Four
humvees packed with explosives controlled by
suicide bombers kill 23, including eight election workers, in the province of
Kandahar. The Taliban claimed 57 were killed.
(Reuters)
Gunmen open fire, killing two guards and wounding another for Lebanese Refugee Affairs Minister, Saleh al-Gharib. This attack happened in a mountain village near
Beirut,
Lebanon.
(Al Jazeera)(DW)
Princess
Haya bint Hussein of Jordan fled her husband
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with their two children in fear for her life. The family fled to London via Germany seeking asylum, and a high profile court battle over non-
repatriation and custody of the children is anticipated.
(Times)
Law and crime
In the second similar case within a week, police in
Toyonaka,
Japan, arrest Ryotaro Taniguchi for keeping the body of his deceased mother a year after her death. He is quoted as saying he didn't want to pay for the funeral. Police are investigating whether or not Taniguchi continued to receive his mother's pension.
(Japan Today)(The Japan Times)