Heavy burst of gunfire heard from Kenyan mall attacked by Islamists
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A heavy burst of gunfire was heard from the Kenyan shopping mall in Nairobi where at least 62 people were killed in an attack by the Somali al Shabaab group, suggesting that the complex had not yet been secured, a Reuters witness sa…
Russia, West at odds over plan to rid Syria of chemical arm
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia and the United States put aside bitter differences over Syria this month to strike a deal to remove President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical arsenal and avert U.S. military action against him.
Mexican conservatives tie support for energy bill to electoral reform
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s main opposition party said on Monday it would not back a government bill to open the oil industry without an electoral reform that aims to curb the power of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI.
U.S. examines Kenya information about foreign link to mall attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are urgently looking into information given by the Kenyan government that residents of Western countries, including the United States, may have been among armed militants who attacked a Nairobi shopping mall over…
Greece investigates police links to far-right 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.
Iran takes charm offensive to U.N., agrees to nuclear talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran’s new government took its diplomatic charm offensive to the United Nations on Monday and agreed to new talks on its nuclear program with top diplomats from six world powers, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Kenya’s Interior Ministry says forces take over mall, all hostages freed
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan officials said early on Tuesday that their forces were “in control” of a mall in the capital where Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab launched a raid that has killed at least 62 people.
Tunisia’s Marzouki wants Iran to help stop Syria’s ‘nightmare’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Monday urged Iran to help broker a political solution to the devastating civil war in Syria that has killed more than 100,000 people.
Iran takes charm offensive to U.N., agrees to nuclear talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran’s new government took its diplomatic charm offensive to the United Nations on Monday and agreed to new talks on its nuclear program with top diplomats from six world powers, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Sudan police fire tear gas to end protest over fuel subsidies
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse people protesting in the capital Khartoum and two other cities against the canceling of petrol subsidies by veteran President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, witnesses said.
