Briefly World: Al Shabaab’s Twitter account ‘suspended’

Al Shabaab's Twitter account 'suspended'

NAIROBI: A Twitter account run by Somali militant group al Shabaab was unavailable Friday, days after the al Qaeda-aligned rebels used the site to threaten to kill Kenya hostages.

North Korea threatens South over sanctions

SEOUL: North Korea threatened Friday to take "physical counter-measures" against South Korea if it helps enforce sanctions against the besieged North, calling the UN-endorsed penalties a "declaration of war" and warning of a prolonged chill in relations between the two Koreas.

Obama names aide as Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama Friday named his longtime foreign policy adviser Denis McDonough to lead the White House staff. McDonough is taking over the role from Jack Lew, Obama's nominee for treasury secretary.

15,000 crocs escape from South Africa farm

JOHANNESBURG: About 15,000 crocodiles escaped from a South African reptile farm, a newspaper reported Thursday. Half of them have been captured, but thousands are still on the loose.

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