JOHANNESBURG – The United Nations World Food Program says more than 100,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Malawi. The WFP said in a statement on Friday that as many as 20,000 households were affected. Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima said that 48 people had died during the flooding. …
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TUNIS, Tunisia – The defense lawyer of a Tunisian blogger says his client has been convicted of insulting the army and sentenced to one year in prison. Attorney Samir Ben Amor said Tuesday his client Yassine Ayari was convicted of defaming the defense minister and top officers in posts on …
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HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam’s military says a helicopter has crashed on a training mission, killing all four soldiers aboard. Lt. Gen. Vo Van Tuan, army deputy chief of staff, said the UH-1 chopper crashed on a farm on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. Tuan says the …
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The U.N. secretary-general has urged African leaders not to cling to power. Ban Ki-moon said that undemocratic constitutional changes and legal loopholes should never be used by leaders to stay in office. Speaking at the summit of the 54-nation African Union, Ban urged African leaders to …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council is urging immediate stepped up regional military coordination and operations to more effectively combat the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria and neighboring countries. The council reiterated its “deep concern” in a statement Tuesday that Boko Haram is “undermining the peace and stability …
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian car maker Proton has inked an agreement to help Indonesia study the feasibility of developing and manufacturing its own national car. The signing of the pact with PT Adiperkasa Citra Lestari was witnessed by visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. …
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WARSAW, Poland – Hundreds of coal miners in southern Poland have staged a sit-in while dozens of others started a hunger strike to protest their company’s restructuring plan and to demand the chief executive be fired. Tuesday’s actions were undertaken by a section of the nearly 9,000 miners who have …
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BANGALORE, India – A train derailed after hitting a boulder that had fallen on the track in southern India on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens, officials said. Railways Minister Suresh Prabu said the boulder fell from a nearby hill and derailed nine coaches and one food …
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TOKYO – Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast. The quake struck shortly after 8 a.m. Japan time Tuesday at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a possible 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami. Japanese …
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CAIRO – The relatives of four Coptic Christian hostages held by gunmen in Libya for months are appealing for help from local and Libyan authorities to ensure their safe release A video released earlier this week by the Islamic State group’s Libyan branch showed the beheading of another 21 Egyptian …
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