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…
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.
