A car bomb in Iraq targeting Shiite Muslims has killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more. The blast took place at a bus station in the town of Mussayab, south of Baghdad, as Shiite pilgrims returned home from the holy city of Karbala. Correspondents say that since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Sunni militants have frequently attacked Shiite Muslims during festivals in an apparent attempt to reignite sectarian violence.
The Italian football team AC Milan have walked off the pitch during a friendly match because of racist abuse from the crowd. The Ghanaian international Kevin-Prince Boateng led the walk-off after insults were directed at him 25 minutes into the game against a lower league team Pro Patria. AC Milan's coach said he hoped a signal had been sent that racism would not be tolerated. AC Milan player Rodney Strasser was on the bench watching from the sidelines.
"Boateng called one the outside coach, so dislike, you know, like hoo-hoo, like monkey. They spoke with the referee. Their director say Ok. They are going to talk to him, you know. After few minutes later, they did the same thing with Prince. Prince was angry and we went out, to stop the game and go into our dress room."
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Peru has extended the state of emergency it has declared to find the remnants of the Shining Path Rebel Movement. The government said the measure would remain in force for another two months in the regions of Huanuco, San Martin, Ucayal. The Shining Path was largely defeated in the 1990s, but remnants continue to be active and have now allied themselves with drugs traffickers. The state of emergency was first declared in 2011 to allow the army to support the police in its battle against the rebels.