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| 7 dead, 3 injured in shooting attack at Christian university in USA, suspect detained |
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A gunman opened fire Monday at a small Christian university in California, killing at least seven people, wounding three more and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby shopping center.
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| Siberian Passenger Plane Crash Kills 31 |
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Thirty one people died and 12 others were heavily injured in a passenger jet crash on Monday morning in Russia's Tyumen region, in Siberia. Investigators working at the scene are reported saying that technical failure could be the main reason behind the tragedy.
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| Interim Ministry Brigade Brokers Ceasefire After Clashes between Neighbouring Militias |
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A Libyan police brigade made up of former rebels is reported to have intervened to quell clashes that broke out between militias from the neighbouring Libyan towns of Ragdalein and Zwara some 110 kilometres from the Tunisian border on Monday. Only 10 kilometres separate the towns.
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| Ministry of Transportation to Open Bidding on City Bus Procurement |
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After many decades, Libya to rebuild its public transportation for the first time and announces preparations for bid opening soon.
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| Tunisia Again Extends State of Emergency |
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Tunisia is extending its state of emergency, first called during street unrest after the fall of the North African nation's longtime autocratic leader in January 2011.
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| Aung San Suu Kyi Triumphs in historic Burma Parliamentary By-election |
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Pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in an election for vacant parliamentary seats, and after hailing the success as a "triumph of the people" she said she hoped it would mark the start of a new era in Burma.
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| Turkey to Increase Trade With Tunisia |
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Following a visit to the Tunisian capital, Tunis, Turkish economy minister Zafer Caglayan, accompanied by Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Chairman Mehmet Buyukeksi and a delegation consisting of 200 businessmen, said that Turkey is set to increase its trade volume with Tunis from $1.1 billion to $5 billion.
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| Libyan Association of American Universities Graduates Established in Tripoli |
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Libyans who graduated from various American universities have established an NGO, the Libyan Association of American Universities Graduates (LAAUG), aiming at bringing educated members of the society together to rebuild new democratic Libya and forge cultural and scientific exchange with their counterparts in the USA.
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| UNCHR: 74,802 Individuals Still Internally Displaced in Libya |
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In March 74,802 individuals were still internally displaced in Libya, the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR has reported after conducting continued protection monitoring in places like Tawergha camps in Benghazi and in Tarhouna, Derj/Ghedamis and Yefren together with its partners (see table).
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| Catalogue of Failures Year Ago Led to Deaths of 63 People Fleeing Libyan Conflict |
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An European Union rights group has blamed NATO, European coastguard and naval forces for failing to aid a boatload of migrants adrift in the Mediterranean Sea during last year's military campaign against Libya in March last year, that led to 63 of those fleeing the conflict in Libya by sea to drown.
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| Welcoming ceasefire, UN Calls for Tackling Causes of Libyan Clashes |
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The United Nations mission in Libya has welcomed the ceasefire brokered in the south-western city of Sebha, where fighting in recent days has resulted in some 50 deaths, and called on all sides to address the underlying causes of the violence.
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| Italian Government Seizes $1.5bn of Gaddafi’s Assets |
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True its tax police officers on Wednesday the Italian government seized more than $1.5 billion worth of assets belonging to the family of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s family. They include stakes in top companies, land and a Harley Davidson.
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| Arab League Urged to Listen to People’s Voices, Support Democratic Reforms |
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday urged members of the League of Arab States to listen to their people and embrace democratic transitions in the region which, since last year, witnessed a wave of popular uprisings calling for greater freedoms.
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| One million Syrians in Need of Humanitarian Aid |
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At least one million Syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the findings of a government-led assessment mission jointly carried out with the UN and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and just released.
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| African Leaders Abort Mission to Meet Mali Coup Leaders |
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West African heads of state aborted a mission to meet with coup leaders in the Malian capital, Bamako, on Thursday, after crowds supporting the military government demonstrated at the airport.
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