PRINCE CHARLES TALKS PIDGIN ON PNG TOUR
PORT MORESBY: Britain’s Prince Charles delighted locals in Papua New Guinea with a brief address in Pidgin after inspecting a military parade on Sunday,

as he and wife Camilla conduct a jubilee tour of the Pacific. Charles, the heir to Queen Elizabeth II, was cheered by several thousand people as he introduced himself in Tok Pisin, the local patois, making his first speech since arriving on Saturday.

CAR BLAST ROCKS POLICE STATION IN EAST LIBYA
BENGHAZI, Libya: A car exploded outside a police station in Libya’s second city of Benghazi on Sunday, causing damage to the building and lightly wounding three policemen, an AFP photographer and witnesses said. The attack comes as the country’s new authorities try to empower the national army and police but struggle to rein in armed militias born out of the 2011 conflict that toppled long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

FRANCE’S HOLLANDE ARRIVES IN BEIRUT FOR TALKS
BEIRUT: French President Francois Hollande arrived in Beirut on Sunday for a short visit during which he will hold talks with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Sleiman, an Agence France-Presse reporter said. Lebanese officials had earlier said Hollande and Sleiman would have breakfast together and then hold a press conference. The Syrian crisis is on top of the agenda.

MALAYSIAN ARRESTED OVER ROYAL FACEBOOK INSULTS
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a 27-year-old quantity surveyor for allegedly posting seditious remarks on Facebook about the royal family of a southern Malaysian state, his brother said Sunday. Ahmad Abd Jalil was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night but handed to police in Johor where he may have to beg forgiveness from the sultan, his brother said. AFP