West African nations are on heightened alert after the weekend assault by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso that killed 29 people. The militants targeted a hotel and a restaurant frequented by foreigners in Ouagadougou on Friday night. They held more than 100 hostages at the hotel through Saturday. The military and…
Police in Bali are stepping up security after a threat was made to carry out bomb attacks on the Indonesian resort island. The police say they are investigating a letter delivered by a man on a motorbike to a government office on Monday. They are trying to identify the sender. The…