Top Story: In the first attack against a member of the Saudi royal family in decades, a suicide bomber attempted to kill Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the deputy interior minister in charge of antiterrorism operations.
Nayef was meeting with members of the public for Ramadan when the attacker detonated his explosives during a security check. Aside from the attacker, no one was killed.
This is the first terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia since 2006. The government's crackdown has largely pushed militant activity into neighboring Yemen. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing.
"This will only increase my determination" to fight terrorism, Nayef said.
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Asia
- North and South Korea have reached a deal to resume family reunions. The North will also release the four South Korean fisherman it has detained.
- 10,000 Burmese refugees have crossed into China, fleeing fighting between the government and rebels in the country's northeast.
- Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri released a tape calling for armed resistance in Pakistan.
Middle East
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is demanding the prosecution of opposition leaders.
- Shiites in Iraq and Iran have begun a period of mourning for deceased leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim
Africa
- South African President Jacob Zuma is meeting with his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe in Harare.
- Power-sharing talks in Madagascar ended without an agreement.
- South Africa may dismiss more than 1,000 soldiers who rioted, demanding higher pay, this week.
Europe
- Britain will appoint a new head of its army tomorrow, Gen. David Richards.
- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is launching libel suits against a number of foreign and Italian media outlets.
- Iceland will reimburse the governments of Britain and the Netherlands for money lost by investors in Icelandic banks.
Americas
- Honduras's interim president has offered amnesty to ousted President Manuel Zelaya in exchange for him giving up his attempts to regain power.
- The UN will investigate this week's murder of 12 indigenous Colombians.
- The U.S.-Colombia basing agreement is at the top of the agenda at a regional summit in Argentina.
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