Explosion in Yemen’s Aden targets provincial governor’s convoy: witnesses
An explosion in Yemen’s southern city of Aden targeted the convoy of a Saudi-backed Yemeni official, witnesses said on Tuesday.
Italy motorway bridge collapses on Genoa buildings in heavy rains, ‘dozens’ feared dead
A motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday over the northern Italian port city of Genoa, killing dozens of people according to the local ambulance service, in what the transport minister said was likely to be “an immense tragedy”.
Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped his country and Russia could find a solution over the northern Syrian region of Idlib, a rebel-held enclave which the Syrian government says it aims to recapture.
Outcry in Malaysia over two women sentenced to caning for lesbian sex
Human rights activists called on Tuesday on Malaysian authorities to review a religious court decision sentencing two women to six strokes for having sex.
Uganda police arrest three MP’s after stones thrown at Museveni’s convoy
Ugandan police arrested three opposition lawmakers and scores of others after stones were thrown at the convoy of President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986.
Risk of no-deal Brexit rising, ‘everyone needs to prepare’: British foreign minister
The risk of a no-deal Brexit has been increasing and the European Union commission needs to change its attitude if a deal is to be reached, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday.
Italy’s Autostrade was carrying out maintenance on Genoa bridge
Italy’s Autostrade, a motorway operator controlled by Atlantia, said it had been carrying out maintenance work on the flyover bridge that collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday.
Trump vows ‘toughness and strength’ after UK parliament incident
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that terrorists should be treated with “toughness and strength” after a man drove a car into members of the public and a security barrier outside Britain’s parliament, injuring three.
As forgiveness sweeps Ethiopia, some wonder about justice
Ethiopia has released thousands of prisoners as a new prime minister reverses decades of security abuses. No-one knows how many were tortured.
At least 10 people dead in Genoa bridge collapse: police sources
The collapse of a bridge in the Italian port town of Genoa has killed 10 people based on an initial estimate, police sources said on Tuesday.
