Rights of detained Ugandan lawmaker ‘blatantly violated’ says report
A popular Ugandan musician-turned-legislator arraigned on treason charges had breathing problems and was left partially paralyzed after beatings in detention, lawmakers who visited him said on Friday.
Spain moves closer to exhuming dictator Franco’s remains
Spain’s government took a step closer on Friday to removing the remains of dictator Francisco Franco from a grand mausoleum that it intends to turn into a memorial to victims of the country’s brutal civil war.
Four killed and 20 hurt as bus plunges off bridge in Finland
Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus collided with five cars and plunged off a bridge onto railway tracks on Friday, Finnish emergency services said.
Top Zimbabwe court confirms Mnangagwa’s presidential election victory
Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court confirmed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s disputed July 30 election victory on Friday, dismissing an opposition challenge that had held up his inauguration, which will now be held on Sunday.
Leader of Russia’s Chechnya pledges to ban rights activists
Chechnya’s leader has pledged to ban human rights activists from the Russian region, after being repeatedly accused of overseeing systematic rights abuses.
EU migration meeting ends with no deal on Italian ship with migrants: diplomats
Ten European Union states meeting over their latest migration tussle in Brussels on Friday agreed no solution for disembarking Mediterranean migrants stranded in an Italian port, diplomats told Reuters.
Four dead, 17 injured as bus crashes off bridge in Finland
At least four people were killed and 17 others injured in Finland on Friday when a bus collided with passenger cars and plunged off a bridge onto railway tracks, local rescue service said.
Russia says new U.S. sanctions will add to tensions: RIA
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that new U.S. sanctions announced this month over a nerve agent attack in Britain would only create more tension in bilateral relations, the RIA news agency reported.
U.S. sanctions on Russia tied to UK attack to take effect Monday
U.S. sanctions against Russia tied to a nerve agent attack in Britain, which were announced earlier this month, will come into effect on Monday, the U.S. government said on Friday, adding to the array of economic penalties it has imposed on Moscow in r…
UK says RAF jets interrupted path of Russian plane over Black Sea
British fighter jets interrupted the path of a Russian maritime patrol aircraft over the Black Sea in the second such incident this week, Britain’s defense ministry said on Friday.
