aid group says
An estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger in Yemen since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in the civil war in 2015, an aid agency said on Wednesday, as the U.N. special envoy arrived in Yemen to pursue peace talks.
Egyptians kidnapped by Libyan gunmen over business dispute: residents
Armed men in an eastern Libyan city have kidnapped 16 Egyptian workers over a financial dispute between Libyan contractors and their Egyptian partner, residents of the workers’ home village said.
Czech ruling partner will allow cabinet to survive no-confidence motion
The junior partner in the Czech Republic’s ruling coalition will allow the government to survive a motion of no-confidence by abstaining from the vote, the party said on Wednesday.
Poland reverses Supreme Court law changes after EU ruling
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) rushed a legislative amendment through parliament on Wednesday reversing changes it had made at the Supreme Court that the European Union had condemned as undemocratic.
Violence-ridden Central African Republic on road to famine: U.N.
Endemic violence in Central African Republic is pushing the country towards famine with 63 percent of the population already needing emergency aid, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Wednesday.
Russian senators recommend changing document on nuclear weapons use: RIA
A committee of the upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday recommended to the National Security Council that it change the rules on the use of nuclear weapons, RIA news agency reported.
Czech ruling partner will allow cabinet survive no-confidence motion
The Czech centre-left Social Democratic Party, junior partner in the ruling coalition, will not take part in a no-confidence vote on Friday, allowing the government to survive the motion, party chief Jan Hamacek said on Wednesday.
Czech ruling partner will allow cabinet survive no-confidence motion
The Czech centre-left Social Democratic Party, junior partner in the ruling coalition, will not take part in a no-confidence vote on Friday, allowing the government to survive the motion, party chief Jan Hamacek said on Wednesday.
