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2 held for scaling Buckingham roof

london: Scotland Yard arrested two men who scaled the roof of a building at Buckingham Palace in a protest over fathers' rights. Martin Matthews, 48, and Bobby Smith, 33, used a ladder on Sunday to gain access to the Queen's Gallery.

2 men ‘who tried to join ISis in libya' held

Paris: Two French men arrested attempting to join ISIS fighters in libya via Tunisia held in Paris. The suspects, aged 19 and 20, who told authorities they were on their way to a training camp to fight in Syria, were arrested in southern Tunisia and flown to France on November 13.

Bombing against Shia pilgrims kills 9 in iraq

Baghdad: Iraqi officials said a suicide bombing in Baghdad targeting Shia Muslims taking part in an annual pilgrimage on Monday killed nine people and wounded another 21.

97 people rescued from sinking ferry

Singapore: Ninety-seven people were rescued when a Singapore-bound ferry hit a floating object and started to sink near the Indonesian island of Batam, officials said on Monday.

5 Islamists with Pak links held in dhaka

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court on Monday ordered five Islamist militants, including a Pakistan national, accused of having links to Pakistani intelligence to be remanded in police custody.