President Barack Obama said Sunday that an incurs ion by Israel's forces into the Gaza Strip could deepen its own death toll, cautioning against an escalation even as he defended Israel's right to defend itself. To Palestinians, Obama warned the latest crisis could crush peace hopes for years. Explosion on a bus in Kenya's capital kills at least 5, injures 13, says police official
NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenya police official says that an explosion on a bus in Kenya’s capital has killed at least five people and injured 13.
Explosion on bus in Kenya capital kills at least 5
A Kenya police official says that an explosion on a bus in Kenya’s capital has killed at least five people and injured 13.
Myanmar announces new prisoner amnesty
Myanmar’s leader has ordered a new prisoner amnesty ahead of a historic visit to the country by President Barack Obama on Monday.
Israel's Iron Dome provides cover, but not normalcy
Israel's Iron Dome system, a relatively new umbrella to stop the Gaza rockets that have been raining down over southern Israel, has achieved a claimed success rate of roughly 90 percent in its most rigorous test yet.
Rebels in Congo reach door of Goma
A Rwandan-backed rebel group advanced to within 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) of Goma, a crucial provincial capital in eastern Congo, marking the first time that rebels have come this close since 2008. Israel, Egypt talk Gaza ceasefire as strikes widen
An Israeli envoy held talks with Egyptian officials Sunday on a ceasefire in his country's offensive on Gaza as Israel widened the range of its targets, striking more than a dozen homes of Hamas militants and two media officials. Seven civilians were killed, including five children, in the conflict's highest one-day civilian toll yet, according to security officials and witnesses. ECB'S Asmussen: more Greek aid likely needed after 2013-14 deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Joerg Asmussen told German television on Sunday that Greece would probably need a follow-up program for the years following 2014 after the euro zone next week agrees on funding for Greece for the next couple of years. “We should next week settle the financing for the years 2013 and 2014 but you have to be honest and say we do not really expect the country to have access to markets in 2015 and 2016, that means a follow-up program would be necessary,” Asmussen told ZDF ‘s Berlin direkt. (Reporting by Madeline Chambers)
4 killed in religious riots in central Nigeria
A local official says at least four people have died in riots that erupted in central Nigeria after a Muslim was killed at an illegal checkpoint.
Obama defends Israel's right to defend itself
President Barac k Obama on Sunday defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could deepen the death toll and undermine any hope of a peace process with the Palestinians. 
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