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Omar al-Bashir's ruthless 30-year rule over Sudan has ended as it began, with a coup. The Sudanese army said al-Bashir was under house arrest and announced a 2 year transition period, to be presided over by the military. Leaders of the protests that brought al-Bashir down are demanding a civilian transitional government, and vowing to keep up protests. Sudan's National Defense Minister announced on Thursday that the country's army had seized power, forcing President Omar al-Bashir to step down and placing him under arrest with a number of key allies "at a safe location." While the end of al-Bashir's rule was welcomed by thousands of protesters who have taken to the streets for weeks demanding his ouster, they were quick to note that a new military dictatorship wasn't what they had in mind. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sudan-protests-omar-al-bashir-dictator-military-africa-live-updates-04-11-2019/

Indians have begun voting in the first phase of a general election that is being seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tens of millions of Indians across 20 states and union territories are voting in 91 constituencies. The seven-phase vote to elect a new lower house of parliament will continue until 19 May. Counting day is 23 May. With 900 million eligible voters across the country, this is the largest election ever seen. Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47878085

WASHINGTON – Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies as secretary of Homeland Security, is leaving her post amid tensions with some in the White House who felt she hasn't done enough to stem border crossings. Trump tweeted Sunday that Nielsen is leaving the post she has held since the end of 2017. "Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service," he said. He said Kevin McAleenan, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, will become the acting DHS secretary. McAleenan has held senior posts within CBP dating back to President George W. Bush's administration. Rea more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/07/kirstjen-nielsen-out-trump-secretary-homeland-security/1895285002/

Utrecht, Netherlands A SHOOTING attack on Monday in the Dutch city of Utrecht that left three people dead and nine injured was being investigated as a possible case of terrorism, authorities said, and police were focusing their hunt on a gunman who escaped the scene. "At this stage, we can confirm three deaths and nine wounded, three of them seriously," Utrecht Mayor Jan van Zanen said in a video statement on Twitter. "We are working on the principle that it was a terrorist attack," he added. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had earlier said there were "possible deaths" and that a terrorist motive was "not excluded". The Netherlands' main counterterrorism agency raised its assessment of the threat in Utrecht province, just south-east of Amsterdam, to the highest level and said it had activated a crisis team. The Dutch paramilitary police increased security at airports and other vital infrastructure points. Armed police at the scene where a shooting took place in the Dutch city of Utrecht on March 18. Authorities raised the terrorism threat to its highest level in Utrecht. PHOTO: EPA-EFE https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/tram-shooting-in-holland-in-possible-terrorist-attack