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http://ift.tt/2skjMgf Opposition activists clash with riot police during a demo in Caracas on June 7, 2017. The head of the Venezuelan military, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez, who is also President Nicolas Maduro's defence minister, is warning his troops not to commit "atrocities" against protesters demonstrating in the country's deadly political crisis. Tuesday's warning came after more than two months of violent clashes between protesters and security forces. The opposition and a press rights group say security forces have run over, attacked and robbed protesters and journalists. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO The deadly unrest in Venezuela could lead to “a blood bath” and spark a major refugee crisis, Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski warned on Monday. Speaking in Madrid during a visit to Spain, Kuczynski said Venezuela’s months-long political and economic crisis, which has seen thousands march for and against the government of leftist President Nicolas ...

http://ift.tt/2ojP3g6 The Otaru, who described the activities of the herdsmen in the area as worrisome, said “we have asked farmers, especially the women, to stop going to the farms for now. His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aliru H. Momoh, the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, in Edo, on Monday announced the arrest of 24 suspected Boko Haram members in the community by the Nigerian Army. The monarch disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in his palace at Auchi, headquarters of the Estako-West local government area of the state. He said the commandant of the Nigeria Army School of Engineering, NICOHO, near Auchi, informed him of the arrest of the suspected insurgents in his palace. “Shortly before you came, I had audience with the commandant. “He informed me about what they are doing and the arrest of some 24 suspected members of Boko Haram operating under the guise of Fulani herdsmen in the community,’’ he said. The Otaru said: “the commandant also informed m...

http://ift.tt/2s3QDpn Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his tennis match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open on June 7, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON Novak Djokovic insisted Wednesday that he still has the hunger to regain his status as the best player in the world, but did not rule out taking a break from the sport. The 30-year-old Serb crashed out of the French Open where he was the defending champion in a stunning 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-0 quarter-final loss to Dominic Thiem. Djokovic hinted he may step back from the sport to regroup even with Wimbledon fast approaching. “Trust me, I’m thinking about many things, especially in the last couple months,” he said. “At the same time, I have responsibility to the game itself, towards others. We’ll see. Obviously it’s not an easy decision to make, but I will see how I feel after Roland Garros and then decide what to do next.” The defeat was Djokovic’s first straight-sets lo...