Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba was under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election that extended his family’s 55-year reign in the oil-rich Central African nation. Gabon’s people celebrate his potential ouster because Bongo’s family has been accused of getting rich on the country’s resource wealth while many of its citizens struggle to scrape by.
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Boat with refugees and migrants sinks off Greece
At least 78 people have died and more than 100 were rescued after a fishing boat carrying refugees and migrants capsized and sank off the southern coast of Greece. The Greek coastguard said on Wednesday the vessel sank in international waters, 47 nautical miles southwest southwest of Pylos, off the Peloponnese coast. About 100 people had been rescued.
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38 injured in CTA Yellow Line train collision in Chicago
Dozens of people were injured in a crash involving a Chicago transit train Thursday morning. A Chicago Transit Authority train collided with a snow-fire plow around 10:35 a.m local time.
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Polls open in Turkey
Polls have opened in Turkey’s fiercely fought presidential and parliamentary elections that could bring an end to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule. His main opponent is CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who represents an election coalition of six opposition parties.
