A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers. The crane was used to install precast box girders while building highway and high-speed rail bridges.
Why Pakistan citizens are taking the dangerous route to Europe – BBC News
Thousands of people from Pakistan are taking the Libya route to seek work in Europe. It involves a boat journey, the perils of which were highlighted when an overcrowded vessel sank off Greece in June with huge loss of...
Myanmar junta pardons ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi for five offences • FRANCE 24 English
Myanmar’s ruling military pardoned on August 1 jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted but she will remain under house arrest, state media and informed sources...
German arms manufacturer to build part assembly plant for F-35 jets | DW News
The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall on Tuesday marked the construction launch of a new factory in the western town of Weeze that will produce fuselage sections for the F-35 stealth combat aircraft. The premier of...
Chaos in Senegal as Opposition Party Dissolved and Protests Escalate
In Senegal, two people have been killed in clashes between police and supporters of the opposition leader. The violence comes after Ousmane Sonko was detained on Monday. He is facing seven charges – including...
Russia blames Ukraine for Moscow skyscraper drone attack – BBC News
A skyscraper in Russia’s capital Moscow has been attacked by a drone for the second time in two days, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said. Several drones were shot down overnight, he said, but “one flew into the...
Senegal unrest: Two killed in protests after detention of opposition figure • FRANCE 24 English
Senegal’s interior minister on July 31 said it had dissolved the party of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for rallying supporters into stoking violence during protests last month, prompting more calls for...