Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100
A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century.
Tens of thousands march in Belarus despite police threat to open fire
Belarusian police on Sunday detained more than 200 people as tens of thousands marched against strongman Alexander Lukashenko in defiance of police threats to open fire after weeks of demonstrations. Crowds of demonstrators waving red-and-white opposition flags descended on a gritty industrial neighbourhood in southeast Minsk for a march along Partisan Prospect, a key transport […]
3rd Term Bid: Guinea’s 10 years under Alpha Conde
Guinean President Alpha Conde is bidding for a third term in Sunday’s presidential election after nearly 10 years in power. Here is a recap of the key dates of Conde’s presidency. – 2010: Conde is elected – In November 2010 Guinea votes in its first democratic election since independence in 1958 and after decades of […]
Sudan offers support to ICC over Darfur war crimes cases
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday promised cooperation with International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda as she gathered information on war crimes in Darfur. “This historic visit is a testimony to the total reform of the new Sudan,” said Hamdok, who succeeded toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Bashir is in jail in Khartoum, but is […]
As lockdown eases, Israelis again gather against Netanyahu
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, resuming the weekly protest against the Israeli leader after emergency restrictions imposed as part of a coronavirus lockdown were lifted. The protests were curtailed last month after Israel imposed new lockdown measures in response to a new virus outbreak. […]
In Guinea, poverty tests Alpha Conde’s economic record
Fatou Conte and Diabate Famoro, two low-income workers in Guinea’s bustling seaside capital Conakry, are divided on President Alpha Conde’s economic success, just one illustration of the controversy over his bid for a third term. The 82-year-old is running in Sunday’s election in the West African state after having won two past ballots partly on promises […]
