Cuba's first prime minister in more than four decades -- long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero -- took office Saturday as the country resurrected a post last held by Fidel Castro.
The leaders of Japan and the United States have agreed to continue close cooperation in dealing with North Korea amid Pyongyang's increased provocative stance. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump talked over the phone for nearly 90 minutes on Saturday night, Japan time.
North Korea's state-run media says that the expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party has been held, and was presided over by the country's leader Kim Jong Un.
At least 18 inmates died and 16 were injured in overnight clashes between prisoners in Honduras after fighting erupted at a jail in the northern port town of Tela, prison officials said Saturday. The National Penitentiary Institute said 17 prisoners had died at the facility in Tela, about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from the capital Tegucigalpa, and another died in hospital, with local media describing the unrest as gang violence.
The Turkish parliament approved a military deal with Libya's UN-backed interim government on Saturday. The deal allows Turkey to provide weapons, to conduct military training, and to give military advice.
India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths followed by China and Nigeria, according to a report published Wednesday that estimated the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace.
Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening after a rocket was launched from the coastal enclave into southern Israel, Palestinian security sources said.
