Fire shuts Kenya's main airport, chokes regional gateway
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A fire engulfed Kenya's main airport on Wednesday, forcing the indefinite suspension of international passenger flights and choking a vital travel gateway to east Africa. Full Article
Syrian army kills 62 rebels east of Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Sixty-two rebel fighters were killed in a Syrian army ambush at dawn on Wednesday near the town of Adra, east of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, said. Full Article
Global shares fall on Fed tapering talk, Bank of England policy
LONDON (Reuters) - Signs the U.S. Federal Reserve might trim its stimulus program sparked a selloff in world shares on Wednesday while uncertainty over the Bank of England's future interest rate policy unleashed a wave of volatility in UK markets. Full Article
Canada police euthanize illegal snake that attacked boys
(Reuters) - A four-meter (13-foot) African rock python which strangled two young Canadian boys as they slept has been euthanized, police said on Tuesday, as authorities examined what happened and why the snake - illegal in the province of New Brunswick - attacked. Full Article
