At least six dead in attacks on southern Yemen army posts
ADEN (Reuters) – Militant attacks on two army outposts in southern Yemen killed at least eight people early on Sunday, local officials said, two months after the government said it had cleared that area of al Qaeda fighters in an offensive.
U.N. warns of alarming malnutrition rates in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The United Nations has reported alarming rates of malnutrition in the Somali capital where aid agencies cannot meet the needs of 350,000 people due to insufficient funds, drought and conflict.
Far behind Merkel, German left leader plots party revival
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German political landscape is strewn with men who tried to take on Angela Merkel and failed. Sigmar Gabriel, the leader of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), is working hard to avoid the same fate.
Israeli military resumes Gaza fighting, says Hamas ignored truce
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military started fighting again in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, saying Hamas militants had ignored a 24-hour, humanitarian ceasefire requested by the United Nations.
Families mourn victims of Air Algerie crash in Mali
PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Family members of those killed on the Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali were taken to the wreckage to grieve on Saturday as French President Francois Hollande announced three days of mourning.
Venezuela leader rallies socialists at first post-Chavez congress
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party began a six-day congress on Saturday with President Nicolas Maduro seeking to fire up militants and quell dissidents who say he is failing to fix the economy or end graft.
Destroy Hamas? Something worse would follow: Pentagon intel chief
ASPEN Colorado (Reuters) – A top Pentagon intelligence official warned on Saturday that the destruction of Hamas would only lead to something more dangerous taking its place, as he offered a grim portrait of a period of enduring regional conflict.
Russia criticizes EU sanctions, raps U.S. over Ukraine role
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reacted angrily on Saturday to additional sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they would hamper cooperation on security issues and undermine the fight against terrorism and …
Venezuela ex-general awaits U.S. extradition bid in Aruba jail
CARACAS (Reuters) – A retired Venezuelan general wanted in the United States over drug-trafficking accusations remained in jail on the Caribbean island of Aruba over the weekend awaiting a formal extradition request, his lawyer said on Saturday.
Israel extends Gaza ceasefire for 24 hours, Hamas rejects terms
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel extended a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for another 24 hours, but Hamas, which dominates the coastal enclave, said it would only accept the truce if Israeli troops left the territory.
