Gunmen kill at least 29 in latest raids on Kenyan coast
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two coastal areas of Kenya in raids the deputy president indicated on Sunday were the work of political rivals, despite Somali Islamists al Shabaab claiming responsibility.
As West, Russia talk truce, Poroshenko heeds Ukrainians’ call to arms
KIEV (Reuters) – In a country torn between Russia and western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s decision to resume an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels has carefully ignored both neighbors to show an ear acutely tuned to Ukrainian domest…
On eve of election results, Afghan candidate sends warning to rival
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah warned his rival on Sunday he would refuse to accept the outcome of the country’s troubled election unless he saw firm evidence that the vote was completely free of fraud.
Shi’ite cleric Sadr urges Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s coalition should withdraw its support for his bid for a third term and pick another candidate, Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged, amid parliamentary deadlock over the formation of a ne…
Tempers fray, prices rise as Egypt cuts fuel subsidies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Cairo bus driver Mohamed Salame voted for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the hope he would fix Egypt’s manifold problems, but now he curses the new president for making life harder by hiking the price of the state-subsidized fuel vital to hi…
Iranian pilot killed defending Iraqi shrine: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian pilot was killed defending Shi’ite Muslim holy sites in neighboring Iraq, Iran’s state news agency said, in the first official report of an Iranian death related to an upsurge in violence there since June.
Jihadist suspect arrested in Lisbon airport last week: report
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese police have arrested a man trained in a jihadist camp as he was trying to illegally board an Angola-bound plane via its landing gear at Lisbon international airport, local media said on Sunday.
Three European engineers believed kidnapped in Libya: officials
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Three Europeans working for an Italian construction company have probably been kidnapped in Libya, officials from the Libyan and Italian governments said on Sunday.
Germany urges U.S. to explain suspected ‘double agent’ case
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government wants a quick and clear explanation from Washington for U.S. intelligence’s apparent contact with a German man arrested last week on suspicion of being a double agent, the Interior Minister said in a newspaper i…
Gunmen kill 17 in attacks on police stations, barracks in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 17 people when they attacked three police stations and a military barracks in western Uganda, in an area that was once the scene of an insurgency by Islamist rebels, the military said on Sunday.
