Undercover sting by police, activists nets Togo ivory kingpin
LOME (Reuters) – A major international ivory trafficker believed to have dealt in the tusks of thousands of elephants over a four-decade career has been arrested in Togo following an undercover investigation by wildlife campaigners.
Four Islamist militants killed in Egypt near Israel: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Four Islamist militants were killed by a missile strike in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Friday as they prepared to launch rockets at Israel, Egyptian security sources said.
U.S. drone kills five Qaeda suspects in Yemen, strikes intensify
ADEN (Reuters) – Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in eastern Yemen, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, in an escalating campaign against the militant group’s Yemeni branch after recent warnings of possible attacks.
Kenyan mining minister denies corruption allegations
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s mining minister denied allegations of corruption on Friday that were leveled against him by the Kenyan subsidiary of Canadian-listed miner Pacific Wildcat Resources.
U.S., Russian ministers agree to prepare for Syria peace talks: Lavrov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials agreed on Friday on the need to convene a Syrian peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible and will meet again by the end of the month to prepare for the talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavr…
Attackers in South Sudan kill local MSF staff member
JUBA (Reuters) – A South Sudanese staff member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been killed and another wounded in an attack by armed men on their vehicle outside the country’s capital, Juba, the medical charity said on Friday.
Democratic Republic of Congo to open national dialogue next week
BRAZZAVILLE/KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will start talks next week aimed at easing a political standoff in the capital and ending remote rebellions, with the leader of neighbouring Congo Republic taking some form of mediating role…
Zimbabwe’s MDC challenges Mugabe re-election in court, wants re-run
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) challenged President Robert Mugabe’s landslide re-election in the top court on Friday, calling for a re-run of the July 31 vote it says was rigged.
Cosa Nostra ‘man of honor’ denied bail in London court
LONDON (Reuters) – A Sicilian mafioso fighting extradition to Italy after living quietly in Britain for two decades under an assumed name was denied bail on Friday in a London court.
Kenyan president vows to find airport blaze culprits
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will find out who or what was responsible for a fire that destroyed parts of the capital’s international airport, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday as authorities scrambled to return east Africa’s transport hub to normal…
