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YEMEN
Suspected Financier For Al-Qaeda Arrested
Yemeni security forces have arrested a Saudi man suspected of financing al-Qaeda cells in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, an Interior Ministry official said Sunday.
The official said authorities had captured the network's "biggest and the most influential" money provider in the two countries.
The Yemeni Embassy in Washington said the arrest of Hassan Hussein Bin Alwanin on Friday "will be instrumental in understanding the system of global terrorism financing."
-- Associated Press
RUSSIA
Belarus, Uzbekistan Defy Kremlin on Pact
Two former Soviet republics refused to sign on to a deal to create a NATO-style rapid-reaction force for a Moscow-dominated security alliance, undermining a bid by the Kremlin to bolster its power and prestige amid a struggle with the West for regional clout.
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus angrily boycotted the Moscow summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization over a politically charged trade dispute with Russia, a longtime ally. Central Asian power Uzbekistan attended the summit but balked at signing a deal that could increase Moscow's influence over its affairs.
-- Associated Press
SUDAN
Ambush in South Kills at Least 40
At least 40 southern Sudanese soldiers and civilians were killed when tribal fighters ambushed boats carrying U.N. food aid, the latest in a string of ethnic attacks threatening a fragile peace deal, officials said.
Hundreds of people have been killed and more than 135,000 displaced in southern Sudan this year in a surge of tribal killings. The killings are rooted in long-running feuds over cattle but are aggravated by political discontent and weapons left over from two decades of civil war.
-- Reuters
Presidential Plan Draws Protests in Niger: Tens of thousands of people marched through Niger's capital, Niamey, to protest President Mamadou Tandja's plan to hold a constitutional referendum aimed at extending his rule of the country. Niger is expected soon to become the world's No. 2 uranium exporter.
Karzai Meets With New U.S. Commander: Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the incoming commander of U.S. and NATO forces in the country that the most important part of his new mission is to protect Afghan civilians. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal will take up his command Monday.
-- From News Services
