Indonesian killed

Indonesian killed
in Iraq ambush

Insurgents kill Indonesian, wound Filipino in Iraq

An Indonesian worker and two Iraqis were killed during an ambush
in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday in an attack that
also wounded a Filipino, Iraqi police said. Police said the two
foreigners, contractors working for a foreign company, were
attacked by insurgents who cut off their vehicle and opened fire
as the men drove towards their compound. The identity of the
Indonesian has not been released. The Iraqis killed were a driver
and a bodyguard. Foreign contractors have been targetted before
by insurgents in Mosul, a hotbed of resistance to the U.S. --
Reuters

Venezuelan plane
crashes, 25 killed

A Venezuelan air force plane carrying three crew members and 22
passengers crashed in bad weather in central Venezuela, killing
all on board, an aviation official said on Sunday. Rescue workers
located the wreckage of the twin-prop Short C-23 Sherpa in the
foothills of a mountain range near the city of Mariara, and no
survivors had been found, a spokesman for Venezuela's Civil
Aviation Search and Rescue Center said. The passengers were a
mixture of military personnel and civilians, including five
children, who had been on a "recreational trip" to Orchila
island, the spokesman said. -- Reuters

Clashes erupt
in Bangladesh

Clashes between police and opposition supporters erupted across
Bangladesh on Sunday in the aftermath of grenade attacks on a
rally that killed 17 people. Officials said supporters of the
opposition Awami League of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina
attacked a train, a railway station and damaged cars and shops.
In the capital, police used bamboo sticks to chase away groups of
Awami League supporters and witnesses said there were some
injuries in the clash and several vehicles were damaged. --
Reuters

Robbers steal
'The Scream'

Armed robbers stole a version of The Scream and another
masterpiece by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch on Sunday in a bold
daytime raid on an Oslo museum packed with terrified tourists.
Two masked robbers ran into the Munch Museum, threatened staff
with a gun and forced people to lie down before taking The
Scream, an icon of existentialist angst showing a waif-like
figure against a blood-red sky, and Madonna. They escaped in a
dark-colored car driven by a third man. The pictures, worth
millions of dollars and among Munch's best-known works, were
later cut from their frames which were found in another part of
the city. -- Reuters