Catalan separatists burn pictures of Spanish king
BARCELONA – Thousands of Catalan
separatist demonstrators have taken to the streets of Barcelona in protest at a
visit by Spain’s King Felipe VI.
Protesters lit a...
Yemeni gov’t, rebels agree to end fighting
SANA’A – Yemen’s government has signed a
power-sharing deal with separatists in the south of the country that is
intended to end months of infighting.
The two...
Iraq protests kill at least 5
BAGHDAD – Iraqi
security forces killed at least five people when they opened fire on protesters
here, a witness said, as thousands took part in the...
At least 5 dead in Mexico attack
MEXICO City –
At least five members of a family in northern Mexico, including two infants,
were killed on Monday in an attack by unknown gunmen,...
Turkey captures sister of dead IS leader in Syria
WASHINGTON –
Turkey captured the sister of dead Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in
the northern Syria, a Turkish official said.
Rasmiya Awad,
65, was detained in...
5 injured in latest Hong Kong protest
HONG KONG – Five people were injured
in a knife attack during a pro-democracy protest at a mall in Tai Koo district
here.
Authorities said four...
Indian capital banishes some cars amid pollution
NEW DELHI – Authorities in the Indian
capital banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number
in a bid to cut...
Romanians march against ‘illegal logging’
BUCHAREST – Thousands of Romanians
have marched against widespread illegal logging, which is believed to be behind
the deaths of two forest workers in the past...
‘Illegal loggers’ kill Amazon warrior, injures another
BRASILIA – Illegal loggers in the
Amazon ambushed an indigenous group that was formed to protect the forest,
shooting dead a young warrior and wounding another,...
Islamic State claims deadly attack in Mali
BAMAKO – At least 53 soldiers and one
civilian were killed in an attack on an army post in northern Mali, the
government said.
Islamic State claimed...