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| Libya says five kidnapped Egyptian diplomats freed | | Monday, January 27, 2014 2:37 AM | |
| | By Patrick Markey TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt's arrest of a Libyan militia commander have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak Al-Grady said on Sunday. The abduction of diplomats in the Libyan capital illustrated the fragility of government control over former rebels and militias who two years ago helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed revolution. Libya's government said earlier the diplomats had been snatched in reaction to the arrest of Shaban Hadia, commander of the Operations Room of Libya's Revolutionaries, a powerful militia in Libya. Heavily armed ex-fighters, militiamen and Islamist militants who battled Gaddafi forces in 2011 have refused to disarm and often remain more loyal to their brigades, tribal leaders or local regions than to the new Libyan government. |
| Sochi's mayor says homosexuality not accepted in his region | | Monday, January 27, 2014 2:36 AM | |
| | The mayor of Sochi, the Russian city hosting the Winter Olympics next month, said homosexuality was not accepted in his Caucasus region, but that gay visitors would be welcome at the Games if they respected Russian laws. Russia's stance on gay rights, including laws introduced last year to ban the dissemination of "gay propaganda" among children, has drawn strong criticism from Western states and gay rights groups in the run-up to the Games, casting a shadow over President Vladimir Putin's $50-billion showpiece event. In remarks to be broadcast on Monday, Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov told the BBC's Panorama programme: "We just say that it is your business, it's your life. Sochi is home to a few gay clubs, but according to members of the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the scene is on the decline. |
| Police name gunman in Maryland mall shooting; motive still unclear | | Monday, January 27, 2014 2:32 AM | |
|  By Alice Popovici COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) - A gunman who shot and killed two people at a Maryland mall was a 19-year-old who lived with his mother in a nearby Washington suburb and arrived at the shopping center in a taxi about an hour before opening fire, police said on Sunday. But a day after Saturday's shootings, police could provide no immediate insight into why Darion Marcus Aguilar killed a young man and a young woman at the mall in Columbia, Maryland, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Baltimore, before apparently killing himself. Police have found no evidence that Aguilar, of College Park, Maryland, knew the two victims who worked at a clothing and skateboard shop at the mall, Howard County Police Chief Bill McMahon told a Sunday evening news conference. Aguilar fired six to eight shots from a 12-gauge shotgun, killing Brianna Benlolo, 21, also of College Park, and Tyler Johnson, 25, of Mount Airy, Maryland, police said.
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| Pope urges apparent mafia killers of 3-year old to repent | | | Pope Francis urged the killers of a three-year-old boy murdered in southern Italy as part of an apparent mafia hit to repent on Sunday after a crime that he said was unprecedented. The charred body of Nicola Campolongo, known as "Coco", was found along with that of his grandfather Giuseppe and a young Moroccan woman in a burnt-out car in the town of Cassano Jonio near Cosenza in Calabria last week. According to Italian media reports, investigators believe the boy's 52-year-old grandfather Giuseppe Iannicelli was the real target of mafia killers who shot all three people in the car in the head before apparently torching the vehicle. Italian media reported that Iannicelli was linked to drug trafficking, a speciality of 'Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia that has seized control of much of the trade and which is seen as one of the world's most dangerous criminal organisations. |
| Britain unveils ban on e-cigarettes for under-18s | | | Britain said on Sunday it would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to children aged under 18, citing possible adverse health effects and outlining a need for further medical research. E-cigarettes, which are puffed like a regular cigarette but deliver nicotine by vaporising liquid rather than burning tobacco, have grown in popularity and some analysts predict the market could outpace conventional cigarettes within a decade. Under-18s are already banned from buying conventional cigarettes in Britain. Sunday's announcement included plans to make it illegal for adults to buy regular cigarettes for consumption by under 18s. |
| China jails prominent rights activist for four years | |  By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - A court sentenced one of China's most prominent rights advocates to four years in prison on Sunday after he campaigned for the rights of children from rural areas to be educated in cities and for officials to disclose their assets. Xu Zhiyong's jailing will send a stark warning to activists that the Chinese Communist Party will crush any challenge to its rule, especially from those who seek to organise campaigns. It also diminishes hopes for meaningful political change, even as China pledges to embark on economic reforms. Separately, one of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, who frequently accuses authorities of infringing civil liberties, said police had summoned him on a charge of "suspicion of causing a disturbance".
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| Andamans boat accident: 21 killed; PM, Jayalalithaa condole deaths | | | Chennai/New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and one was missing when a boat with 43 people on board capsized near Port Blair Sunday, Andamans and Nicobar's police chief said. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa however put the toll at 28. The accident took place between Ross Island and North Bay near Port Blair. All others have been saved," the union territory's Director General of Police Sudhir Yadav told IANS. |
| Police identify gunman in Maryland mall shooting, motive unclear | |  By Alice Popovici COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) - The gunman who shot and killed two people at a Maryland mall was a 19-year-old man who lived with his mother in the city of College Park and arrived at the shopping center in a taxi about an hour before opening fire, police said on Sunday. But a day after Saturday's shootings, police could provide no immediate insight into why Darion Marcus Aguilar killed a young man and a young woman at the mall in Columbia, Maryland, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Baltimore, before apparently killing himself. Police have yet to find any ties between Aguilar and the two people he killed, employees at a skate shop at the mall, Howard County Police Chief Bill McMahon told a Sunday morning news conference. "We do know that one of our victims also lived in College Park," McMahon said.
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| Jayalalithaa orders speedy relief for Andaman victims | | | Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday expressed deep sorrow at the death of at least 28 people in a boat capsize near Andaman islands, and ordered officials to take necessary action for providing relief to the survivors. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said senior state government officials have been ordered to immediately reach Port Blair, the Andaman and Nicobar islands capital, to take action to provide medical relief to those who have been rescued. The accident took place between Ross Island and North Bay near Port Blair. |
| Rahul Gandhi meets Uttarakhand flood victims | | | New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday met children and families affected by the devastating Uttarakhand flash floods last year, a party statement said. |
| Jayalalithaa orders fast relief to Andaman victims | | | Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday expressed deep sorrow at the death of at least 28 people in a boat capsize near Andaman islands, and ordered officials to take necessary action for providing relief to the survivors. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said senior state government officials have been ordered to reach Port Blair, the Andamans capital, immediately to take action to provide medical relief to those who have been rescued. |
| Woman raped inside moving car in Delhi | | | New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A 28-year-old married woman was raped by her friend in a moving car here, police Sunday said. The woman was found weeping sitting along the road near the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal in east Delhi Sunday evening, police said. She was taken to a police station where she said that she was raped by her friend in a car, in front of his two friends. |
| Boat capsizes off Andamans, PM expresses shock | | | New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A boat with 43 tourists onboard capsized Sunday off the Andaman islands. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed shock over the accident. |
| Costa Rican held with hashish in Goa | | | Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) A 31-year-old Costa Rican was arrested by Goa's anti-narcotics police Sunday for possessing 1.1 kg hashish, an official said. |
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