UK PM May scolds Johnson for burqa remark after outcry
British Prime Minister Theresa May has scolded her former foreign minister, Boris Johnson, for saying that Muslim women who wear burqas look like letter boxes or bank robbers.
Bangladesh acquits British citizen held since 2016 cafe attack
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday acquitted a British man detained without charge for two years on suspicion of involvement in a July 2016 attack on a cafe in Dhaka that killed 22 people, his lawyer said.
Saudi Arabia stops medical treatment programs in Canada as row escalates
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had stopped all medical treatment programs in Canada and was working on the transfer of all Saudi patients from hospitals there, in an escalating row after Ottawa urged it to free rights activists.
Health agencies warn Idlib offensive could uproot 700,000 Syrians
An anticipated Syrian government offensive against rebels in Idlib province could displace more than 700,000 people, far more than were uprooted in a recent battle in the southwest of Syria, a U.N.-led group of health agencies said in a monthly report….
Zimbabwe police arrest senior opposition leader Biti at Zambian border: lawyer
Former Zimabwean finance minister and opposition politician Tendai Biti has been detained by police as he tried to cross the border and seek asylum in neighboring Zambia, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Iran’s foreign minister: U.S. will not stop Iran oil exports: newspaper
A U.S. plan to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero will not succeed, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was cited as saying by an Iranian newspaper on Wednesday.
China defends Iran business ties after Trump threat
China’s business ties with Iran are open, transparent and lawful, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said companies doing business with Iran would be barred from the United States.
Internet in eastern Ethiopia shut down after regional violence
Authorities have shut off Internet access in eastern Ethiopia amid an outbreak of violence there, residents said on Wednesday, a sign of the challenges facing reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in containing ethnic tensions in parts of the country.
Hunt on for survivors as Indonesia’s quake toll climbs to 131
The death toll from last weekend’s powerful earthquake on Indonesia’s Lombok island rose to 131 on Wednesday as rescuers found more people crushed under collapsed buildings, though some still held out hope of finding survivors.
Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka gets six years’ jail in contempt case
A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday handed a six-year jail term to a Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims, holding him guilty of contempt just months after he was convicted of intimidating the wife of a missing journalist.
