IsraelPM mends Turkey ties
Jerusalem: Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday apologised to Turkey for a deadly 2010 flotilla raid and announced a full resumption of diplomatic ties as well as compensation for the families of those killed.
Five killed in Iraq attacks
Baghdad: Attacks in Iraq on Friday killed five people, officials said, the latest in an apparent spike in violence less than a month ahead of provincial elections. In the deadliest attack, gunmen killed Hussein Musleh and two of his sons near their home in Salaheddin province.
clash outside Brotherhood HQ
Cairo: Egyptian Opposition protesters clashed with Islamists near the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters after activists marched to the building guarded by police and Brotherhood members.
Musharraf gets pre-arrest bail
Karachi: Clearing the way for his homecoming, a Pakistani court on Friday granted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf pre-arrest bail in several cases in some of which he has been declared a proclaimed offender.
new Bangladesh war crimes clashes kills 1
Dhaka: Bangladeshi police shot dead a protester in fresh clashes with thousands of supporters of the nation’s biggest Islamic party angered by the ongoing war crimes trials of their leaders.
gun bill would expand background checks
Washington: Gun control legislation that the US Senate will debate next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers, Majority leader Harry Reid said.
Pope: talks with Islam, olive branch to China
Vatican City: Pope Francis called for more dialogue with Islam and offered an olive branch to China and other countries that don’t have diplomatic relations with the Holy See.
Britainto introduce bail-like bonds
london: Britain announced a major crackdown on immigration by introducing bail-like bonds worth thousands of pounds to deter visitors from “high-risk” countries from overstaying. Foreigners visiting UK from certain countries will have to put up bail-like bonds under new proposals announced by Dy PM Nick Clegg here.