Turkish court jails nine defendants for life for 2015 Ankara bombings: TVs
A Turkish court jailed nine defendants for life on Friday for twin bombings in the capital Ankara in 2015 that killed more than 100 people, Turkish broadcasters reported.
Russia denies letting in new North Korean workers
Russia on Friday denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that said Moscow was allowing thousands of fresh North Korean laborers into the country and granting them new work permits in potential violation of U.N sanctions.
Congo to use Ebola vaccine as early as next week: health minister
Democratic Republic of Congo will start using an Ebola vaccine as early as next week to counter a new flare-up in the heavily populated eastern part of the Central African country, which emerged just as an earlier outbreak was being pronounced over.
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabwe to unite, rival insists he won vote
President Emmerson Mnangagwa called on Friday for Zimbabwe to unite behind him after he was declared winner of national elections, but the opposition leader insisted he had won and said he would use all means necessary to challenge the result.
Islamist suspect detained in Germany tested ricin on hamster
A Tunisian detained in Germany on suspicion of planning an Islamist-motivated attack produced ricin and tested the lethal toxin on a hamster, prosecutors said on Friday.
Twelve schools bombed, burned, by Taliban in northern Pakistan
Twelve schools – eight girls and four boys schools – were attacked by bombs and set on fire overnight in a northern Pakistani district where Taliban-linked militants opposed to girls’ education are active, police said on Friday.
Zimbabwe opposition leader to pursue legal challenge to election result
Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said on Friday that he would pursue all legal and constitutional means of challenging this week’s presidential election, which he lost to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Erdogan says roadmap in Syria’s Manbij won’t be impacted by U.S. tension
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he expected a joint roadmap with the United States regarding the northern Syrian city of Manbij not to be impacted by tensions between the NATO allies.
Two held after suspicious packages containing liquids sent to UK hospitals
Two men have been arrested after suspicious packages containing liquids were sent to hospitals across Britain, police said on Friday.
Mnangagwa says freedom of speech indispensable in ‘new Zimbabwe’
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday that freedom of speech was an indispensable part of the “new Zimbabwe,” criticizing earlier scenes where police chased away journalists waiting for a briefing by his main rival in this week’s presidential ele…
