Al Jazeera says al Shabaab claims Nairobi mall shooting
LONDON (Reuters) – The Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera said the Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab had told the channel that al Shabaab carried out an attack on a Nairobi shopping mall on Saturday.
At least 65 killed in attack in Baghdad Shi’ite stronghold
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 65 people were killed in a triple bombing that targeted a tent filled with mourners in Baghdad’s Shi’ite Muslim stronghold of Sadr City on Saturday, police and medical sources said.
Kenyan presidency says one mall gunman arrested
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan security forces have arrested one of the gunmen who attacked a shopping mall in the capital, killing at least 25 people, on Saturday, the Kenyan Presidency said on Twitter.
Kenya received repeated warning to pull troops out of Somalia: militants
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The al Qaeda-linked Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said on Saturday that Kenya had received repeated warnings to pull its troops out of Somalia or face “severe consequences”, but did not claim responsibility for a gun att…
Bangladesh garment workers stage biggest wage hike protest
DHAKA (Reuters) – About 50,000 garment industry workers held their largest protest so far in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to demand an increase of more than 1-1/2 times in the minimum wage, police and labor officials said on Saturday.
Iraqi Kurds vote as oil-rich region seeks greater autonomy
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurds voted on Saturday for a new parliament that analysts said was poised to lead the oil-producing region further down the road to greater autonomy from Baghdad.
Greek far-right murder suspect in court, party crackdown widens
ATHENS (Reuters) – A man linked to Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party appeared in court on Saturday charged with stabbing an anti-racism rapper to death, a killing that has triggered protests and raised social tensions across the debt-wracked country…
Syria meets deadline for chemical weapons disclosure
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Syria has handed over information about its chemical arsenal to a U.N.-backed weapons watchdog, meeting the first deadline of an ambitious disarmament operation that averted the threat of Western air strikes.
Israel holds Palestinian for killing soldier in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli soldier has been killed by a Palestinian who lured him to a village in the West Bank and wanted to trade the soldier’s body for the release of his imprisoned brother, Israeli security officials said on Saturday.
Death toll in attack on Baghdad Shi’ite stronghold rises to 50: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The death toll from a bomb attack on Saturday in Baghdad’s Shi’ite stronghold of Sadr City has risen to 50, police and medics said.
