CAIRO -- Some 24 people have been killed and 27 wounded when gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Minya governorate, southern Egypt, the Ministry of Health said.
AMMAN -- Air strikes reportedly carried out by the international Coalition aircraft left 35 people dead in Al-Mayadeen town in eastern Syria, according to reports by the official Syrian media and the opposition.
BERLIN -- The public prosecution in German's central city of Karlsruhe said that the German security authorities have detained a young man suspected of planning terrorist attacks.
ROME -- Inauguration ceremony of the scheduled G-7 Summit has kicked off in the Sicilian city of Taormina with leaders of the powerful nations planning talks on crucial global issues. (end) msa