Analysis: Nairobi mall attack strikes at Africa’s boom image
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – When Islamist fighters from Somalia’s al-Shabaab group stormed a Nairobi mall at the weekend, they knew they were hitting a high-profile symbol of Kenya’s economic power in booming Africa.
Pakistan’s Malala challenges world leaders to educate Syrian refugees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pakistani education crusader Malala Yousafzai and other youth activists challenged world leaders on Monday to come up with $175 million to educate 400,000 Syrian children who fled to neighboring Lebanon to escape a civil war in the…
Sudan police fire tear gas to end protest over fuel subsidies
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse hundreds of people protesting in a state capital south of Khartoum against the lifting of petrol subsidies by veteran President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Greece investigates police links to right-wing party after killing
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece suspended several senior police officers on Monday and launched an investigation into possible police links with a far-right party, after the killing of an anti-racism rapper raised concerns about the force.
Rouhani says will present ‘true face of Iran’ at U.N.
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he would use his visit to the United Nations this week to present the “true face of Iran” and to pursue talks and cooperation with the West to end Iran’s nuclear dispute.
Spanish court declines to investigate Cuban dissident’s death
MADRID (Reuters) – An attempt by the family of a Cuban dissident to get a Spanish judicial investigation into the car crash that killed him was dismissed by judges on Monday.
Labour seeks to shore up economic credentials, unveils bank tax hike
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party sought on Monday to convince voters that it can be trusted with the economy by promising iron discipline on spending and pitching higher taxes on bankers as a way to pay for welfare if it …
Poland declines once again to answer questions on alleged CIA jails
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government has, for a second time in 12 months, declined a request from the European Court of Human Rights to provide information about the alleged existence of secret CIA jails on its soil.
Kerry to take part in major powers’ talks with Iran this week
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a meeting of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany this week, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Merkel’s humiliated allies look to change of leader for revival
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s outgoing coalition partners, the liberal Free Democrats (FDP), pinned their hopes on a new leader on Monday to rescue them from oblivion, a day after crashing out of Germany’s parliament for the first time in their hi…
