Suicide bombers kill 15 in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers walked into a restaurant in central Mogadishu and killed at least 15 people on Thursday, police said, highlighting the security challenges facing the country’s new president.
Venezuela oil workers sure Chavez will win: union boss
CARACAS (Reuters) – The head of Venezuela’s oil workers union said on Thursday his members are not entertaining the possibility that opposition candidate Henrique Capriles could beat President Hugo Chavez in the October 7 election.
Egypt’s mufti urges Muslims to endure insults peacefully
CAIRO (Reuters) – Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating, Egypt’s highest Islamic legal official said on Thursday.
Libya offers further apology for U.S. envoy’s death
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya apologized on Thursday to visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns for an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in which American ambassador Christopher Stevens died.
