Pakistan's military says its security forces have killed 30 militants in multiple raids on Pakistani Taliban hideouts in the country's northwestern region where insurgents this week ambushed a security convoy,

The uprising started weeks ago when protests erupted over chronic water and electricity outages. It snowballed into larger dissatisfaction with Rajoelina, alleged government corruption and poverty, which affects about 75% of the country of roughly 30 million people, according to the World Bank.

The government shutdown could affect the paychecks for military, Medicare, Medicaid and other groups if legislation is not made.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina called for dialogue "to find a way out of this situation" and said the constitution should be respected.

Less than one percent of Germany's police forces, security agencies and military personnel espouse far-right worldviews and sympathies, a report by the domestic intelligence agency published on Tuesday shows.

Andry Rajoelina’s whereabouts are unknown. His nation has seen three weeks of unrest after massive, youth-led protests turned deadly, killing at least 22.

Myanmar’s military government on Thursday acknowledged attacking a religious festival held at a school in central Myanmar, which witnesses said killed about two dozen people, including children, with bombs dropped by motorized paragliders.