Afghanistan’s Abdullah rejects election result as ‘coup’ against people
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah’s camp rejected preliminary results of last month’s run-off election on Monday as a “coup” against the people, putting him on a dangerous collision course with his rival, Ashraf Ghani.
U.S. ship begins neutralizing Syrian chemical weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. container ship Cape Ray began neutralizing chemical materials on Monday that were once part of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s weapons arsenal, the Pentagon said.
Rescue workers end search for eight trapped Honduran gold miners
SAN JUAN ARRIBA Honduras (Reuters) – Rescue workers on Monday gave up their search for eight missing miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal Honduran gold mine last week.
Kenyan families flee coastal areas after gunmen attacks
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – About 500 families in the northern coastal region of Kenya have fled to nearby camps or left the area after gunmen killed 29 people over the weekend, Kenya Red Cross said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in Lamu Count…
Exclusive: CIA had role in Germany spy affair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Central Intelligence Agency was involved in a spying operation against Germany that led to the alleged recruitment of a German intelligence official and has prompted renewed outrage in Berlin, two U.S. officials familiar with…
Europe should accept more Syrian refugees, official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A top European Union official appealed to the EU’s 28 member states on Monday to step up their efforts to resettle Syrian refugees, saying Europe must offer a legal alternative to migrants who risk their life to reach the continent…
Egypt’s Sisi: extremists destroying the region, threaten the world
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned world powers on Monday that Islamist militants are ravaging the Middle East and pose a threat to everyone’s security.
Two ‘abandoned’ cylinders seized in Syria contained sarin – U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two cylinders reportedly seized by Syrian government troops in an area controlled by armed opposition groups contained deadly sarin, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council published o…
Kenya opposition demands troops quit Somalia after attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition leaders demanded on Monday the country withdraw troops from Somalia after a spate of bloody attacks by militants at home, but dropped a demand for talks with the government.
South Africa’s Implats says wildcat strike to end at Marula mine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Impala Platinum said on Monday that wildcat strikers at its Marula mine had indicated they would return to work on Tuesday and press their demands through “formal channels.”
