Gunmen attack Kenyan school, killing six children: officials
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Seven people, six of them children, were killed in northern Kenya on Saturday when unknown assailants attacked a school, officials said.
French army charter plane crashes in Ivory Coast, four Moldovans killed
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Four Moldovan citizens were killed and two others were injured on Saturday when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed into the sea near the airport in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, Ivorian and French officials s…
China confirms will amend party constitution, likely to include Xi’s theories
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party has agreed to amend the party constitution, expected to embed President Xi Jinping’s political thought, ahead of next week’s five-yearly party congress in which Xi will further tighten his grip on powe…
Germany’s FDP does not expect coalition to form before Christmas
BERLIN (Reuters) – A senior member of the pro-business Free Democrat (FDP) party that is likely to be a partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new government said in a magazine interview he did not expect the coalition to form before the end of the year…
At least four killed in plane crash in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – At least four people were killed on Saturday when a propeller-engine cargo plane crashed into the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast’s main city Abidjan, a Reuters witness said.
Turkey orders detention of 100 former police officers in post-coup probe: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities issued detention warrants on Saturday for 100 former police officers and have so far detained 63 of them, the state-run Anadolu news agency said, as part of a widening crackdown since last year’s failed coup attem…
Macron, cast as out of touch, says “not aloof”
BERLIN (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron, accused by critics of being out of touch with ordinary people, denied in an interview with a German magazine he was aloof, saying that he was merely trying to stamp out cronyism between politicians a…
South Africa’s ANC needs to put an end to scandals: official
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to put an end to scandals that are tarnishing its image, an ANC official said, after a court ruling that paved the way for President Jacob Zuma to face nearly 800 coun…
At least four dead in plane crash in Ivory Coast: witness
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – At least four people were killed on Saturday when a propeller-engine cargo plane crashed in the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, a Reuters witness said.
Iran was behind cyber attack on British lawmakers in June: The Times
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran carried out a cyber attack on British lawmakers earlier this year, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing an intelligence assessment of the incident.
