Lebanese army tries to expel Syria-linked militants from border town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese soldiers traded fire with Islamist gunmen and shelled areas around the border town of Arsal on Sunday aiming to roll back the biggest incursion by militants into Lebanon since Syria’s civil war began.
In Liberia’s capital, fear of Ebola hampers official response
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Health workers turned up in Monrovia’s Clara Town district on Sunday to remove two bodies of possible victims of the Ebola virus, four days after they dropped dead there when nobody would take them to hospital.
Billions of dollars in deals and funding to be announced at Africa summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will announce nearly $1 billion in business deals, increase funding for peacekeeping and commit billions of dollars to expanding food and power programs in Africa during a summit this week, U.S. and development …
Bodies of possible Ebola victims found in central Monrovia
MONROVIA (Reuters) – The bodies of two men previously showing symptoms of Ebola lay in the streets of Monrovia for four days before being collected by health workers on Sunday, residents told Reuters.
Ukrainian army steps up attacks on rebel-held Donetsk
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists battled on Sunday to keep advancing Ukrainian government forces at bay in heavy fighting on the outskirts of Donetsk, the rebels’ main stronghold in eastern Ukraine.
China releases investigative journalist after almost year in jail
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese investigative journalist who accused officials of corruption has been released after almost a year in detention, his lawyer said on Sunday.
Afghanistan election crisis deepens with new fraud allegations
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s troubled presidential election plunged deeper into crisis on Sunday when one of the main contenders accused a deputy of President Hamid Karzai of orchestrating fraud in favour of his rival.
More than 20 killed as Libya factions fight to control airport
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s government said more than 20 people had been killed in the latest battles between factions seeking to control Tripoli airport on Sunday, while fighting led to a huge fire raging nearby at the city’s fuel depot.
Egypt awards Suez hub project to consortium that includes army: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has chosen a consortium that includes the Egyptian army and global engineering firm Dar al-Handasah to develop an international industrial and logistics hub in the Suez Canal area, government and military sources said on Sunday….
Somalia executes three suspected militants by firing squad
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Three men were executed by firing squad on Sunday after a Somali military court found them guilty of killing civilians in a series of recent attacks in the country blamed on al Shabaab Islamist militants.
