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Suicide bomber targets Yemeni soldiers at military parade rehearsal

A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 10 soldiers, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, media reports say. The soldiers were practicing for a military parade. It is scheduled for Tuesday to mark Yemen's national day. The bomber, who was reportedly wearing military uniform, targeted soldiers as they marched through Sabin Square near the presidential palace. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is due to attend the parade.

Chinese fishermen held in N. Korea return home

Chinese fishermen reportedly kidnapped by armed North Koreans earlier this month have returned home. All 29 people were freed at the weekend, Xinhua news agency said on Monday. The fishermen were detained by a group of unidentified gunmen as they fished in waters between China and North Korea on May 8, AFP reports. It is not clear who was behind the abduction. The fishermen were reportedly freed after “diplomatic exchanges” between Pyongyang and Beijing and no ransom was paid.

UN nuclear watchdog head arrives in Tehran for talks

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, arrived in Tehran early Monday morning. His mission could lead to the resumption of probes on Iran’s nuclear program. Amano and his two aides will meet Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, and other officials, AP said. The UN nuclear watchdog is negotiating terms with Tehran to allow IAEA experts to visit suspect Iranian sites. Six world powers start a new round of nuclear talks with Iran in Baghdad on Wednesday.

One dead, five injured in Mississippi prison riot

A guard at a prison in Mississippi died and five more were injured during what the facility’s private operator called “an inmate disturbance”. A spokesperson for the local Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the guard died en route to a hospital. The Corrections Corp. of America, the prison’s private operator, stated that the inmate disturbance was contained within the secure perimeter of the facility and that there was no threat to public safety. It also said that efforts by the facility staff and law enforcement officials to quell the incident were ongoing. Earlier police reported that between 200 and 300 inmates had lit up a campfire in the facility, which houses over 2,500 prisoners.

Six wounded in clashes in Lebanese capital

­Six people have been wounded in a gun battle between pro- and anti-Syrian militants in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, the country’s state-run National News Agency reports. Gunmen reportedly used machine guns and bombs. The skirmishes erupted hours after an anti-Syrian Sunni cleric and his bodyguard were shot dead by troops in the north of the country. The Lebanese army has since issued a statement, saying it deeply regretted what had happened and that a committee will investigate the details of the incident. While Syria maintained considerable clout in the country for almost thirty years, Lebanon has seen an upsurge in violence between pro- and anti- Syrian groups since Syria withdrew its troops in 2005. In 2008, over 80 people were killed as the Shiite Hezbollah militant group swept through a Sunni neighborhood in Beirut after the pro-Western government tried to shut down the group’s telecommunication network. The yearlong uprising in Syria brought on a new wave of hostilities, with at least five people killed and 15 injured in clashes in Lebanon’s second largest city of Tripoli last week.  

Moscow police disperse opposition camp

Police in Moscow have dispersed an opposition camp in central Moscow, arresting between 20 and 40 people, Twitter users report. Earlier, around 300 people were reported to have gathered on Kudrinskaya Square. Opposition activists have been gathering there since last Wednesday, when their camp in the Chistye Prudy area was broken up by police. On Saturday, they tried to set up an encampment on Arbat, a well-known pedestrian street in the center of Moscow, but were also dispersed by the police.

Bee Gees founder Robin Gibbs dies

Robin Gibb, the founder of the seminal disco band, the Bee Gees, has died at the age of 62, his family reported. Last year Gibb was diagnosed with colorectal cancer after a tumor was discovered as he underwent surgery for an unrelated condition. He was also later diagnosed with liver cancer. Last month Gibb slipped into a coma after contracting pneumonia and his doctors indicated that his chances of survival were slim. Robin Gibb founded the Bee Gees, with his two brothers Maurice and Barry Gibb. The band was known for disco hits such as Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever and How Deep Is Your Love. Maurice Gibb, Robin’s twin brother, died from a heart attack in 2003.

US troops to still engage in Afghan combat next year – top commander

US troops may still see combat in Afghanistan despite relinquishing leadership in the mission to Afghan security forces, John Allen, the commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said. Allen stressed that US and NATO forces will shift to a supportive role with Afghan forces taking the lead in fighting, but that they will not disengage from combat until 2014, when ISAF troops are scheduled to pull out of the country. US officials also described next year’s shift of leadership in the operation as a “midway point” in the NATO drawdown.