Malawi president appoints economist Mwanamvekha as finance minister
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has appointed minister of agriculture Joseph Mwanamvekha, an economist and former banker, as finance minister in his new cabinet, the chief...
Explainer: What is at stake in Istanbul’s election re-run?
Voters in Istanbul will head back to the polls on Sunday to choose a mayor, after Turkey’s election authority scrapped the results of a March...
Strobing stage lights could up risk of epileptic seizures
(Reuters Health) – Flashing light effects that have become the norm for electronic dance music concerts could bring on epileptic seizures in young people who...
Canada becomes first G20 country to ban trade in shark fins
Canada passed a new law banning the import and export of shark fins, which also includes a requirement to rebuild depleted fish populations....
Albanian opposition supporters scuffle with police before elections
Albanian opposition supporters scuffled with police outside vote-counting centres on Wednesday and burned voting equipment at three locations in a dispute over whether to hold...
Johnson widens lead in race for Downing Street
Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson cemented his position as the favorite to be Britain’s next prime minister on Wednesday after he increased his support in the...
Malawi president appoints Mwanamvekha as finance minister
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed minister of agriculture Joseph Mwanamvekha as finance minister in his new cabinet, the chief secretary to the government said...
Venezuelan mothers, children in tow, rush to migrate
Mothers dragged their children across three countries, trekking around border checkpoints and crossing rivers in waist-high water. Others were conned by fake travel agents, or...
Human Rights Watch accuses of Nicaragua torture against protesters, urges sanctions
Pro-government forces in Nicaragua committed human rights abuses including torture in suppressing recent protests against President Daniel Ortega, and top officials should face sanctions, Human...
20 people missing from migrant boat rescued off Spanish coast
Spanish rescue services are searching for at least 20 people missing from a migrant boat found adrift in the Mediterranean after a passenger ferry rescued...