Attack on Congolese Red Cross Ebola ambulance wounds three volunteers
(This Oct. 3 story corrects headline, paragraph 1 to show volunteers were from Congolese Red Cross, not ICRC)
Ukraine expels Hungarian consul after passport row
Ukraine has given a Hungarian consul 72 hours to leave country after accusing his consulate of illegally issuing passports to ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Seven Turkish soldiers killed, three wounded in Kurdish militant attack: sources
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and three others were wounded after a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of Batman was detonated by Kurdish militants, security sources said on Thursday.
Germany’s Merkel visits Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem
Head bowed, German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid homage in Jerusalem on Thursday to the six million Jews killed by the Nazis and said Germany had a responsibility to confront anti-Semitism and never to forget the Holocaust.
India’s top court allows seven Rohingya to be deported to Myanmar
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking to stop the government from deporting seven Rohingya men to neighboring Myanmar, paving the way for their return later in the day.
Myanmar torches illegal wildlife stockpile worth $1.3 million to deter smugglers
Myanmar authorities destroyed hundreds of seized elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal parts, worth a total of $1.3 million on the black market, on Thursday as part of a crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking.
Iran faces sensitive time due to America, economic woes: leader says
The people of Iran face a sensitive time because of the pressure from America and economic problems, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a key address broadcast by state television on Thursday.
Wife of Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib charged with money laundering
The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged with 17 money laundering offences on Thursday, as anti-graft agents investigate billions of dollars missing from state coffers.
Drunk police officer shoots dead two colleagues in Addis Ababa: state media
A drunk police officer shot dead two colleagues in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Britain should get off ‘high horse’ for sake of Brexit deal: German lawmaker
Britain needs to climb down from its “high horse” and face the reality that its European Union partners will not allow cherry picking in negotiations on its planned exit from the bloc, a senior German conservative lawmaker said on Thursday.
