International court postpones Kenyan president’s trial
THE HAGUE/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court delayed Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trial for crimes against humanity by three months on Thursday, while African ministers made an impassioned plea for the U.N. Security Counci…
Egyptian Islamists call for daily protests before Mursi trial
CAIRO (Reuters) – Supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi called on Thursday for daily protests in the four days before his trial on November 4, raising the prospect of more violence in a crisis that has already cost hundreds of l…
Death toll in attack on Salafi-held town in Yemen rises to 24
SANAA (Reuters) – The death toll from a Shi’ite Muslim Houthi attack on a mountain town in north Yemen held by their Salafi Sunni Muslim rivals has risen to 24, a Salafi spokesman said on Thursday as the two sides fought for a second day.
Kenyan warplanes bomb al Shabaab strongholds in Somalia
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan military said its warplanes bombed targets held by al Qaeda-linked Islamists in Somalia on Thursday, in retaliation for an attack on a Nairobi mall that killed at least 67 people.
Key U.S. senators strongly criticize Obama’s Syria policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee strongly criticized the Obama administration on Thursday for lacking a plan to resolve the war in Syria.
Murdoch editors Brooks, Coulson had affair, British hacking trial told
LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, former editors of Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid, had a six-year affair at the time their reporters hacked phone messages of politicians and royalty, a London court heard on Th…
Ethiopian opposition says members beaten, illegally detained
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An Ethiopian opposition group accused police and security officials of beating, illegally detaining and abducting more than 150 of its members between July and September this year.
Bomb attacks across Iraq kill at least 16
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Bombs exploded across Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people, police and medical sources said.
Iran and big powers end expert talks without comment
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers ended an expert-level meeting over Tehran’s disputed nuclear activities on Thursday, but there was no immediate word on whether they had come any closer to an elusive breakthrough deal.
Congo army hunts rebels deep into mountain bases
BUNAGANA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congo’s army said on Thursday it was hunting rebels deep in the forests and mountains along the border with Rwanda and Uganda, the insurgents’ last hideouts after they were driven from towns they seize…
