Kenya Says It Has Killed Around 100 al-Shabaab Fighters
Extremists hit in retaliation for the slaying of 28 travelers on Saturday Kenya says it has killed around 100 al-Shabaab militants after pursuing them into Somalian territory. The deaths are in reprisal for the slaying of 28 people on Saturday, when the extremist group stopped a bus in Kenya’s... read more »
Portuguese ex-PM Jose Socrates kept in jail amid fraud case
LISBON: Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates is spending a third straight night in jail as officials continue to investigate him for suspected corruption, money-laundering and tax fraud. Socrates’s lawyer, Joao Araujo, told reporters that after a preliminary hearing yesterday the... read more »
Suicide attack toll at least 50: Afghan official
KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a volleyball tournament has risen to at least 50, with more than 60 wounded. The attack is the deadliest in Afghanistan this year. It happened in eastern Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, during the final... read more »
Putin says he won’t be Russia’s president for life
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin has said he won’t remain Russia’s president for life and will step down in line with the constitution no later than 2024, according to an interview with a Russian news agency released on Sunday. Staying in office beyond that would be “detrimental for the... read more »
