KUWAIT - Kuwaitis, injured in a road accident in Iraq, are flown to home.
TEHRAN - Eight Iranian border guards are killed in a gunfight with Kurdish separatists near Turkey.
WASHINGTON - US warplanes conduct two strikes against extremists in Somalia.
MADRID - Spanish judiciary issue a European arrest warrant against deposed Catalan leader.
BRUSSELS - Catalan leader is ready to stand trial in Belgium not Spain.
ISLAMABAD - At least 54 rebels are killed and several others injured during clashes with Afghan security forces. (end) gb