Irish PM steps down as head of his party
Dublin: Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said he is resigning as leader of the Fine Gael party, paving way for his replacement as the country’s head of Government. Kenny announced he will step down and remain an interim leader until successor is selected.
chelsea Manning released from prison
Fort leavenworth: Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US history, was released from a military prison on Wednesday after seven years behind bars.
Christian sect attacks Congo jail, frees leader
Kinshasa: Christian sect members stormed a prison in Congo’s capital on Wednesday, freeing the leader of their movement and 50 others, Congo’s justice minister said.
Call for climate war as us threatens to go
Bonn: Countries at high risk of sea-level rise, drought and storms caused by global warming urged world leaders on Wednesday to stay the course despite America’s threatened exit from a UN climate pact.
Puerto freed from custody after 36 yrs
San Juan: Puerto Rico nationalist Oscar lopez Rivera was freed from house arrest on Wednesday after decades in custody in a case that transformed him into a martyr for supporters but outraged those who lost loved ones in a string of bombings.
Macron blurs party lines with mixed cabinet
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron appointed his first Cabinet mixing Socialists, Centrists and rightwingers with newcomers to politics as he pressed ahead with plans to create a broad governing coalition.