Alabama police say 17 people shot at bar in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa police have confirmed that 17 people were shot at the Copper Top bar on Tuesday morning. Of those 17, one is in critical condition and three are in serious condition, media reports say. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured. Investigators say a man outside the bar shot into the building. Police released photos and video of the suspected shooter, who is still on the loose.
Turkey to build new refugee camp for Syrians
Turkey will build a new refugee camp for Syrian refugees that could accommodate 10,000 people. Turkey's government-run crisis management center said that a new camp is being set up near the town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province which borders Syria. Some 525 people crossed the border into Turkey from Syria late Monday, including a general and four colonels, AP said, citing local media. Turkey currently gives shelter to nearly 40,000 refugees in 10 camps near the 911-kilometer border with Syria.
Pakistan court rejects evidence in Mumbai attacks
A court in Pakistan trying suspects accused of masterminding the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai has said the findings of a commission that visited India to gather evidence is inadmissible. The court found that the report by the eight-member commission has no legal value, AP reports. The court said the commission failed to cross-examine four witnesses in India. Seven suspects are on the trial, including an alleged commander from the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. It is blamed for the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people. The Pakistani commission went to India in March. Indian authorities reportedly did not allow it to cross-examine key witnesses.
Iran says talks with EU ‘key’ to resuming dialogue with world powers
The upcoming talks between Iran’s No. 2 negotiator Ali Bagheri and an EU official will be key to a possible resumption of the stalled negotiations with world powers, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has said. Bagheri and Helga Schmid, deputy of the EU foreign policy chief, will meet on July 24, AP reports. Talks between Tehran and six states in Moscow last month failed to bridge differences over Iran’s nuclear program. The sides, however, agreed to continue lower-level technical talks.
Afghan soldier sentenced to death for killing 4 French troops
An Afghan soldier has been sentenced to death for killing four French soldiers in eastern Afghanistan. A military court in Kabul on Monday ordered the solider, Abdul Sabor, to be hanged, Afghan Ministry of Defense Spokesman Zahir Azimi said. It is unclear when the soldier was convicted of the crime, AP reports, and the sentence can be appealed. The four French soldiers were killed on January 20 in the Tagab district of Kapisa province. Another Afghan soldier killed two members of the French Foreign Legion on December 29, 2011.
Taliban destroys NATO fuel containers
The Taliban has reportedly destroyed a convoy of fuel tankers carrying supplies for the NATO contingent in Afghanistan. More than ten fuel tankers were destroyed in Sunday’s attack at the junction of the highways between the Afghan capital Kabul and the city of Ghazni, RIA Novosti says. Taliban Press Secretary Zabidullah Modzhadeh said another 25 tankers were destroyed on Sunday night in the Wardak province, killing several private security guards and military personnel. The International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan has not commented on the attacks.
US-Canada bridge reopens after bomb scare
One of the busiest bridges between the US and Canada has been reopened to traffic after a bomb threat shut it down for hours. The Ambassador Bridge was reopened at 1 am after security sweeps failed to turn up any incendiary devices, Detroit police spokeswoman Sgt. Eren Stephens said early on Tuesday, as cited by AP. Monday's security scare came just four days after a similar threat closed a nearby commuter tunnel. It also connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario.
Two Americans kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai freed
Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide who were abducted by a Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week were freed unharmed on Monday. The release followed negotiations with security officials and tribal leaders, AP reports. Rev. Michel Louis, 61, and 39-year-old Lissa Alphonse, Boston-area residents, were kidnapped from a bus on Friday along with their guide, Haytham Ragab. The kidnapper, Jirmy Abu-Masuh, was demanding the release of his uncle, who had been detained on suspicion of drug possession. Abu-Masuh handed the three over to security officials near the city of el-Arish on Monday after he was promised that authorities were working on his uncle's release.
Vietnam court convicts three activists of anti-government propaganda
Three activists have been sentenced by a court in northern Vietnam to up to five and a half years in jail for conducting anti-government propaganda. Nguyen Kim Nhan was convicted of defaming the Communist Party and government leaders by accusing them of violating human rights, the Vietnam News Agency says. He was also convicted of inciting land petitioners to gather, causing public disorder. Nhan was given five and a half years in prison, while two others received four years on the same charges at the one-day trial on Monday, AP said. Human rights groups have condemned the trial.
Toronto shooting kills 2, injures 19
Gunfire erupted at a crowded house party in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, killing two and wounding 19 more, local police say. Victims of the multiple shooting, including a 12-year-old girl, have been rushed to hospital for treatment while some are receiving medical attention at the scene of the incident.
