Congo security forces kill at least 14 in clashes with sect
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese security forces killed at least 14 members of separatist sect Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) on Monday during clashes in the capital Kinshasa and southwestern city of Matadi.
After military shake-up, Erdogan says Turkey to tackle Kurds in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Days after a reshuffle of Turkey’s top military commanders, President Tayyip Erdogan has revived warnings of military action against Kurdish fighters in Syria that could set back the U.S.-led battle against Islamic State.
Syrian army steps up strikes on capital’s last rebel enclave
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army stepped up shelling and air strikes on the last rebel-held enclaves in the Syrian capital on Monday, its heaviest bombardment in a two-month campaign, rebels and witnesses said.
Kenyans stockpile food, Kenyatta appeals for peaceful vote
KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) – Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared emergency first aid kits as families headed to their ethnic heartlands on the eve of an election many fear could descend into violence.
Fire at German shelter for asylum seekers kills two: police
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two people were killed on Monday in a fire that engulfed a building housing the homeless and asylum seekers in southern Germany, police said.
Brexit negotiations have not begun well for UK, says former top diplomat
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s negotiations over leaving the European Union have not begun well due to disagreements among Prime Minister Theresa May’s team of ministers about the kind of deal they should be seeking, a former top British diplomat said.
Australia to hold postal vote to decide on same-sex marriage law
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will hold a non-compulsory postal vote on legalizing same-sex marriage if a second bid to win political support for a national ballot fails, a minister said on Monday.
Jordan’s King Abdallah discusses holy site tensions in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdallah will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday for the first time in five years to discuss tensions at a Jerusalem holy site and wider political developme…
South Sudan army captures main rebel base, rebels say
NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army has captured the main rebel stronghold of Pagak near the Ethiopian border, forcing thousands of people to flee, the rebels said on Monday.
Australia, Japan, U.S. call for South China Sea code to be legally binding
MANILA (Reuters) – Australia, Japan and the United States on Monday urged Southeast Asia and China to ensure that a South China Sea code of conduct they have committed to draw up will be legally binding and said they strongly opposed “coercive unilater…
