Afghan woman MP released after three weeks in Taliban captivity
KABUL (Reuters) – A female Afghan parliamentarian held captive by Taliban for three weeks has been released in a prisoner exchange, Taliban and government officials said on Saturday.
Al Shabaab bombers strike Mogadishu restaurant, 15 dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Al Shabaab insurgents deployed a car bomb and a suicide bomber to attack a packed restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 23, police and hospital officials said.
Pakistan releases seven Afghan Taliban fighters
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – Pakistan freed a group of Afghan Taliban on Saturday in an attempt to improve its troubled relations with the South Asian neighbor, but risked angering Afghanistan by not handing them over directly to the Kabul authorities.
EU’s Ashton says evidence points to Syria government being behind chemical attack
VILNIUS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Saturday the EU’s 28 nations agreed that available information seemed to show strong evidence that the Syrian government carried out a chemical attack on civilians i…
Bomb explodes at Cairo police station, explosives found on rail track
CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb exploded at a Cairo police station on Saturday, causing no injuries, state media reported.
Australia’s Rudd concedes election defeat to conservative leader Abbott
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s Labor party leader Kevin Rudd conceded defeat at national elections on Saturday, offering his congratulations to conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott who won a landslide victory, ending six years of turbulent Labo…
Improvised device explodes at Cairo police station, no injuries
CAIRO (Reuters) – An improvised hand grenade exploded at a police station in Cairo on Saturday, but caused no injuries, Egyptian state television reported.
Conservative leader Abbott wins landslide Australia election victory
SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s conservative leader Tony Abbott swept into office in a landslide election on Saturday as voters punished the outgoing Labor government for six years of turbulent rule and for failing to maximize the benefits of a…
Man killed trying to plant bomb in car in Yemen: security sources
SANAA (Reuters) – A suspected Islamist militant was killed early on Saturday when a bomb he was trying to plant in the car of an intelligence officer in Sanaa exploded in his hands, security sources said.
Nigerian army says kills 50 Boko Haram Islamists
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian army said on Saturday it had tracked down and killed 50 members of Boko Haram, days after the Islamist sect was blamed for killing 20 villagers in raids in its northeastern stronghold.
