Three Kenyan soldiers wounded in blast claimed by al Shabaab
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Three Kenyan soldiers were wounded, one of them critically, when their vehicle was hit in eastern Kenya by a roadside bomb that the Somali Islamist al Shabaab group said it had planted.
Egypt’s remaining Islamist party cries foul as it flops in election
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Nour Party, the only Islamist group to escape a crackdown on dissent after the Muslim Brotherhood’s overthrow two years ago, is now blaming state tactics for its dismal performance in parliamentary elections.
Somali pirates hijack Iranian fishing vessel with 15 crew, says official
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Somali pirates have hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel with 15 crew members, a Somali official and a maritime expert said on Monday amid warnings that piracy might be making a comeback in the Indian Ocean.
Pro-Ukraine activists block repair of sabotaged power lines to Crimea
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Ukrainian activists prevented repairs to sabotaged power lines leading to Crimea on Monday, keeping the Russian-annexed peninsula starved of electricity for a second day and tensions between Moscow and Kiev high.
Warring tribes in southern Libya sign peace deal
DOHA (Reuters) – Rival tribes from southern Libya who have battled for control of oil fields signed a peace agreement in Qatar on Monday, a Qatari official said, raising hopes of an end to violence that has plagued a remote corner of the country since …
Putin says Russian air strikes to last until plane bombers are punished
TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russian air strikes in Syria would last as long as was necessary to punish those guilty of blowing up a Russian airliner over Egypt last month, an incident in which 224 people were killed.
OSCE urges Vatican to withdraw charges against journalists
VIENNA (Reuters) – The Vatican should withdraw criminal charges against two journalists who wrote books accusing it of corruption, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on Monday, invoking press freedom.
Egypt shoots dead five Sudanese migrants near Israel border
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian border forces shot dead five Sudanese migrants trying to cross from Egypt’s turbulent North Sinai region into Israel on Monday, the military said in a statement.
Bus crash in central Mexico kills 20 people
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A highway traffic accident due west of the Mexican capital killed 20 people and injured at least 15 others, the head of the country’s emergency services said on Monday.
Bibi Times: Netanyahu’s tangled relationship with Israel’s media
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – “You have to play the media like a piano,” an adviser recalls being told by his ex-boss, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
