EGYPT
CAIRO — Prosecutors released 25 Egyptian soccer fans arrested after clashes at Cairo’s international airport, the state news agency reported Saturday, ahead of the first international match planned in the city in two years. The release of the fans of Cairo’s Al-Ahly club, known as Ultras, comes before a vital World Cup playoff against Ghana in a military-owned stadium in Cairo. Sporadic protests are continuing in Egypt over the July 3 military coup. (AP)
GERMANY
Vigils held 75 years after Kristallnacht
BERLIN — Germans across the country on Saturday held vigils and programs to mark the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht — the night of broken glass — during which the Nazis staged a wave of attacks on Jews in Germany and Austria. On Nov. 9, 1938, hundreds of synagogues were burned, Jewish homes and stores were ransacked, some 1,000 people were killed, and more than 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps. (AP)
BANGLADESH
Officials arrest 3 opposition leaders
DHAKA — Bangladeshi authorities arrested three senior leaders of the main opposition party amid increasing tensions ahead of next year’s elections, an official said Saturday. Police arrested Moudud Ahmed, M.K. Anwar, and Rafiqul Islam Mia Friday, hours after an alliance led by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party called a nationwide strike Sunday to seek a new government. (AP)
CAMBODIA
Boy is 13th person to die from bird flu
PHNOM PENH, — A 10-year-old boy died Saturday, becoming the country’s 13th person to die of bird flu this year. Cambodia’s Health Ministry and the World Health Organization said the boy died from the H5N1 bird flu virus after suffering from fever, cough, a sore throat, and breathing difficulty. Cambodia’s 13 fatalities and 24 confirmed cases are the highest annual totals since 2003. (AP)