libya detains 300 African migrants
Benghazi: A libyan official with the Islamist-backed government controlling the capital, Tripoli, says they have detained 300 African migrants captured while boarding boats headed to Europe. Military spokesman Mohamed al-Shamy said Friday that the migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, were captured Tuesday on a beach.
Nepal to elect new pM on Sunday
Kathmandu: With consensus again eluding the Nepali Constituent Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Himalayan nation will elect a new prime minister on Sunday, speaker Subash Chandra Nembang announced on Friday.
Iraq mortar attack kills 35
Baghdad: Iraqi police officials say at least 35 people were killed on Friday in a mortar attack on villages around the provincial capital of the eastern Diyala province. A police official from the city of Baquba said at least 35 civilians were killed when the mortars landed on their villages in the nearby suburbs.
UNSC OKays migrants resolution for 1 year
United Nations: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to authorise the European Union and individual countries to seize migrant-smuggling vessels on the high seas off libya.
One shot, 3 injured in US varsity ‘confrontation’
los Angeles: A student armed with a handgun killed a fellow student in a “confrontation” at an Arizona university that also left three others with multiple gunshot wounds, police said, in the latest shooting at a US college.