5 killed in sectarian clashes in Egypt
Cairo: Five people were killed and six others wounded when deadly clashes broke out between Muslims and Coptic Christians in north of Egyptian capital city of Cairo, a security source said on Saturday. The clashes broke out in Al-Khusus, after a number of children drew a swastika on the walls of a religious institute to which a Muslim man objected.
Pak court summons investigator 26/11 trial
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven men charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks on Saturday issued summons to a senior investigator even as six prosecution witnesses failed to appear before the judge.
7.1-magnitude quake rocks Papua: USGS
Jayapura: A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck on land at 1:42 pm (0442 GMT) at a depth of 75 kilometres (46 miles), 272 kilometres west-southwest of provincial capital Jayapura, the USGS said.
Malala a ‘symbol of hope’: ban ki-moon
United Nations: Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousufzai has expressed hope to be a leader to serve the world during video conversation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who described the 14-year old as a “symbol of hope”.
25 Indian fishermen held in Sri lanka
Colombo: At least 25 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country’s waters. Naval spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the fishermen were arrested last night off the coast of Karainagar in the northern Jaffma penisula for violating Sri lanka’s international maritime boundary.
13 dead as bus plunges off cliff in Peru
lima: At least 13 people were killed when a bus plunged off a cliff in the high Andes of Peru near the border with Bolivia, local police said on Saturday. Another 14 people aboard the vehicle where injured when the bus plummeted into an 80-meter (260-foot) abyss yesterday, said Amador Vilca, of the Puno regional police.