Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces
Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says.
The tourists were travelling in four vehicles that entered a restricted zone in the Wahat area of the Western Desert, a ministry statement said.
Ten Mexicans and Egyptians were also injured and are being treated in a local hospital.
The ministry said it had formed a team to investigate the incident.
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto condemned the incident and said he had "demanded an exhaustive investigation by the Egyptian government".
The Mexican foreign ministry confirmed that at least two of its nationals had been killed and said it was working to confirm the identities of the other victims.
In a statement, it said Mexico's ambassador in Egypt, Jorge Alvarez Fuentes, had visited the local hospital and spoken to five Mexicans who were in a stable condition.
Malaysia arrests three suspects as Bangkok bombing case widens
Malaysia, Bangladesh and China now involved in search for suspects linked to blast which killed 20 people in downtown Bangkok
Malaysian authorities have arrested three suspects linked to a bomb attack in Bangkok last month that killed 20 people and wounded more than 120.
Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters that two Malaysians, a man and a woman had been detained, along with a Pakistani man.
“We believe the suspects can help in the investigation... our arrest was made to assist the Thai police in the Thai bombing investigation,” he said. “Malaysian and Thai police are working closely in cooperation.”
The investigation into the blast in August at a popular shrine, where most of the fatalities were ethnic Chinese, has widened to include countries around Thailand.
Indonesia rules out evacuations in forest fire areas
September 14, 2015 - 5:42PMJewel Topsfield
Indonesia correspondent for Fairfax
The Indonesian government has ruled out evacuating residents from Sumatra despite media reports of deaths from respiratory illnesses due to crisis levels of pollution from forest fires.
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency told Fairfax Media "the best medicine for haze is rain" and it was considering creating artificial rain to douse the fires ravaging South Sumatra.
The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI), which measures air quality, soared to "dangerous" levels of 984 in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau in Sumatra, and 550 in Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra.
How Iran is keeping criticism of nuclear deal to a dull roar
Spearheaded by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran is delicately balancing official support for the nuclear deal with the revolution's anti-US stance.
TEHRAN, IRAN — When the nuclear deal with Iran was reached on July 14, the street celebrations began. Many Iranians were jubilant, hopeful their crippled economy would soon improve, that Iran would reengage with the West – and that decades of US-Iran hostility might finally ease.
In other quarters, critics were not happy. Like their counterparts in Washington, they had spent most of two years noisily opposing the deal – and denouncing any compromise with a perennial enemy.
But even as the criticism in Washington turned into a louder roar – those vocal opponents here in Tehran were largely silent, for a time.Misperceptions persist about Obama's faith, but aren't so widespread
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director
Washington (CNN) A new CNN/ORC poll finds that although misperceptions about Barack Obama's religious beliefs and background persist, they are not as widespread as some recent polling has suggested. Obama was born in Hawaii and is a Christian.
Overall, when asked "Where was Obama born, as far as you know?" 80% of adults said they believe Obama was born in the United States. The other 20% said that he was born outside the country, including 9% who believe there is solid evidence of that and 11% who say it is just their suspicion.
Misperceptions about Obama's religious beliefs are more common than those about his birth, particularly among Republicans. Overall, 29% of Americans say they think the President is a Muslim, including 43% of Republicans.
NUART 2015 Roundup: A Laboratory on the Street
A roundup today for the Nuart street art/mural festival in Norway with images of the final walls by this year's artists. Now celebrating its 15th year, the mid-sized fjord-facing city of Stavanger has played host to a selection of international and local artists directly or indirectly related to the evolving scene we know as street art.
Again this year the selection of invited participants is varied, potent, and occasionally a smack upside the head -- with punk rock graphic designer Jamie Reid leading the way in spirit and on walls. Reid's inspiration dates to the radical hippie politics and Situationist practices of the 1950s and '60s but he is best known for formation of the Sex Pistols anti-monarchial slash and burn visual identity and for penning their pivotal recording "Anarchy in the UK" -- a history discussed in Carlo McCormick's presentation during the Nuart Plus program.
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