News in Brief - Mon - April 27 - 4:30 GMT
1 No end in sight to the Saudi invasion of Yemen. In the latest round of airstrikes, Saudi warplanes bombarded Malahidh and Manzalah districts in the northern Sa'ada province. Nearly three-thousand Yemeni people have been killed in the aerial campaign since March 26.
2 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons and its refusal to engage with the international community are the main obstacles to the universality of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. He made the comment upon his arrival in New York City to attend the 20-15 NPT Review Conference.
3 The Iraqi army has made progress in its battle against ISIL terrorists in the western Anbar province. Government forces have managed to gain control over a large area in the town of Karmah located between Baghdad and Fallujah which is under ISIL control.
4 Protesters take to the streets in the U-S city of Baltimore to condemn the death of an African-American man in police custody. Police arrested dozens of protesters who were angry over the death of Freddie Gray. Gray died on April 19 after suffering a fatal spinal injury while in police custody.
5 Parents of 43 missing students rally in Mexico City to mark seven months since the disappearance of their children. The victims' families accuse authorities of being involved in their children's disappearance. The government says the students have been killed by drug gangs.
6 Governments and aid agencies are rushing doctors, volunteers and equipment to quake-stricken Nepal to rescue possible survivors and prevent the spread of disease. The United Nations says 14 international medical teams are on the way along with more than a dozen search-and-rescue teams. The quake has left over 32-hundred people dead.
7 Togo's presidential election has witnessed the lowest turnout in the past decade. This boosts incumbent President For Nassinbe's chances of winning a third term and extending his family's grip on power for another half-a-century. Some opposition supporters have expressed concern about vote-rigging.
8 New York-based Human Rights Watch says the trial of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was unfair, badly flawed and appeared to have been politically motivated. It also criticized the trial for keeping Morsi inside a soundproof glass barrier. Earlier this month, Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in jail.
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