JUBA, South Sudan – At least 129 children were killed, with boys castrated and girls raped, during a government offensive against rebels last month in South Sudan, according to the U.N. children’s agency. South Sudanese military spokesman, Col. Philip Aguer, on Thursday questioned the credibility of the report, saying it …
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BAMAKO, Mali – Mali’s main coalition of Tuareg separatist rebels has signed a peace agreement with the government more than a month after other armed groups did so. The deal took place Saturday evening in Mali’s capital Bamako after a delay of several hours to give participants time to arrive. …
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BEIJING – More than 300 Chinese workers at an apparel factory that supplies international brands such as Uniqlo have been protesting for about two weeks what they say is a unilateral decision by the management to close down. The strike is one of more than 1,000 collective actions since January …
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SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni security officials say a car bomb exploded behind a military hospital in the capital, Sanaa, causing dozens of casualties, among them civilians. The officials, close to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, said the blast on Monday targeted the homes of several Houthi leaders, but did not give further …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – An official says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired a long-time critic from the No. 2 job in the Palestine Liberation Organization in what is seen as his latest move to sideline potential rivals. Ahmed Majdalani, a senior PLO member, says Yasser Abed Rabbo was removed …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s foreign minister says a fence on the Serbian border to stem the flow of migrants and refugees will be built within a few months, beginning with the areas most used by human smugglers. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says the 4-meter (13-foot) high fence will “defend Hungary …
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon – French President Francois Hollande has promised intensified military cooperation with Cameroon in the fight against Boko Haram during a visit to the West African country. Hollande on Friday also called for international support to stop the Nigerian-based Islamic extremist group whose violence has crossed into neighboring countries, …
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Regional leaders are urging Burundi’s government to delay presidential elections by two weeks as the central African country grapples with violence sparked by the president’s bid for a third term. Presidential elections are scheduled for July 15, and the government of President Pierre Nkurunziza has …
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MOSCOW – The upper house of Russia’s parliament is calling on authorities to investigate whether some prominent foreign organizations, including the MacArthur Foundation and Freedom House, are a threat to Russia. The so-called “patriotic stop-list” that was sent Wednesday to the prosecutor-general and the justice and foreign ministries also names …
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DUBLIN – Ryanair says it has agreed to sell its shares in Irish rival Aer Lingus to IAG, putting the British Airways parent solidly on course to acquire the former Irish national airline. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary says Friday that the budget airline’s board has voted unanimously to sell …
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