Attack on ICRC Ebola ambulance in Congo wounds three volunteers
Three International Committee of the Red Cross volunteers helping with the burial of an Ebola victim in eastern Congo were injured in an attack by villagers, prompting the ICRC to suspend burials in the area, health officials said on Wednesday.
Deepening farm crisis in India could hurt Modi’s re-election bid
The financial squeeze on India’s farmers is set to worsen because of record high fuel prices and surging costs of fertilisers, posing a challenge to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an election that must be held by May.
U.S. withdrawing from Vienna protocol on dispute resolution: Bolton
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton on Wednesday said President Donald Trump had decided to withdraw from the optional protocol on dispute resolution to the Vienna Convention in connection with a case challenging the recent embassy move from Tel…
Gaza youth killed in border protest-Palestinian health officials
A Palestinian teenager was killed on Wednesday when a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during a border protest hit him in the head, Gaza health officials said.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump lays wreath at slave castle in Ghana
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump laid a wreath at a 17th-century slave fortress in Ghana on Wednesday, vowing never to forget where Africans were held before being shipped away into further hardship, most across the Atlantic.
Ethiopian PM pushes for unity after months of ethnic violence
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told members of his ruling coalition that “an attack on one is an attack on all” on Wednesday as he pushed for unity after months of ethnic violence.
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador discusses development with Trump
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he and U.S. President Donald Trump had in a phone call discussed boosting economic development in Mexico and Central America in order to stem migratory pressures.
Rescuers search for Indonesian children killed at bible camp
The church where more than 80 Indonesian children were studying the bible has moved about 2 km from where it stood on Friday last week, before disaster struck.
Pompeo optimistic his North Korea trip will bring progress
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was optimistic his planned visit to Pyongyang this weekend would bring progress toward a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and in building a path to…
Sudan’s main airport shut after military planes collide
Sudan’s Khartoum airport was closed on Wednesday after an accident involving two military aircraft and international flights were being diverted to Port Sudan airport, a civil aviation department spokesman said.
