BEIJING: Chinese police have caught five suspects after a vehicle burst into flames on Beijings Tiananmen Square in what police called a terrorist attack in which five people were killed.
reuters
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners
BETHLEHEM: Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday as part of US-brokered peace efforts,but said it was pressing on with plans to build more homes for Jewish settlers,in an apparent move to appease hardliners. reuters
Muslim Brotherhood leader seized
Cairo: Egyptian security forces on Wednesday captured Essam el-Erian,one of the last few prominent leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood still at large after a crackdown on the group. The seizure of Erian,a senior leader in the Brotherhoods political arm and an adviser to the president,appears to complete the incarceration of the organisations top leaders. NYT






