Mandela spends 16th day in hospital
Johannesburg: Former South African president Nelson Mandela spent his 16th day in hospital on Sunday amid growing concern over his health. The South African Presidency issued an update saying Mandela “remains in a serious but stable condition”, reports Xinhua. The latest update came after Mandela's grandson Ndaba Mandela was quoted by The Star newspaper as saying that the ailing former statesman was expected to be discharged soon.
Damascus bombs kill 10, France urges action
Damascus: Rebel attacks in and around Damascus killed at least 10 people on Sunday, as French President Francois Hollande urged the mainstream opposition to ‘retake’ areas that have fallen into jihadist hands. Syrian Government sources said a total of 14 people died in the three bombings that hit two police stations and a central Damascus district mainly inhabited by members of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority community.
Morsi-appointed luxor governor resigns
Cairo: An Islamist from a radical group named by President Mohammed Morsi as governor of Egypt's ancient city of luxor resigned on Sunday. Adel el-Khayat is a member of the Construction and Development party, the political arm of the Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the state starting in 1992 and attacked police, Coptic Christians and tourists.
Attacks kill at least 7 people in Iraq
Baghdad: Suicide bombers and a gunman assaulted a police station in northern Iraq on Sunday, one of several attacks across the country that left seven dead. They were the latest incidents in a wave of violence that has claimed more than 2,000 lives since the start of April. Militants, building on Sunni discontent with the Shiite-led government, appear to have grown stronger in central and northern Iraq.
Tokyovotes in foretaste of national polls
Tokyo: Tokyo voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a day seen as a litmus test ahead of national elections that could give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an uninterrupted three years without a public vote. Abe's liberal Democratic Party, in partnership with the junior New Komeito, was expected to claim a comfortable majority in the 127-seat Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, according to exit polls by a variety of
local media.
Pakistanfilmmaker arrested for murder
Islamabad: An award-winning Pakistani filmmaker and his female friend have been arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of a former banker in the port city of Karachi, according to a media report today. Mansoor Mujahid, best known for his film Seedlings, and his friend were arrested on Saturday. The 33-year-old victim, Faisal Nabi, had gone to Mujahid's apartment with a friend three days ago, The Express Tribune reported.
Arrest accused in Morsi jailbreak: COURT
Cairo: An Egyptian court on Sunday asked the Interpol to arrest Hamas and Hezbollah militants who along with Muslim Brotherhood members and local rebels stormed a prison in 2011 and freed 34 Islamist leaders, including President Mohammed Morsi. The Egyptian court accused the Muslim Brotherhood members of complicity in the raiding Egyptian Wadi al-Natron Prison during the security lax the country was experiencing after the January 25 revolution.