BAGHDAD -- Seven people were killed and six others wounded on Saturday in a tribal dispute over land ownership in the southern Iraqi province of Maysan, a local security official said.
The clash erupted early on Saturday morning between two tribes in a village near the town of Ali al-Gharbi, north of the provincial capital, Amarah, according to Major Ali al-Kaabi from the Maysan Operations Command. (Iraq-Clash-Tribes)
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KINSHASA -- At least 20 people were killed overnight from Friday to Saturday in an attack attributed to Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), several local sources told Xinhua.
The rebels raided the village of Byambwe in Lubero territory, North Kivu Province, looting the area and setting fire to about 20 houses. They then moved toward the nearby locality of Mabiango, where additional human and material losses were reported, according to civil and military sources. (DRC-ADF-Attack)
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. administration has agreed to lower its tariffs on imported Swiss products to 15 percent from 39 percent, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
After months of negotiations, the United States and Switzerland, joined by Liechtenstein, reached a framework trade agreement, noted the White House. (US-Switzerland-Tariff)
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NEW DELHI -- At least seven people were killed and around 30 others injured in a massive explosion inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, local media reports said Saturday.
The explosion took place late Friday at Nowgam police station in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (India-Explosion-Death) ■
