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Kenya says it destroys two al Shabaab camps in Somalia
The Kenyan air force has destroyed two al Shabaab camps in Somalia, it said on April 6, in the first major military response since the Islamist group massacred students at a Kenyan university last week.
Blast reported at chemical plant in eastern China
An explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on April 6, state media said, but they provided few details, including whether anyone was hurt or killed.
Czech president bans US ambassador from Prague Castle
President Milos Zeman has "closed the door" of Prague Castle to the US ambassador following comments perceived as critical of the Czech's decision to attend a World War Two commemoration in Moscow, according to local media reports on April 5.
Dozens killed in fighting near Yemen's Aden port
Houthi fighters and allied army units clashed with local militias in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on April 5, and eyewitnesses said gun battles and heavy shelling ripped through a downtown district near the city's port.
IBM uncovers new, sophisticated bank transfer cyber scam
IBM has uncovered a sophisticated fraud scheme run by a well- funded Eastern European gang of cyber criminals that uses a combination of phishing, malware and phone calls that the technology company says has netted more than US$1 million from large and medium-sized US companies.
Critically injured university students airlifted to Nairobi
Kenya military and Red Cross airlift critically injured students to Nairobi for specialized treatment after dozens killed in militant attack on a university.
Iran, world powers reach initial deal on reining in Tehran's nuclear program
Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on April 2 on curbing Iran's nuclear program for at least a decade, a step towards a final pact that could end 12 years of brinkmanship, threats and confrontation.
Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university; siege ends
Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on April 2, in the worst attack on Kenyan soil since the U.S. embassy was bombed in 1998.
Iran talks stretch into another day
Major powers and Iran stretched marathon talks on Tehran's nuclear program into a second day past their deadline, with diplomats saying prospects for a preliminary agreement were finely balanced between success and collapse in the coming hours.
At least 43 dead, two dozen missing after Russian trawler sinks
At least 43 crew of a Russian trawler died and more than two dozen were missing after the vessel sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific Ocean late on April 1, Russia's Emergency Ministry said.