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…
Syria’s Assad slams Western powers on U.N. draft resolution: China state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced the United States, France and Britain for submitting a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council to place Syrian chemical weapons under international control, saying they were fighting …
China says willing to help in Syria chemical weapons process
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that China is willing to send experts to help in the Syrian chemical weapons destruction process, and reiterated that a political solution is the only way to s…
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.
Israeli soldier killed in West Bank shooting
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli soldier was shot dead on Sunday during a Jewish festival in the West Bank city of Hebron, a hotbed of tensions where some 500 Israeli settler families live among 100,000 Palestinians.
Syrian opposition group says it willing to attend Geneva talks
AMMAN (Reuters) – The head of the Syrian National Coalition has said the group is ready to attend a proposed Geneva conference to end the civil war, if the talks aim to establish a transitional government.
Venezuela arrests three soldiers over 1.3-tonne Air France cocaine haul
CARACAS/PARIS (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested three National Guard officials for alleged involvement in smuggling 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris, the South American nation’s public prosecutor’s office said on Sun…
