Congo's Mai Mai militia attacks Ebola treatment center

Armed Mai Mai militiamen attacked an Ebola treatment center at the heart of an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Saturday, killing a policeman before being repelled by security forces, the local mayor said.

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Mobster Carmine Persico dies after serving 33 of 139-year sentence

Carmine Persico reportedly ran his criminal organisation from behind bars for decades.

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'What game are they playing?' leader of British parliament asks of EU

The leader of Britain's parliament said she was beginning to wonder what game the European Union was playing over Brexit as relations between London and Brussels deteriorated ahead of a vote by lawmakers next week.

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Women's Day unites activists, Turkish police break up crowd with tear gas

Campaigners for gender equality took to European city streets on Friday to mark International Women's Day with celebrations and protests, while in Turkey police fired tear gas to break up a crowd of several thousand women in Istanbul in the evening.

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UK won't accept Brexit deal that puts union at risk: PM's party chairman

Britain cannot accept an EU proposal to break the deadlock in the Brexit talks because it would threaten the unity of the United Kingdom by treating Northern Ireland differently, the chairman of the ruling Conservative Party said.

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Pastors Knocked Out, Christians Killed as Persecution Spikes Dramatically in India

India is seeing a dramatic rise in persecution as more and more churches and Christians are coming under attack in 2019.

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Libyans fear showdown as eastern commander eyes capital

Forces from eastern Libya who have swept through the south and taken control of remaining oilfields in recent weeks have now reinforced a base in the center of the country and signaled to the capital Tripoli that it may be next.

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India waiting for UK reply after fugitive Nirav Modi's video surfaces

India said on Saturday it was waiting for Britain to respond to its request to extradite fugitive billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi, after London's Telegraph newspaper reported that he was living in an upscale apartment in London.

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Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media

A Malaysian was sentenced to more than 10 years' jail and three others were charged over insults against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on social media, police said on Saturday.

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India says Pakistan hiding information by blocking access to bombing site

India said on Saturday Pakistan had "plenty to hide" by preventing journalists from accessing the site of an air strike by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan.

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In sensitive year for China, warnings against 'erroneous thoughts'

China's ruling Communist Party is ramping up calls for political loyalty in a year of sensitive anniversaries, warning against "erroneous thoughts" as officials fall over themselves to pledge allegiance to President Xi Jinping and his philosophy.

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China says drafting of property tax law 'steadily advancing'

Work on a draft property tax in China is "steadily advancing" and it will be submitted for review when conditions are right, senior Chinese parliamentary officials said on Saturday.

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U.S. charges Maduro's industry minister with sanctions violations

The U.S. government on Friday announced criminal charges against a top official in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government for violating sanctions imposed two years ago, when the official was accused of drug trafficking.

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Venezuela power flickers after worst blackout in decades

Venezuela's power supply remained patchy on Friday after the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the country, exacerbating hardship for millions of people already suffering from hyperinflation and widespread shortages of basic goods.

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On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release of female detainees

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on International Women's Day on Friday ordered the release of all women arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations, hours after protesters marched in the two largest cities.

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