Militant video purports to show westerners held in Mali
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamist militants operating in Mali released a video purporting to show six western hostages, ahead of a regional security summit in the West African country attended by France’s president on Sunday.
Fire destroys Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon, kills one
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) – A fire tore through a camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving two in critical condition, the U.N. refugees’ organization said.
As anti-G20 protests begin, Merkel says growth must be inclusive
BERLIN (Reuters) – With an eye on anti-globalization protests brewing in Hamburg before this week’s G20 summit, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday leaders will have to focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth rather than their own prospe…
Two suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ADEN (Reuters) – Two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a drone strike while traveling on a motorbike in southern Yemen late on Saturday, residents said.
Indonesia, Philippines jointly patrol Celebes Sea to cut off militants
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines and Indonesia will jointly patrol the Celebes Sea this week to stop Islamist militants reaching the Philippines’ restive southern island of Mindanao, where rebels have seized a city, an army spokesman said on Sunday.
Two ruling party officials, 13 militants killed in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants shot and killed two officials from the ruling AK Party in southeast Turkey over the weekend, while the Turkish military killed more than a dozen militants in air strikes, state authorities said on Sunday…
Two mountaineers missing in Pakistani Himalayas feared dead
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities believe that two mountaineers, a Spaniard and an Argentinian, missing for over a week in Pakistan’s northern Himalayan mountains perished in an avalanche, officials said on Sunday.
Voting in Papua New Guinea marred by problems with electoral rolls, disruptions
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Polling in Papua New Guinea has been hampered by reports of disruptions and voters being left off the electoral roll, but the head of an international election observer group said on Sunday there was no evidence they were deliberate….
Former Israeli PM Olmert released from prison
RAMLE, Israel (Reuters) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, 71, was released on parole on Sunday from a prison in Ramle, near Tel Aviv, after serving 16 months in jail for corruption.
Three car bombs target Damascus, 20 killed
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A car bomb killed 20 people in Damascus on Sunday and wounded dozens more, the Syrian foreign ministry said, the first such bombing in the Syrian capital since a series of jihadist suicide attacks in March.
