GAMBIA

President vows to reform nation

BANJUL — Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow, thanked his nation and promised greater freedom, an improved economy, and better education at a Saturday ceremony marking his inauguration. It followed a political standoff with the country’s former leader. Barrow first took the oath in neighboring Senegal in January as Yahya Jammeh refused to cede power. ‘‘This is a victory for democracy. It is a victory for all Gambians,’’ Barrow said at a packed stadium near the capital before several African heads of state. (AP)

BELGIUM

Train derailment kills 1, injures 20

BRUSSELS — A passenger train derailed and flipped on its side Saturday near Brussels, killing one person and injuring up to 20 others. Leuven Mayor Louis Tobback said the person who died was probably not on the train itself but was caught on or near the rails. The accident occurred early in the afternoon as the train left the Leuven station at slow speed in the direction of Brussels Airport and the Belgian capital. Authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the derailment, which was not immediately known. (AP)

SERBIA

Official angered by new genocide suit

BELGRADE — Serbia’s foreign minister Saturday criticized Bosnia’s bid to revive a genocide suit against his country, describing it as ‘‘very dangerous.’’ Sarajevo’s move could cause tensions within Bosnia and jeopardize both regional stability and bilateral ties between Serbia and Bosnia, Ivica Dacic warned. Bakir Izetbegovic, a Muslim Bozniak member of the county’s tripartite presidency, said Friday that Bosnia will ask the UN Court of Justice to reconsider its 2007 ruling that cleared Serbia of genocide during Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war. The appeal will be initiated despite a lack of consent from his Croat and Serb counterparts in the presidency. (AP)

PHILIPPINES

Thousands protest death penalty plan

MANILA — Thousands of Catholics joined a march with church leaders in Manila on Saturday in one of the largest shows of opposition against President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown against illegal drugs and attempts to revive the death penalty. Police estimated that at least 10,000 people joined the ‘‘Walk for Life’’ march and rally starting at dawn at Rizal Park, carrying placards that read ‘‘Choose life’’ and ‘‘No to death penalty.’’ Organizers gave a larger estimate of the crowd. (AP)