Al Qaeda unit claims mortar attack that disrupted north Mali poll
Al Qaeda’s franchise in the Sahara has claimed a multiple mortar attack on a village in northern Mali during Sunday’s election that disrupted voting, the SITE Intelligence Group said.
South Africa’s high-speed train workers strike, services reduced
Workers at South Africa’s high-speed Gautrain went on strike over pay on Monday affecting services to the country’s main airport, the capital Pretoria and commercial hub Johannesburg that caters for business commuters.
‘Terrible mistake’: Britain’s Hunt misidentifies wife as Japanese rather than Chinese
In a slip of the tongue during his maiden trip to China as Britain’s new foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt on Monday told his Chinese counterpart that his wife was Japanese, but backtracked quickly.
Britons see Brexit turning sour, half want chance to vote again: poll
Two-thirds of Britons now think the government will end up with a bad deal when Britain leaves the European Union early next year, and half want the chance to vote on what happens next, Sky News reported on Monday, citing its own poll.
Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe poll, Mnangagwa vows election is fair
Zimbabweans voted on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed moment they hope will rid the country of its pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy.
Comoros holds referendum to extend presidential term limits
Comoros holds a referendum on Monday to extend presidential term limits and end a system of rotating power among the archipelago’s three main islands, moves the opposition calls a power grab by President Azali Assoumani.
Philippine police vow ‘surgical and chilling’ war on drugs, crime
Philippine police vowed on Monday to revamp and intensify a fight against crime and drugs, a week after President Rodrigo Duterte promised no letup in a bloody crackdown that has alarmed the international community.
Cambodian PM’s party claims election rout, opposition sees ‘death of democracy’
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said on Monday it had won all 125 parliamentary seats up for grabs in a general election a day earlier that critics said was neither free nor fair.
Zimbabwe’s president rejects Mugabe’s claim that election is not free
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa cast his vote on Monday in the first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, rejecting claims made by his former mentor a day earlier that the election would not be free.
MH370 investigators say controls were likely deliberately manipulated
Investigators released a report on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Monday, saying the Boeing 777’s controls were likely deliberately manipulated to take it off course but they were not able to determine who was responsible.
