Somali region re-elects former warlord to fight al Shabaab
KISMAYU, Somalia (Reuters) – A former Islamist warlord won re-election on Saturday as president of Somalia’s southern region of Jubbaland, a territory partly controlled by al Shabaab militants and at odds with the central government of the Horn of Afri…
Syria ceasefire ends, fighting resumes
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A temporary ceasefire between warring parties in Syria collapsed on Saturday as negotiations failed to reach a more permanent agreement to end fighting in a town near the Lebanese border and two villages in the northwest, sources on …
Former Burundian military chief shot dead in capital
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Burundi’s former army chief of staff on Saturday in the second high-profile killing this month amid chaos linked to the disputed reelection of President Pierre Nkurunziza.
Death toll from China blasts rises to 104, Xi urges changes
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) – The death toll from two massive explosions that tore through an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin has risen to 104, state media said on Saturday, as China’s president urged improvements in workplace …
Dominican Republic resumes deportation of migrants deemed illegal
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic has resumed the detention of people deemed to be illegal migrants after the expiration of a deadline for undocumented foreigners to apply for temporary residence.
Venezuela arrests eight police officers after video of shooting
CARACAS (Reuters) – Eight Venezuelan police officers have been arrested for the alleged murder of four men, the state prosecutors’ office said, shortly after a video began circulating on social networks that appeared to show an execution.
At least 40 migrants die in Mediterranean: Italy navy
ROME (Reuters) – At least 40 migrants died after apparently getting trapped and suffocating in the water-logged hold of a fishing boat in the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said on Saturday.
Pakistani minister resigns over allegations against military
KARACHI (Reuters) – A Pakistani minister has resigned after alleging the former head of military intelligence encouraged violent street demonstrations last year to try to unseat the government, the information minister said on Saturday.
Japan joins U.S.-Philippine humanitarian drills amid China sea dispute
SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Reuters) – (This August 14, 2015 story was refiled to say this was the first Japanese role at Subic Bay)
Iran gives U.N. watchdog information about past nuclear activities
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has given the U.N. nuclear watchdog information regarding its atomic past, a milestone in potentially meeting a condition for sanctions relief under an accord reached with world powers last month.
