NEWS OF THE DAY

_1 Capsized boat: A sunken tour boat involved in a May 29 collision on the Danube River that killed at least 19 people is unlikely to be raised from the water before Tuesday, Hungarian rescue officials said Saturday. The boat was carrying 33 South Koreans and a two-man Hungarian crew when it collided with a much larger cruise ship on the river in Budapest. Hungarian and South Korean divers have been working for days to prepare the Hableany to be raised off the river floor. But the Danube’s high springtime water levels, its fast flow and near-zero underwater visibility have hindered efforts.

_2 Sudan unrest: Protest leaders on Saturday called on Sudanese to take part in acts of civil disobedience in a bid to pressure the military after the deadly break-up of their main sit-in. The Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which spearheaded protests that led the army to oust President Omar al-Bashir, said their resistance will begin Sunday and last until the military council hands over power to civilians. The call comes nearly a week after security forces moved to clear the protest camp outside the military’s headquarters in Khartoum. At least 113 people have been killed since Monday.

_3 Afghanistan violence: Taliban militants killed at least 14 members of a pro-government militia in an attack on checkpoints in the western Ghor province, officials said Saturday. Abdul Hai Khateby, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said seven other militiamen were wounded in the attack late Friday, with two of them in critical condition. The Taliban, who effectively control about half of the country, carry out daily attacks on Afghan security forces and government targets. The U.S. has held several rounds of talks with the insurgents in recent months aimed at ending the nearly 18-year war.

_4 Mexico airport: An anti-graft group says a judge has provisionally halted a project to turn an air base into a new civilian and military airport north of the capital. Mexicans Against Corruption said the project is on hold until the government presents assurances that it will not harm the environment or affect archaeological sites. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador canceled an airport construction project closer to Mexico City’s center after taking office Dec. 1. He argued the project was too costly and prone to corruption. Officials say the replacement project at the Santa Lucia Airbase will cost $4.1 billion, representing a cost savings even considering losses from canceling the Texcoco airport.

_5 Bulgaria bomb: A 16-year-old was arrested after Bulgarian police found explosive devices, an Islamic State group flag and other items in the boy’s home that could have been used in a mass attack, a prosecutor said Saturday. Police in Bulgaria’s second-biggest city, Plovdiv, conducted a search after the high school student’s relatives reported finding handmade bomb components, Deputy Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev said. Officers said they discovered multiple explosive devices, including a pipe bomb and a device filled with 31 pounds of nails, as well as the Islamic State flag and Islamist literature. Geshev said investigators think the case involved only the teen and not an extremist cell or network in Bulgaria. The teen received instructions about explosive devices through the Telegram messaging app, as well as how to convert to Islam, the prosecutor said. A July 2012 terror attack in Bulgaria resulted in six deaths.