Bloodshed as Cairo camps cleared
Key Points
- Security forces begin clearing two protest camps in Cairo occupied by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi
- Bursts of gunfire have been heard and tear gas is being used. Helicopters and armoured vehicles have been deployed
- The two camps are at the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque and Nahda Square
- The Egyptian authorities say the camp at Nahda Square, in western Cairo, is now clear
- Reports say 15 people have been killed as police cut off side streets
There are reports emerging of some churches in other parts of Egypt being torched and destroyed. Reuters reports clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Minya, 250km south-west of Cairo, after they set fire to part of a church in the city.
Sailors killed as 18 trapped after Indian submarine explodes in Mumbai
INS Sindhurakshak caught fire and sank in its home port in Mumbai
Desperate efforts are underway to try and reach sailors trapped aboard a submarine that caught fire and sank in the early hours today following explosions onboard. India’s defence minister has confirmed there are fatalities but gave no further details.
Reports said a total of 18 men, 15 sailors and three officers, were on the Russian-made, diesel-powered INS Sindhurakshak when there were several explosions at around 1am.
Images on Indian television showed fire breaking out at the naval dockyards in Mumbai. Around a dozen fire engines were dispatched to the scene to tackle the blaze, which took two hours to put out.
CONFLICT
Give and take in new Middle East peace talks
Israel aims to contribute to successful peace talks with the release of Palestinian prisoners. Members of the victims' families have responded with anger and grief. New settlements have also drawn criticism.
Around 50 demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv to protest the release of Palestinian prisoners. "Freeing terrorists means the death of a child in Israel," they chanted. One protest poster reads: "Are we crazy to release killers?"
Debate has been raging in Israel for weeks over planned release of 104 Palestinians imprisoned for terrorist activities. "There are moments when a prime minster has to make some difficult decisions for the good of the nation," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in defense of his decision.
Russia Today: Putin's Weapon in the War of Images
Russian President Vladimir Putin has created an anti-CNN for Western audiences with the international satellite news network Russia Today. With its recipe of smart propaganda, sex appeal and unlimited cash, it is outperforming its peers worldwide.
The political evening program often kicks off with a mixture of chaos and tabloid news. Abby Martin, the American host working for the Kremlin, has her lips slightly parted and is applying red lipstick, which goes well with her black top, high heels and ankle tattoo. Then she swings a sledgehammer and destroys a TV set tuned to CNN, the American role model and nemesis of her employer, the Russian international satellite TV network Russia Today.
36 Mozambique soldiers, police killed: Renamo
Mozambique's main opposition party Renamo Tuesday claimed its fighters killed 36 soldiers and police in a fresh outbreak of violence at the weekend between the government and its former civil war foes.
Renamo said the killings occurred in two separate clashes in the central province of Sofala, a region where violence erupted earlier this year more than two decades after the end of a brutal civil war in the southern African country.
National police spokesman Pedro Cossa confirmed the presence of armed men in the region, but did not comment on the reported casualties.
Local media reported two deaths.
In a statement emailed to AFP, rebel group-turned-opposition party Renamo said it had first clashed with Frelimo government forces on Saturday.
Long a state monopoly, Mexico's oil sector moves to embrace outside world
Analysts say Pemex – which has long been a symbol of national sovereignty – needs tens of billions of dollars in private investment to stay competitive.
It’s as entwined with Mexico's national identity as mariachi music, mole sauce, and the national soccer squad.
Pemex – the national oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos – has long been a powerful symbol of Mexico’s sovereignty in the face of foreign interests that would exploit the country’s energy resources. But it has also been isolated from foreign investment, making it difficult to keep up with technological advances or Mexico's growing energy needs.
President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed Monday to overhaul the regulatory plan that has forced that isolation, opening the door to deals with global energy companies. Analysts say Mexico’s economic future – and the competitiveness of North America in the global economy – is at stake.
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