Six killed in gun attack on two buses in Kenya’s Mandera
NAIROBI (Reuters) – At least six people were killed when gunmen sprayed two buses with bullets on Friday in Kenya’s Mandera county on the border with Somalia, a regional official said.
Vietnamese scoff at bike-ban plan as motorcycles engulf capital
HANOI (Reuters) – World famous for its endless swarms of motorcycles, Vietnam is considering banning bikes in the capital over fears its leafy streets will become overrun as the population swells and its middle class buys up cars in record numbers.
India’s first indigenous combat plane enters service after 33 years
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s first locally-built combat aircraft officially took to the skies on Friday, 33 years after it was cleared for development, marking a long-held goal of cutting expensive imports to build a domestic defense-industrial base.
French charity official says stabbed by couple shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’: media
PARIS (Reuters) – French police opened an investigation on Friday after a director at the French Restos du Coeur charity said he had been stabbed earlier in the day by a couple shouting “Allahu Akbar,” French radio Europe 1 said.
Australian election seen as a dead heat, minor parties likely powerbrokers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia braced for an election that was too close to call on Friday, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warning of economic chaos if his gamble on an early poll backfires and leaves him without the outright majority he needs to e…
EU will ensure there’s no ‘cherry-picking’ in Brexit negotiations: Gabriel
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union will ensure that there is “no cherry-picking” in the negotiations to be held on Britain’s exit from the bloc, German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a letter to employees seen by Reuters on Friday.
Abe’s expected election win means more bullet trains for Japan, fewer deep reforms
TOKYO (Reuters) – An election victory for Japan’s ruling coalition this month could give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a mandate to pursue bolder economic policies, but he’s likely to choose big-ticket infrastructure items over more pressing structural ref…
An igloo with a view … Australians go to the polls in Antarctica
SYDNEY (Reuters) – In an igloo overlooking Vincennes Bay, Antarctica, 27 Australians did their democratic duty and cast ballots on Friday, the day before the rest of the nation votes in a general election.
Leader of Myanmar’s ‘Saffron Revolution’ freed, charges dropped
YANGON (Reuters) – A former monk and influential leader of Myanmar’s 2007 anti-junta uprising has been freed from jail and charges against him dropped, his lawyer said on Friday, just a day after new charges were leveled against him.
China celebrates Communist Party’s 95th birthday, Xi warns on graft, security
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Friday that the biggest threat to the ruling Communist Party is corruption, as he used the party’s 95th birthday to also warn against any threats to China’s security and Taiwan independence.
