Sudan announces new ministers of finance, interior in new government
Sudan’s ruling party named new ministers to the key posts of finance, interior and water resources on Thursday, days after dissolving the government amid a deepening economic crisis.
Costa Rica strikes, marches against tax plan, testing new president
Thousands of Costa Ricans kept up a fourth day of marches and a wide public workers strike on Thursday to protest a proposed fiscal reform, dealing their center-left president his first major test since taking office in May.
Saudi-led coalition working to reduce civilian deaths in Yemen: U.S. State Department
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen is taking steps to reduce civilian casualties, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday as it defended a certification to Congress by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to avoid limits on U.S. aid t…
Chilean police raid more offices in church sex abuse investigation
Chilean prosecutors and police launched raids on the offices of four bishoprics on Thursday as they continued an investigation into cases of sexual abuse of minors by members of the Roman Catholic Church, the lead prosecutor’s spokesman said.
U.S. approves possible military sales worth $2.6 billion to South Korea
The U.S. State Department has approved possible military sales worth $2.6 billion to South Korea, including six P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft and 64 Patriot anti-ballistic missile weapons, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Italy government passes motorway decree, delays appointing commissioner
The Italian government approved a decree on Thursday aimed at speeding up the rebuilding of a collapsed motorway bridge in the northern city of Genoa that is a vital transport link for the whole country.
German police clear protesters from ancient forest marked for mining
German riot police cleared environmental activists from treehouses in an ancient forest on Thursday, dismantling a protest camp set up five years ago to block a coal mining project.
U.S. approves sale of six Boeing patrol aircraft to South Korea
The U.S. State Department on Thursday said it supported the sale of six Boeing Co P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft to South Korea for an estimated $2.10 billion and had notified Congress of its decision.
British foreign minister dismisses Russian suspects’ interview as ‘fake tv’
British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt dismissed as a sham the appearance on Russian state TV of two Russians resembling men London accuses of jetting to England to try to murder a former spy.
U.S. sanctions to remain until Zimbabwe demonstrates reforms: official
The U.S. government will not lift sanctions against Zimbabwe until the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrates it is “changing its ways,” a senior U.S. economic official told a congressional panel on Thursday.
