Kenyan security agencies ignored warnings before Westgate attack: report
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan security agencies did not heed information about an impending attack before an assault on the Westgate shopping mall in the capital last September that killed 67 people, the head of a parliamentary committee said on Sunday.
Twelve dead in fresh violence in China’s Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police shot dead six people during a “terrorist” attack in the restive western region of Xinjiang and six more died when explosives they were carrying detonated, state media said, as officials accused a prominent academic of…
Israel grants asylum to two Eritreans amid migrant protests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has granted political asylum to two Eritreans, its Interior Ministry said on Sunday, amid protests by thousands of other African migrants who accuse the Jewish state of denying them consideration as refugees.
Chinese ships patrol area contested by Malaysia
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese ships on Sunday patrolled the James Shoal, an area also claimed by Malaysia, and soldiers and officers on board swore to safeguard its sovereignty, in the latest sign of Beijing’s territorial assertiveness in the South…
Nepal makes headway in path to choose new PM
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Social democrat Sushil Koirala was named as candidate for the Himalayan nation’s prime minister by the Nepali Congress party on Sunday, clearing a major hurdle for the formation of a new government two months after an election.
UAE gives assurances on health of president after stroke: agency
RIYADH (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued a reassuring message on Sunday about the health of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan after he had surgery following a stroke, state media in the OPEC member Gulf Arab state reported.
India gang rape victim, family placed under police protection
KOLKATA (Reuters) – A 20-year-old woman who says she was gang-raped in an tribal region on orders of a village court has been placed under police protection, along with her family, and will be relocated after being ostracized by villagers, officials sa…
Chile port workers end strike after three weeks
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean port workers negotiated a settlement with management on Saturday and ended a more than three-week-old strike that had slowed copper, fruit and other shipments from the world’s top copper producer.
Tunisia premier lacks consensus on new caretaker cabinet
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s new Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa on Sunday was forced to delay naming a caretaker government to lead until elections after failing to reach a consensus over the key post of interior minister.
Syrian civil war foes meet for first time, focus on aid
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s civil war foes held their first face-to-face meetings on Saturday, launching talks aimed at ending nearly three years of conflict which has killed 130,000 people and destabilized the wider Middle East.
