In Kenya, polarizing election re-run rekindles ethnic tensions
MUHORONI, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s repeat presidential election, boycotted this week by millions, has reignited long-running tensions between ethnic communities in some areas, leading inhabitants of one small village in the west to pick up traditional…
Iraqi Kurdistan leader Barzani will hand over presidential powers on November 1
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdistan’s veteran leader Masoud Barzani will not extend his presidential term beyond Nov. 1, a Kurdish government official said on Saturday.
Libyan forces order investigation into bodies found near Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – The head of the eastern-based Libyan National Army ordered an investigation on Saturday into the case of 36 unidentified bodies found near Benghazi two days earlier.
Bombs kill at least 17 people in Somali capital Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two car bombs killed at least 17 people in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, two weeks after a huge truck bomb killed hundreds of civilians in the city.
Iraqi Kurdistan leader Barzani will hand over presidential powers on Nov. 1
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdistan’s veteran leader Masoud Barzani will not extend his presidential term beyond Nov. 1, a Kurdish government official said on Saturday.
Bombs kill at least 17 people in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two car bombs killed at least 17 people in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, and Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility.
German far-right party drops bid for journalists’ private data
BERLIN (Reuters) – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday dropped a controversial bid for data on the ethnic backgrounds and private views of journalists after concerns surfaced about its registration form for a party congress.
Pope urges EU to rediscover unity if it wants a future
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in a major speech on Europe, on Saturday urged the European Union to “recover the sense of being a single community” if it wants a future of prosperity and fairness for all.
Bombs kill at least seven in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two car bombs killed at least seven people in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, and Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility.
Big role for U.S. at climate talks despite withdrawal from Paris deal
OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will play a big role at global talks next month on shaping the Paris agreement on climate change, to the dismay of some nations that want Washington sidelined because of President Donald Trump’s plan to withdra…
