EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration
by The EU has announced an aid package of about $1.06 billion for Lebanon, which will largely go to boosting border control in order to halt …
Exiled Belarus opposition leader says she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for over 400 days
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled opposition leader in Belarus, said she has not heard from her imprisoned husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski for 421 days; he has been …
Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress
Hamas said it was sending to Egypt a delegation for cease-fire talks, marking a sign of progress in attempts by mediators to work out an …
Head of Greek far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison
Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the head of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party, has been granted conditional early release from prison; he was convicted of running a criminal …
Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to create a war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of the country’s back-to-back …
Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
Haitian gangs laid siege to several Port-au-Prince neighborhoods, exchanging gunfire with police for hours and burning homes as hundreds fled the violence.Haitian gangs laid siege …
Soccer jersey dispute between Algeria and Morocco clubs over Western Sahara goes to sports court
A soccer politics dispute between Morocco and Algeria, over a team jersey that includes disputed territory on a map of Morocco, will go to a …
Landmine blasts kill 1, injure 18 in southwestern Pakistan
One person was killed and at least 18 were wounded Thursday in southwestern Pakistan as double landmine blasts detonated. No one immediately claimed responsibility for …
Mass broadband outages reported in Nepal
Broadband internet service was disrupted across much of Nepal on Thursday as Indian vendors began withdrawing service to Nepali operators over payment defaults.Broadband internet service …
Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by the US
As Serbian lawmakers voted a new government into office, two-pro Russia officials who are sanctioned by the U.S. were reinstated; the government got backing in …