International

The sixth Summit of the Americas, a gathering of 31 heads of state and government from the Western Hemisphere, opened in Colombia’s Caribbean resort city of Cartagena on Saturday.

At least five al-Qaida militants were killed in an air strike in Yemen’s southeast province of al- Bayda on Saturday, security sources said.

South Sudan has denied that the disputed, oil-rich area of Heglig has been reclaimed by Sudanese forces, saying that the South’s army was still in control of the town.

The international community welcomed a UN Security Council resolution adopted on Saturday of sending an advance observation team to Syria in order to monitor a ceasefire between the country’s government and opposition.