Yemeni colonel shot dead in Aden, two hurt in bomb attack
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot dead an army colonel in his car in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden late on Friday and two soldiers were injured when a car bomb exploded in another major southern port on Saturday, security sources sa…
China premier says Sino-Africa disputes just ‘growing pains’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Disputes arising over China’s investment projects in Africa are just “growing pains” in a burgeoning relationship that saw their trade top $200 billion last year, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday ahead of a tour of the continent.
Bus crash kills 23, injures 17 in southwest Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A bus crash in southwest Haiti killed 23 people and injured 17 on Saturday, authorities said.
Chinese oil engineers kidnapped in Sudan freed: Xinhua agency
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Two Chinese engineers kidnapped in Sudan have been released, the official Xinhua media service said on Friday, citing a source at the Chinese embassy in Khartoum.
Ten bodies recovered from collapsed Colombia mine
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Rescue workers had pulled 10 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed illegal gold mine in Colombia by Saturday, the government said, three days after it caved in, and six are still believed to be buried under tons of mud and gravel.
Napoli win fifth Italian Cup on violent Rome night
ROME (Reuters) – Napoli beat Fiorentina 3-1 to win their fifth Italian Cup on Saturday in a match that kicked off 45 minutes late after three fans were shot, one critically, in an incident near Rome’s Olympic Stadium.
Napoli win fifth Italian Cup on violent Rome night
ROME (Reuters) – Napoli beat Fiorentina 3-1 to win their fifth Italian Cup on Saturday in a match that kicked off 45 minutes late after three fans were shot, one critically, in an incident near Rome’s Olympic Stadium.
Three people killed by blasts in Kenya’s Mombasa
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – At least three people were killed when attackers threw an explosive device at passengers at a bus station in Mombasa on Saturday, and a luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal city was damaged in a separate blast, officials said.
Libyan commander survives assassination attempt in Benghazi: official
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan security official on Saturday survived an assassination attempt by members of an Islamist militia in the volatile eastern city of Benghazi, a security spokesman said.
Sinn Fein poised for Irish poll success amid Adams murder probe
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Sinn Fein is in contention to win three of the Irish republic’s 11 seats in the European Parliament, a poll showed on Saturday ahead of an election which the party says the arrest of leader Gerry Adams was timed to disrupt.
