Kenyan court frees 43 accused of being secessionist group members
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A court in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa released 43 men on Thursday who had been charged with being members of a group that seeks the independence of the Coast region from the hinterland.
Yemen foils al Qaeda attack in Mukalla, arrests al Qaeda member
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Yemen foiled an attack by al Qaeda militants that planned to target local administrative headquarters in the city of Mukalla the UAE state news agency WAM said on Thursday, after security forces found a car laden with explosives …
East Africa food scheme aims to stop the rot, boost trade
KILOSA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The huge stock of maize Jumanne Masele put aside last year was enough to spare his family from hunger and earn him cash to repay his debts – or so he thought.
Romanian rescue helicopter crashes in Moldova, four killed
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A Romanian SMURD emergency service helicopter crashed on Thursday after carrying missions in neighboring Moldova, killing all four crew, the interior ministry said.
Flooding kills at least five people in Germany’s Bavaria
BERLIN (Reuters) – At least five people have been killed in floods caused by prolonged heavy rain in southern Germany’s Bavaria state and thousands of households were cut off from electricity, officials said on Thursday.
NATO chief says not seeking confrontation with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – The NATO military alliance is not seeking confrontation with Russia by reinforcing its battalions in eastern Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Berlin on Thursday.
U.S. expects announcement ‘soon’ on deployment of Korea anti-missile system
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Plans for the deployment of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea are moving forward and an announcement can be expected soon, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.
EgyptAir black box search zone narrows after signal detected
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – Search teams zeroed in on the wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804 on Thursday after a French vessel picked up a signal from one of the crashed jet’s black boxes.
Militants kidnap 17 members of Afghanistan’s Hazara community
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Gunmen have kidnapped 17 members of Afghanistan’s Hazara community, officials said on Thursday, the latest incident involving members of the Shi’ite Muslim minority highlighting the risk of sectarian violence.
Iraq PM Abadi urges lawmakers to stop squabbling, rally behind army
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has appealed to politicians to “freeze” their wrangling over his anti-corruption reforms and unite behind the army as it battles Islamic State in Falluja, near Baghdad.
