Egypt seeks 75 death sentences over 2013 sit-in
An Egyptian court said on Saturday it would transfer the cases of 75 people convicted of security-related offences, including senior Muslim Brotherhood figures, to Egypt’s top religious authority to decide whether they should be sentenced to death.
Iraq sacks five local election officials on corruption charges
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked five local election officials on Saturday on charges of corruption during the May 12 parliamentary election, a spokesman for the Independent High Elections Commission (IHEC) said.
Zimbabwe rivals promise victory in pitch for votes at final election rallies
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his rival Nelson Chamisa held final election rallies on Saturday and both vowed to rebuild an economy shattered by Robert Mugabe’s long rule.
U.S. cardinal steps down amid widening sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the U.S. Catholic Church’s most prominent figures, who has been at the center of a widening sexual abuse scandal.
Three dead in attack on Afghan midwife training center
Gunmen stormed a midwife training center in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, fighting security forces for several hours and killing three staff.
Bulgarian Socialists rally to demand early election
Tens of thousands of supporters of Bulgaria’s opposition Socialist Party (BSP) rallied on Saturday to protest poverty and corruption and demand an early election.
Gunmen attack midwife training facility in eastern Afghanistan
Afghan security forces surrounded gunmen who stormed a facility for trainee midwives in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Saturday following an attack that began with multiple explosions.
Greece to start burying wildfire victims, government facing criticism
Greece will this weekend begin burying the victims of a devastating wildfire near Athens which killed at least 88 people, and has prompted criticism of the government’s handling of the disaster.
Ukraine marks church anniversary, aims to tackle Kremlin influence
President Petro Poroshenko joined thousands on the streets of Kiev on Saturday on an anniversary marking the start of the conversion of Ukrainians to Christianity, amid a push to remove what he says is a lever of Kremlin influence in Ukrainian affairs…
U.S. cardinal steps down amid mushrooming sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the U.S. Catholic Church’s most prominent figures who has been at the center of a widening sexual abuse scandal.
