Sri Lanka opposition supporters block road over economic hardship, polls
Thousands of Sri Lankan opposition demonstrators led by former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa blocked a main road in Colombo on Wednesday in protest at economic hardship and the delaying of provincial polls.
Houses engulfed in landslide after powerful quake hits Hokkaido, Japan
A powerful earthquake on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that engulfed houses early on Thursday, injuring and trapping a number of people and cutting power in several areas.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro seeks to capitalize on rivals’ corruption charges
Brazil’s front-running far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro rallied his supporters on Wednesday with a message of a clean break from the past, hopeful that charges filed against two of his rivals in recent days will consolidate his support a…
Protesters block Iraqi commodities port
Protesters blocked the entrance to Iraq’s Umm Qasr commodities port on Wednesday to demand better services, port employees and local government officials said, raising the stakes in some of the worst unrest in southern cities in months.
Macron seeks progressive coalition for EU parliament by end 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron wants to forge a coalition of progressives for next May’s European Parliament election by around the end of the year, a source in his office said on Wednesday.
Some buildings collapse as powerful quake hits Hokkaido, Japan
A powerful earthquake hit Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early on Thursday, collapsing walls and some buildings but not triggering a tsunami.
Germany’s Maas offers Turkey help with Syrian refugees
Germany is prepared to offer humanitarian assistance to countries harboring Syrian refugees if it comes to an all-out government offensive in Idlib, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in Ankara on Wednesday.
Iraqi protesters block gate to Umm Qasr port
Protesters blocked the entrance to Iraq’s Umm Qasr commodities port on Wednesday to demand better services, said port employees and local government officials, raising the stakes in some of the worst unrest in southern cities in months.
Israel closing embassy in Paraguay after it ordered return of mission to Tel Aviv
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of Israel’s embassy in Paraguay on Wednesday, hours after the Latin American nation announced it would move its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem.
Trump not concerned with meeting Rouhani, says Iran in ‘turmoil’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he remained open to the possibility of talks between Washington and Tehran, but said Iran was in turmoil and struggling to survive.
