15 state police killed in ambush in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Fifteen state police officers were killed in an ambush by suspected gang members in western Mexico, authorities said on Tuesday, the second major attack on security forces in less than a month in one of the country’s most import…
Ugandan police arrest six suspects in prosecutor’s murder
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has arrested six people suspected of links to last week’s murder of a prominent prosecutor in the trial of people accused of carrying out twin fatal bombings in Kampala, police said on Tuesday.
Kenya seeks more Western help after university attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya needs more help from its U.S. and European allies with intelligence and security measures to help prevent further massacres by Somali militants, Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed told Reuters on Tuesday.
Eight Iranian guards killed at Pakistani border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Eight Iranian border guards were killed by militants in a cross-border raid on the frontier with Pakistan on Monday, according to reports in the Iranian media.
Maoists call off three-day Nepal strike after clashes, anger
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepalese Maoists leading a nationwide shutdown amid violent protests and clashes with police called off the strike on Tuesday as anger rose at the disruption their drive for a new constitution was causing.
Russia may consider lifting food ban from Greece, Hungary, Cyprus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government could consider removing Greece, Hungary and Cyprus from its ban on most Western food imports, Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
In Egypt, ex-military men fire up Islamist insurgency
CAIRO (Reuters) – A small but highly dangerous succession of former Egyptian army officers are joining Islamist militant groups, complicating President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s efforts to counter what he calls an existential threat from extremism.
Obama says confident Iran sanctions could be reimposed if deal broken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Tuesday he is confident sanctions against Iran could be reimposed if Tehran violates an agreement to restrict its nuclear program.
Warplanes hit Houthi base in central Yemen, students reported killed
SANAA (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led air coalition on Tuesday bombed a military base in central Yemen controlled by Houthi fighters and their army allies, and a website of the Houthi-run defence ministry said two students were killed at a neigh…
Dutch hostage arrives in Mali capital, reunited with wife
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A Dutch man freed in a French commando raid on al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in northern Mali arrived in the capital on Tuesday where he was reunited with his wife after more than three years in captivity.
