Abducted Italian activist killed in Gaza: Hamas

GAZA, Apr 15: Security personnel found the body of a pro-Palestinian activist from Italy who was killed and left in an abandoned house in the Gaza Strip following his abduction by militants, a Hamas official said Friday. Two men were arrested and others were being sought in the killing of Vittorio Arrigoni, the security official added. - Reuters Bahrain's bid to shut down opposition The government of Bahrain has gone to court seeking to disband two Shia opposition groups. It is the latest response to Shi'ite dissidents who are demanding more say in the Sunni-ruled monarchy-BBC Three Afghan police killed in suicide attack KHOST, Apr 15: Three Afghan policemen were killed Thursday as several suicide bombers attacked a police training centre in Paktya province, east Afghanistan, a spokesman for the governor's office said.--AFP