Suicide attack
Kandahar: A Canadian foreign affairs official and two civilians were killed and 13 others were injured in Afghanistan when a car swerved into a military convoy and exploded in an apparent suicide attack in Kandahar. Canada has 650 troops in the country. (AP)
Homeless killing
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Fort Lauderdale: Two teenagers from south Florida suspected of beating a homeless man to death and attacking another have turned themselves in to police. They will face charges of murder, aggravated battery and beating. (AP)
Opposition returns
Almaty: Supporters greeted Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, 41, leader of Democratic Choice, the now-disbanded Kazakh opposition party, as he arrived home from prison. His release came after the re-election of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the long-ruling President. (AP)
Pilgrimage safety
Mina: A pilgrimage site in Saudi Arabia where 363 people were crushed to death last week is to be rebuilt. The al-Jamarat platform, where there are three pillars representing the devil, will have four ramps able to take 250,000 people an hour. (AP)
Party explosion
Berlin: Thirty-nine people were injured when a fuel can exploded at a firefighter’s birthday party in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria. The firefighter, who had turned 30, suffered serious burns. He and three of his guests were taken to hospital. (AP)