Norway frees Russian spying suspect but probe continues
Norwegian authorities released a Russian man from jail on Friday after holding him for nearly a month on suspicion of spying.
Afghans set to vote amid chaos, corruption and Taliban threats
Afghans vote on Saturday in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organization, allegations of corruption and the threat of violence after decades of war.
Mexico moves to tackle migrant caravan after U.S. pressure
Mexico’s government on Friday vowed to meet the challenge of a caravan of Central American migrants heading north that has angered U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened to shut down the U.S-Mexico border to halt its passage.
Migrant caravan pours out of Guatemala into Mexican police wall
Hundreds of Central Americans poured out of Guatemala to try to enter Mexico on Friday, running into a wall of police in Mexico, whose government has promised to tackle the caravan of migrants that has angered U.S. President Donald Trump.
At least 59 killed as train hits crowd in northern India
A commuter train traveling at high speed ran through a crowd of people on the rail tracks in northern India killing at least 59 people on Friday, state officials said, making it India’s worst rail disaster this year.
Bolton readies Moscow visit amid reports of possible Putin meeting
The Kremlin said on Friday President Vladimir Putin plans to meet U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton during his Moscow visit next week, the RIA news agency reported.
Turkey questions employees of Saudi consulate on Khashoggi
Turkish prosecutors investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi questioned Turkish employees of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Friday, widening the hunt for clues in a case that is straining Riyadh’s alliance with Western po…
Trump: Top U.S. diplomat has not reviewed purported recordings of Saudi consulate
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had not seen or heard any purported recordings from the Saudi consulate in Turkey, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Italy’s coalition partners trade barbs over tax amnesty
The leaders of Italy’s ruling coalition parties accused each other on Friday of misleading voters over a disputed tax amnesty in their most acrimonious falling-out since they formed a government in June.
Commuter train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead
A commuter train traveling at high speed struck a crowd of people seated on tracks in northern India on Friday and at least 50 were feared killed, Punjab state police and witnesses said.
