Iranian nuclear scientist killed in motorbike attack
Majid Shahriari, an Iranian nuclear scientist was killed. The scientists were targeted by men on motorbikes who attached bombs to the windows of their cars as they drove to work, officials said. Dr Shahriari was a member of the nuclear engineering department of Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. His wife is said to have been injured in the attack. The nuclear scientist injured in the second attack was named as Fereydoon Abbasi. His wife was also wounded.
Aztecas gang boss Gallegos 'admits Mexico murders'
Arturo Gallegos Castrellon was captured. He confessed to ordering most of the killings in Juarez since August 2009. Aztecas gang members work as hitmen for the Juarez drug cartel. Gallegos was captured during a weekend raid along with two other alleged gang leaders, Carlos Rodriguez Ramirez and Gisela Ornelas Nunez. Gallegos admitted to ordering an attack last January which left 15 dead, most of them teenagers, believing rival gang members would be there, police said.
'Afghan policeman' kills six Nato troops
The man opened fire during a training mission in Pachir Wagam district, Nangarhar province, said Nato. He was also killed in the incident. Local officials said they believed the incident was not premeditated, but had arisen out of "a misunderstanding". Nato has not revealed the nationalities of the dead soldiers, but local sources said they were American. "An individual in an Afghan border police uniform turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Forces during a training mission today, killing six service members in eastern Afghanistan," Monday's statement said. "The individual who fired on the Isaf forces was also killed in the incident. A joint Afghan and Isaf team is investigating this incident."
Suspected serial killer seized in Sicily
Giuseppe Raeli, who has no previous criminal record, has been charged with five murders and four attempted murders in Cassibile between 1998 and 2009. He was arrested when a helicopter and a special police unit raided his house early on Monday, reports say. The man behind the murders was dubbed the Monster of Cassibile for firing at his victims with a 12-bore shotgun. Among those shot was a married couple who died and their daughter who was wounded. Prosecutors say they have linked Mr Raeli, a married man known locally as Pippo the Wolf, to more than a dozen cases. "The serial killer would kill for just 200 euros" chief prosecutor Ugo Rossi told Italian media. "He wanted justice for himself over those who didn't pay him for small jobs he'd done for them."
Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner dies
Irvin Kershner, director of Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back, has died in Los Angeles aged 87, his agent has confirmed.
Kershner - who also directed James Bond film Never Say Never Again - died at home after a long illness, according to his goddaughter Adriana Santini.
Born in Philadelphia in 1923, Kershner trained as a musician before making documentaries and then features.
His other credits include Robocop 2 and Eyes of Laura Mars with Faye Dunaway.
Known as "Kersh", the director was behind the camera when Sir Sean Connery reprised his 007 role in 1983's Never Say Never Again.
The University of Southern California film school graduate had previously worked with Connery on his 1966 romantic drama A Fine Madness.
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