Kenyans return to work as opposition strike call flops
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyans largely ignored an opposition call to strike on Monday, opening shops and returning to work as they shrugged off demands for demonstrations against President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election and against the killing of protesters…
U.S. soldiers in Iraq were killed by artillery ‘mishap’: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Army artillery “mishap” was responsible for the deaths of two U.S. service members in northern Iraq over the weekend, a Pentagon official said on Monday.
Back from holiday, Merkel shifts gear on diesel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must eventually follow other European countries in banning new diesel cars, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, conceding for the first time that diesel’s days are numbered in the wake of the emissions scandals.
Car plows into pizzeria near Paris, killing 12-year-old girl
(Reuters) – A car plowed into the outdoor terrace of a pizzeria in the small town of Sept-Sorts east of Paris on Monday, killing a 12-year-old girl and seriously injuring several other people.
Germany’s Merkel heckled by right-wingers at campaign rally
GELNHAUSEN, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel was booed and whistled at by supporters of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) at a campaign rally on Monday as she sought to persuade voters to grant her a fourth term in nex…
Israeli billionaire Steinmetz held in custody in fraud probe: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Billionaire Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz and another suspect were remanded in custody for four days on Monday after being arrested in a fraud investigation, a police spokeswoman said.
Italy to return ambassador to Cairo, ending standoff over murdered student
ROME (Reuters) – Italy said on Monday it would return its ambassador to Cairo more than a year after the murder of an Italian graduate student led the Rome government to recall its previous envoy.
Kenya post-election deaths raise questions over police brutality
KISUMU/NAIROBI Kenya (Reuters) – Six-month-old Samantha Pendo was sleeping with her mother when police in the city of Kisumu in western Kenya forced the wooden door open a crack, fired in teargas and battered the choking baby and her parents with baton…
Iranian drone comes close to U.S. aircraft carrier: U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Iranian drone came within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of a U.S. aircraft carrier while it was in international waters in the Gulf conducting flight operations, a spokesman for the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said on Monday.
Syrian army comes closer to encircling Islamic State in central Syria desert
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies advanced in the central Syrian desert on Monday and could soon encircle an Islamic State pocket, part of a multi-pronged thrust into eastern areas held by the jihadist group.
