Russia says West exploiting Syria deal to threaten force
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused the West on Sunday of trying to exploit a chemical weapons deal with Syria to push through a U.N. resolution threatening force against President Bashar al-Assad.
Egyptian students detained for pro-Muslim Brotherhood protests
CAIRO (Reuters) – Several Egyptian students were arrested on Sunday as the start of a new academic year was marked by protests against the army-backed government and clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Helicopters swoop low over Kenyan mall: witness
NAIROBI (Reuters) – One police helicopter and one with military camouflage swooped low over a Kenyan shopping mall on Sunday where security forces were involved in a standoff with Islamist militant gunmen holding hostages, a Reuters witness reported.
Delight and concern as Catholics digest pope’s interview
PARIS (Reuters) – There was delight, curiosity and concern at Roman Catholic churches this weekend as the impact of a remarkably frank interview Pope Francis gave to Jesuit journals began to sink in with the faithful around the world.
Kenya says it has a chance to ‘neutralise’ mall attackers
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s president said on Sunday security forces confronting militants in a Nairobi shopping mall had as good a chance “as we can hope for” of neutralizing the attackers, and that Kenya wanted to confirm a claim of responsibility by…
Released Taliban leader awaits fate in Karachi safe house
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a former Taliban second-in-command released in Pakistan this weekend, is being kept in a safe house in Karachi as regional powers debate what role he could play in the Afghan peace process, sources in P…
Gunfire inside Kenyan mall as more security personnel enter: Reuters witness
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Gunfire erupted briefly on Sunday inside the Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist militants are holed up with hostages, as day after at least 59 people were killed in an attack by the al Shabaab group.
Seven killed in clashes with al Qaeda in Yemen: tribal sources
DOHA (Reuters) – Seven people were killed in clashes between Yemeni tribal gunmen and suspected al Qaeda fighters on Sunday in Marib province, east of the capital Sanaa, tribal sources said.
Britain’s Labour leader stakes future on cost of living election fight
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition leader Ed Miliband accused Prime Minister David Cameron of stoking a cost of living crisis on Sunday, attempting to overcome dire poll ratings and convince skeptical voters that Labour can be trusted t…
At least three Britons killed in Kenya attack: UK government
LONDON (Reuters) – Three Britons have been confirmed killed in an armed attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi and the number is likely to rise, Britain’s Foreign Office said on Sunday.
