Kenya forces close in on mall attackers: police chief
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan forces have brought more people out overnight from the shopping mall where Islamist militants are holding hostages, and troops are “closing in” on the attackers, the police inspector general, David Kimaiyo, said on Monday, th…
Syria’s Assad criticizes U.S. on threat of strikes: China TV
BEIJING (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad criticised the United States for threatening to attack Syria over its chemical weapons program, saying it was finding “excuses for war”, China’s state television said on Monday.
Al Qaeda-linked fighters killed in clash with Syria rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Libyan commander and a dozen other fighters from al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have been killed in clashes with rival rebel forces in northern Syria, a monitoring group said, in the latest spate of internecine reb…
Australia clamps down on information about asylum seekers
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s government said on Monday it would no longer provide regular information on asylum boats turned away or on emergencies at sea involving asylum seekers under a new military operation to curb people trafficking.
War crimes trial of Kenyan VP adjourned over hostage crisis
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday adjourned the trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto for a week to allow him to return home and deal with the hostage crisis at a Nairobi mall that has left at least 68 peo…
Brief gunfire, blasts at Kenya shopping mall siege
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Brief but intense gunfire accompanied by at least two blasts were heard coming from inside a Kenyan shopping mall where militants are holed up with hostages, a Reuters witness reported on Monday.
Somali Islamist militants threaten to kill Kenya hostages
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali Islamist group al Shabaab said hostages held by militants holed up in a Nairobi shopping mall would be killed if force was used, according to an audio statement carried by a website linked to the group.
Floods inundate a quarter of Thailand’s provinces, warnings issued
BANGKOK (Reuters) – More than 600,000 Thais have been affected by flooding since July and more than a quarter of Thailand’s provinces have been inundated, prompting officials to issue landslide warnings and begin evacuation measures on Monday.
Kenya’s ‘Little Mogadishu’ fears backlash after Shabaab attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – In the shabby “Little Mogadishu” quarter of Kenya’s capital, Somalis feared the militant attack on a Nairobi shopping mall could trigger a violent backlash against them.
Syria to cast shadow over U.N. meeting amid Iran hopes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A slew of international crises will take center stage this week as the U.N. General Assembly gathers in New York – Syria’s bloody civil war, the possible appearance of Sudan’s president despite an arrest warrant for alleged g…
