ONS: 04 November 2013

By TRG Alerts Admin

KEY STORYLINES

AFRICA: Malian police sources said nearly a dozen suspects were arrested for the murder of the two RFI French journalists.
AMERICAS: The US Navy captured a speed boat with 1.4 tons of cocaine worth USD43 million near the Dominican Republic during a US-Colombian operation.
ASIA: Former Pakistani ruler Musharraf was granted bail in his court hearing on a deadly raid on a radical mosque.
EUROPE: IMF, ECB, and EU inspectors agreed to return to Greece and resume talks about the country’s financial situation.
MIDDLE EAST: US Secretary of State Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia to improve diplomatic relations with the country.
TECHNOLOGY: Executive chairman of Google Eric Schmidt said the company registered complaints with the NSA regarding alleged spying on its data centers.

TOP STORY

Egypt: A Cairo court suspends, resumes, then adjourns trial of ousted president Morsi.

Morsi is facing charges of responsibility for protesters’ deaths and is due to reappear in court on 08JAN14.
The suspension came only hours after Morsi arrived, due to Muslim Brotherhood defendants’ chants against the army.
Morsi supporters in Sudan protested against the trial in front of the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum.
Coverage: Xinhua, AFP, AFP-1, AP

AFRICA

DRC: The leader of the M23 rebels asked for a ceasefire with government troops. (AFP)
Kenya: The government charged four men in the Westgate mall massacre in Nairobi that killed 67. (AFP)
Libya: Security officials said a car bomb killed an intelligence officer and his two-year old son in Benghazi. (AP)
Mali: Police source said nearly a dozen suspects were arrested for the murder of the two RFI French journalists. (AFP)
Tanzania: A parliament official said police seized 706 elephant tusks. (AFP)

AMERICAS

Region: The US Navy captured a speed boat with 1.4 tons of cocaine worth USD43 million near the Dominican Republic during a US-Colombian operation. (BBC)
Mexico: Officials reported at least 13 people were killed in gun battles in Matamoros, near the US-Mexico border. (Reuters)
US: The White House and two lawmakers denied rumors of a possible clemency for Edward Snowden. (UPI)

ASIA

Region: Afghan President Karzai criticized the “unsuitable” timing of the US drone strike on Taliban leader Mehsud. (AFP)
Pakistan: Former ruler Musharraf was granted bail in his court hearing on a deadly raid on a radical mosque. (AFP)
Taiwan: Official media reported the country received its first shipment of six Apache AH64-E attack helicopters from the US. (DPA)
Thailand: Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok in opposition to a contentious amnesty bill for political crimes. (DPA)

EUROPE

Greece: IMF, ECB, and EU inspectors agreed to return to the country and resume talks about the country’s financial situation. (Guardian)
Russia: About 10,000 prepared to participate in Moscow in the nationalist “Russian March” against Muslim and non-Slavic migrants. (AFP)
Turkey: Authorities seized a large amount of chemicals, possibly to be used as weapons material, from a convoy trying to illegally enter from Syria. (AFP)

MIDDLE EAST

Iran: Tens of thousands of demonstrators protested against the US outside the former American Embassy in Tehran. (AP)
Iraq: Police said at least 21 were wounded in bomb attacks throughout Salahudin province. (Xinhua)
Saudi Arabia: US Secretary of State Kerry arrived in the country to improve diplomatic relations with the government. (AFP)
Yemen: Government officials reported suspected al-Qaida militants blew up an oil pipeline in Shabwa province. (Xinhua)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Surveillance: Executive chairman of Google Eric Schmidt said the company registered complaints with the NSA regarding alleged spying on its data centers. (WSJ)

WORLD

Cases: Global Number of Cases as of 31OCT: 149 (Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Italy, France, Germany, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, UAE, United Kingdom)
Deaths: Global Number of Deaths as of 31OCT: 63 (Saudi Arabia, France, United Kingdom)
Sourcing: WHO, WHO-2

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