Two killed in knife attack at IKEA in Sweden; two arrested
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A man and a woman were killed and a third injured in a knife attack at an IKEA store in the Swedish city of Vasteras on Monday and two suspects were arrested, police said.
Exiled Central African leader Bozize to stand at election
BANGUI (Reuters) – The former president of Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, will return from exile to contest a presidential election in October two years after he was forced from power, the leader of his Kwa Na Kwa political party said on Mo…
UK court frees Rwandan spy chief wanted in Spain
LONDON (Reuters) – A British court on Monday freed Rwanda’s intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, who is wanted in Spain over alleged war crimes in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, after being advised that an extradition offence could not be establishe…
Group linked to al Qaeda says responsible for Mali siege: al Jazeera
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Sahara-based Islamist militant group al-Mourabitoun has claimed responsibility for a hotel siege in central Mali at the weekend in which 17 people died, Qatari-based television network Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
Nearly 30 U.S.-led air strikes target Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies launched 29 air strikes on Sunday targeting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, destroying an explosives factory and other targets, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said.
Comrade capitalism: North Korea seeks investors for brewery
SEOUL (Reuters) – For the boldest frontier market investor: North Korea is looking to raise $39 million from foreign investors to fund a new brewery in Wonsan, an eastern port city where leader Kim Jong Un has big development ambitions.
Shadow of Israel’s pullout from Gaza hangs heavy 10 years on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – It would, said then prime minister Ariel Sharon, a former major-general not given to self-doubt, “grant Israeli citizens the maximum level of security”. Other optimists said it would turn Gaza into the Hong Kong of the Middle East…
Anti-Houthi fighters seize districts in central Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Fighters opposed to Yemen’s dominant Houthi movement seized six districts in the central province of Ibb on Monday, residents and officials said, bringing them closer to the group’s stronghold in the capital Sanaa.
Bomb explodes near Cairo court, wounds three policemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – Four people, at least three of whom were policemen, were wounded on Monday when a bomb exploded under a traffic sentry post near a Cairo court, security sources said.
Thai king treated for ‘water on the brain’: palace statement
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, has been treated by doctors for ‘water on the brain’ and also has a chest infection, the palace said on Monday.
