Car bomb kills 20 in Baghdad Shi’ite district
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded in a crowded marketplace in a mainly Shi’ite Muslim district of the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, police and medical sources said.
At least 15 dead in Egypt after boat capsizes on Nile: interior ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 15 people drowned when a small boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile River near Cairo on Wednesday night, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.
Obama returns to father’s homeland with history, security on his mind
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will land in Kenya on Friday with a mission to strengthen U.S. security and economic ties, but his personal connection to his father’s birthplace will dominate a trip that Kenyans view as a native son retur…
Obama, Turkey’s Erdogan agree to stem flow of foreign fighters: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday to work together to “stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey’s border with Syria,” the White House said in a sta…
Obama, Turkey’s Erdogan agree to stem the flow of foreign fighters: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday to work together to “stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey’s border with Syria,” the White House said in a sta…
Greek bailout vote puts Syriza party rebellion to the test
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought on Wednesday to contain a rebellion in his left-wing Syriza party ahead of a vote on a second package of reforms required to start talks on a rescue deal.
Blasts kill at least 29 in Nigerian city of Gombe
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded in multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday evening, a Red Cross official said.
At least 15 dead in Egypt after boat capsizes on Nile: interior ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 15 people drowned when a small boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile River near Cairo on Wednesday night, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.
Mexico interior minister down but not out after Guzman jailbreak
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Humiliated by the escape of Mexico’s most wanted criminal from a maximum security prison, President Enrique Pena Nieto is under pressure from across the political spectrum to replace his interior minister. But party consideratio…
No change to Obama’s Kenya itinerary despite security breach: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House does not plan to change President Barack Obama’s itinerary for his trip to Kenya later this week despite disclosure of the presidential plane’s Nairobi arrival and departure times.
