The trial of 47 medical personnel, accused of working against the government during
large protests in
Bahrain earlier this year resumes and is immediately adjourned; human rights groups say Bahrain is targeting medical professionals for treating protesters.
(CNN)
Seven civilians, including children, are killed by two separate
roadside mines in
Afghanistan's eastern
Ghazni Province; an 8-year-old girl was killed when militants gave her a remote-controlled explosive in a bag and told her to give it to police officers in
Oruzgan Province.
(CNN)
The
Pakistani Taliban said two of the three
suicide bombers who killed 10 police officers Saturday in
northwestern Pakistan were a married couple; 15 policemen were taken hostage by other miltants before security forces killed six of them.
(CNN)
One person is killed during an attack on a train in
Sudan.
(BBC)
Iran announces plans to conduct a military exercise and test the
Sajjil long-range missile, which is reportedly capable of striking
Israel or southeastern
Europe.
(The Jerusalem Post)
Tropical Storm Meari leaves at least nine people dead and three missing as it strikes the west coast of
South Korea, with heavy rains and strong winds causing flooding and the suspension of sea traffic around the
Korean Peninsula.
(CNN)
Police clash with local residents who object to Italian government plans to build a
European Union-funded rail link with
France near their homes in the
Italian Alps. The police intervention follows a peaceful candlelight nighttime prayer vigil featuring thousands of people.
(BBC)
Up to 750,000 teachers and civil servants in the
United Kingdom are set to strike on Thursday after talks aimed at averting the action failed to broker an agreement.
(BBC)
More than 30 activists are held in detention in
Malaysia ahead of a mass rally in
Kuala Lumpur asking for an end to fraud. The government declares the rally "illegal".
(BBC)
The trial of 47 medical personnel, accused of working against the government during
large protests in
Bahrain earlier this year resumes and is immediately adjourned; human rights groups say Bahrain is targeting medical professionals for treating protesters.
(CNN)
Seven civilians, including children, are killed by two separate
roadside mines in
Afghanistan's eastern
Ghazni Province; an 8-year-old girl was killed when militants gave her a remote-controlled explosive in a bag and told her to give it to police officers in
Oruzgan Province.
(CNN)
The
Pakistani Taliban said two of the three
suicide bombers who killed 10 police officers Saturday in
northwestern Pakistan were a married couple; 15 policemen were taken hostage by other miltants before security forces killed six of them.
(CNN)
One person is killed during an attack on a train in
Sudan.
(BBC)
Iran announces plans to conduct a military exercise and test the
Sajjil long-range missile, which is reportedly capable of striking
Israel or southeastern
Europe.
(The Jerusalem Post)
Tropical Storm Meari leaves at least nine people dead and three missing as it strikes the west coast of
South Korea, with heavy rains and strong winds causing flooding and the suspension of sea traffic around the
Korean Peninsula.
(CNN)
Police clash with local residents who object to Italian government plans to build a
European Union-funded rail link with
France near their homes in the
Italian Alps. The police intervention follows a peaceful candlelight nighttime prayer vigil featuring thousands of people.
(BBC)
Up to 750,000 teachers and civil servants in the
United Kingdom are set to strike on Thursday after talks aimed at averting the action failed to broker an agreement.
(BBC)
More than 30 activists are held in detention in
Malaysia ahead of a mass rally in
Kuala Lumpur asking for an end to fraud. The government declares the rally "illegal".
(BBC)