Prison abuse

    LOS ANGELES, the United States: Iraqi man Emad al-Janabi sued two U.S. military contractors in Los Angeles on Monday, claiming he was repeatedly tortured while being held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for more than 10 months.

    Suicide blast

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber in a rickshaw blew himself up near a police check post in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing a policeman and two civilians and wounding several others, the army said.

    East Timor plot

    JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia extradited four rebel soldiers suspected in the attempted assassinations of East Timor’s president and prime minister, the police chief said Monday.

    Microsoft talks

    NEW YORK, the United States: Yahoo chief Jerry Yang signaled a more open stance towards Microsoft on Monday, saying he had been seeking common ground when the software maker abruptly ended deal talks.