KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has removed his head of the military Aronda Nyakairima, and moved him to a civilian position as the minister for internal affairs, a statement from the military said on Friday. Nyakairima was one of those named in a letter published in the independent newspaper The Daily Monitor last week about a purported plot to stifle allegations Museveni is grooming his son for power by assassinating certain people.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes — Pakistan and Yemen — but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong.