Attack kills 9 Afghans

Attack kills 9 Afghans

kabul

Three suicide bombers tried to attack the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city Saturday, sparking a shootout with guards that left at least nine civilians dead, officials said.

The Taliban denied responsibility, and suspicion instead fell upon Pakistan-based terrorist groups that have been blamed for deadly violence against Indian interests in Afghanistan in the past.

Ban reversed on some iPad, iPhone imports

President Barack Obama’s trade representative Saturday vetoed a ban on imports of some Apple iPads and older iPhones, dealing a setback to rival South Korean electronics company Samsung.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman overruled a June decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission, which banned imports of the iPhone 4 and some variations of the iPad 2. The panel ruled that the Chinese-made Apple devices violated a patent held by Samsung and couldn’t be imported.

NC civil-rights leader Chambers dies at 76

charlotte, n.c.

Julius Chambers, a CharlotteSFlbattorney whose practice was in the forefront of the civil-rights movement in North Carolina, has died, his law firm said Saturday. He was 76.

A statement issued by his law firm, Ferguson Chambers & Sumter, said Chambers died Friday after months of declining health. A specific cause of death wasn’t given.

The N.C. chapter of the NAACP called Chambers “a man of tremendous courage.”

Prince William talks about fatherhood

london

Prince William gave guests at a charity polo match insight into his newfound paternal duties Saturday, saying his mind had been stuck in “baby mode” thanks to his feisty newborn son.

William was playing alongside his brother Harry at the Audi Polo Challenge in the English village of Ascot. The match came less than two weeks after he and his wife, Kate, had their first child, Prince George, and William told spectators it was “good to get out of the house” for the afternoon.

The 31-year-old royal scored the winning goal for his team and was later presented with a miniature polo stick for his baby boy. He jokingly asked if he’d be getting some nappies — the British term for diapers — instead, telling guests he had to “pick some up on my way home.”

5 hurt in implosion

bakersfield, calif.

Five spectators were injured Saturday after shrapnel was sent flying at the demolition of a decommissioned steam power plant in California’s Central Valley, authorities said.

More than 1,000 people had gathered at 6 a.m. in a nearby lot to watch the planned implosion at the plant owned by Pacific Gas and Electric in Bakersfield. One man’s leg was severed; four other people had minor injuries, an official said.

Associated Press