The police used tear gas and fired in the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters calling on Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan’s president of 29 years, to step down.
Author: The Associated Press
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 at Libya’s Foreign Ministry, Officials Say
A second assailant was shot and killed by guards before he could detonate explosives hidden in his vest.
Talal bin Abdulaziz, Reformist Saudi Prince, Is Dead at 87
Prince Talal led a group of princes calling for a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia in the 1960s. He was also a supporter of women’s rights.
French Official Says Strasbourg Attacker Pledge Allegiance to ISIS
The attacker died in a shootout with police two days after targeting Strasbourg’s popular Christmas market.
Melania Trump’s controversial red trees a hit at White House Christmas parties
The trees turned out to be quite the attraction: Pedestrian traffic jams formed as party guests clamored to be photographed in front of them.
Designer Raf Simons ‘parting ways’ with Calvin Klein after 2 high-profile years
Calvin Klein and the Belgian designer announced they were “amicable parting ways” after the company “decided on a new brand direction…”
Double Bombing Near Somalia’s Presidential Palace Kills at Least 13
The Shabab, an Islamist group linked to Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for both blasts on Saturday in Mogadishu.
Somalia blast kills at least 6 near presidential palace
An explosives-packed vehicle detonated near Somalia’s presidential palace, killing at least six people and wounding several others, police said.
Barack Obama on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s newest ‘Hamilton’ song, ‘One Last Time (44 Remix)’
Barack Obama, or Barap Obama? The former U.S. president appears on a reworked song by Lin-Manuel Miranda originally from the Broadway hit “Hamilton.”
Dr. Seuss’ widow, Audrey Geisel, dies at 97
Random House Children’s Books announced that Dr. Seuss’ widow, Audrey Geisel, died Wednesday at age 97.