• Islamist Al Shabaab Ambushes Somali Military Trainees, Says Kills 30

  Somali Islamists al Shabaab said they had ambushed a group of military trainees on Monday southwest of the capital Mogadishu and killed 30 of them, though the claim could not be independently confirmed.

  

• Israeli Minister Proposes Deporting Stray Dogs, Cats to Another Country As Alternative to Sterilization

  Claws were out on Monday after an Israeli cabinet minister proposed sending stray dogs and cats to another country as an alternative to government-funded efforts to sterilize them.

  

• Exoskeleton Research Could Allow Paralyzed To Turn and Climb

  Swiss sensory motor scientists are hoping to inspire a new generation of more flexible, less constraining, powered exoskeletons that improve the lives of the severely disabled and paralyzed.

  

• Fourteen Humanitarian Workers Kidnapped in Eastern Congo

  Fourteen humanitarian workers have been kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a spate of hostage-takings in the region, the United Nations and local activists said on Monday.

  

• Four Refugees Drown, More Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Greek Island

  Four refugees drowned, four were rescued and a further six were still missing off the Greek island of Farmakonisi after their boat sank, the Greek coastguard said on Monday.