Thousands gather to protest NATO supply route to Afghanistan
Thousands have gathered at a park in north-west Pakistan to protest against the re-opening of the NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. Up to 8,000 Jamaat-e-Islami Party activists spent the night at a Peshawar park near the route used by NATO forces. On Tuesday, the protesters will march on the key town of Jamrud, which is located on the supply route in Khyber tribal district. Islamabad re-opened routes into neighboring Afghanistan to NATO convoys on July 3 after sealing them after a US air raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 2011.
One dead, hundreds in hospital as severe heatwave hits Japan
Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency report that 693 people in 45 prefectures were hospitalized for heatstroke on Monday. One of them, an 84-year-old man, died in a Niigata hospital on Monday night, Japan Today reports. In Tokyo alone, 21 people were taken to hospital. Many of the heatstroke victims were students taking part in or watching sporting events during a national holiday on Monday, Fuji TV reports. The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned that the heatwave is likely to continue until Wednesday.
Helicopter crash kills seven officers in Sudan
Seven Sudanese officers have been killed and two others injured when their helicopter crashed over the western region of Darfur. Military spokesman Colonel Sawarmy Khalid Saad said that the helicopter was on an "administrative mission" and that a technical failure was likely to have caused the crash. The military gave no further details on the crash.
Mubarak returns to prison after treatment for stroke
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has returned to prison on Monday after receiving treatment following a stroke. He had spent a month in a military hospital. On June 19, medical sources stated that the former Egyptian leader was in a coma and had been placed on a respirator to aid his breathing. On July 4, the military’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces ordered a committee of medical experts to determine if Mubarak was well enough to return to prison. Medical staff say the 84-year-old is “stable with medication and is considered good for someone his age.”
FSA announces massive ‘Damascus volcano and earthquakes’ attacks
The Free Syrian Army has started to conduct massive “attacks on all security stations and branches in the cities and the countryside, to enter into fierce clashes and to call on them to surrender,” it said in a statement released on Monday night. The FSA has reiterated calls for defection and urged the opposition to help “to cut off and seize the supply lines,” including international ones, in order to paralyze the movement of government troops. In response to the “massacres and barbaric crimes” of the Syrian regime, the rebels have called for the encirclement and elimination of “all security, military and shabiha checkpoints across Syria.” The FSA also declared all foreign troops in Syria who are allied with the regime to be legitimate targets. The operation was dubbed "the Damascus volcano and earthquakes of Syria," AFP reports.
Needles in sandwiches on board Delta flights injure one
FBI and authorities in the Netherlands are investigating meals onboard Delta Airlines flights after one passenger was injured by a needle she found in a sandwich. The female passenger was injured by an object she described as a “sewing needle” in a turkey sandwich. US Customs and Border Protection agents and paramedics met the flight in Minneapolis, where the passenger refused medical treatment. In total, needles were found in six sandwiches on four flights on Sunday. The other needles were found on two flights to Atlanta and one to Seattle. The airline and the caterer, Gate Gourmet, are cooperating with the investigations. Delta says it is “taking this matter extremely seriously” by increasing security for meal production in Amsterdam and is serving more pre-packaged food on flights out of that city. Gate Gourmet has launched its own investigation and tightened its safety and security procedures.
North Korea appoints new military chief
North Korea has named Hyon Yong Chol as its new military chief, the official Korean Central News Agency reports. The appointment of the vice marshal of the Korean People’s Army was made by the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the National Defense Commission of North Korea, the news agency said. It comes just a day after his predecessor, Ri Yong Ho, was removed from all his posts due to illness, according to North Korea’s official media.
Saudi Arabia to restrict religious police’s powers of pursuit
Saudi Arabia is to make amendments to laws governing the country’s religious police’s pursuit of suspected offenders, the al-Watan newspaper reports. The head of the country’s Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Commission said a number of new procedures regarding the matter would soon be released. A ruling banning the commission from chasing suspects was issued three months ago, but incidents involving the religious police have continued. On July 9, a Saudi man was killed and his wife and two children were injured when their car crashed off a bridge while being pursued by religious police.
Marissa Mayer leaves Google for Yahoo!
Marissa Mayer has been appointed CEO of one of the Silicon’s Valley Internet giants, Yahoo! She was Google’s first female engineer and was responsible for the development of iGoogle, Google News, and Gmail. In a statement, the new Yahoo! CEO says, “I am honored and delighted to lead Yahoo!, one of the Internet’s premier destinations for more than 700 million users. I look forward to working with the company’s dedicated employees to bring innovative products, content and personalized experiences to users and advertisers all around the world.” Yahoo!'s former CEO, Scott Thompson, was fired after revelations that that he had lied about his earlier career credentials.
US will use “all elements of power” to prevent nuclear Iran - Clinton
The United States will “use all elements of American power” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after a day of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. She added though that everyone prefers a diplomatic resolution and that “Iran's leaders still have the opportunity to make the right decision.” The comments come after Clinton discussed changes in the Middle East, Iran and the stalled peace process with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
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