‘No’ vote well ahead in New Caledonia independence referendum
The French archipelago of New Caledonia in the South Pacific voted 59.5 percent against independence from France in a referendum on Sunday, with two thirds of the ballots counted, local TV station NC La 1ere reported on its website.
Indonesia extends search for jet crash victims, second black box
Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended by three days the search for victims and a black box from the wreckage of a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed near Jakarta last week, killing all 189 people on board.
Qatar reshuffles cabinet, boards of Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Investment Authority
Qatar named the head of its largest bank as the new trade minister and restructured the boards of its state-run energy firm and sovereign wealth fund amongst other changes in a top-level shake-up on Sunday.
UK PM May’s former senior adviser, Jeremy Heywood, dies aged 56
Jeremy Heywood, the former head of Britain’s civil service and a senior adviser to Prime Minister Theresa May on implementing Brexit, died aged 56 on Sunday following illness, May’s office said in a statement.
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
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.
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.
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.
