Pakistani jets kill 16 militants - official - Reuters
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani fighter planes bombed Taliban positions in the northwest on Sunday, killing 16 militants and destroying three hideouts, a government official said.

Israel arrests top Hamas official in West Bank - Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli military said.

Kandahar blasts were warning to US and Nato - Taliban - BBC News
Saturday's bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to US and Nato forces, the Taliban say.

Somali govt ‘inefficient & corrupt’: UN report - Alarabiya
Despite international assistance the Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a U.N. group concluded in a report.

Dozens hurt in Egyptian clashes - Aljazeera

Clinton warns Israel over new settlement homes - Alarabiya
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has rebuked Israel for plans to build new settler homes, saying it sent a "deeply negative signal" about Israel's ties to its top ally.

Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad - Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in parliamentary elections Iraqis hope will stabilise a nation riven by years of sectarian warfare.

Suicide bomber in rickshaw hits Pakistan checkpoint - BBC News
At least 10 people have been killed by a suicide bomber in a rickshaw at a security checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, police say.

Asylum-seekers abused by security guards, says report - The Independent

Liz Cheney accused of McCarthyism over campaign against lawyers - Guardian