browser 24 killed in fresh attack at Burkina Faso church Ouaga dougo u: Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in the increasingly unstable West African nation. The 20 gunmen looted oil and rice from shops and forced three youth they kidnapped to help transport it on their bikes, the Boundore commune mayor said.

UAE gives licence for 1st Arab nuke power plant Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it has issued a licence for a reactor at its Barakah nuclear power plant, the first in the Arab world, hailing it as a u201c historic momentu201d. The UAE has substantial energy reserves, but with a power- hungry population of 10 million it has made huge investments in developing alternative power sources including solar. The Barakah plant is located on the Gulf coast west of Abu Dhabi.