Captains’ case begins

HONG KONG: A court began to hear the prosecution case yesterday against the captains of two ferries that collided in 2012, leaving 39 passengers dead.

Both pleaded not guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter and two counts of endangering others at sea. – Sapa-dpa

Migrant hunger strike

ATHENS: Hundreds of migrants at a detention centre were on a hunger strike yesterday after the death of a Pakistani inmate denied treatment. The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee has condemned conditions at Greece’s detention centres. – Sapa-dpa

Apple overtakes bourse

LONDON: Apple is now worth more than the entire Russian stock market as shares in the tech giant continue to skyrocket, while Russian equities have fallen $234 billion (R2 574bn) as Moscow grapples with sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine, a weak rouble and falling oil prices. – The Independent

Bomb suspect killed

ABUJA: A suspected would-be suicide bomber was set on fire yesterday by an irate mob at a bus station in north-eastern Nigeria, where a bomb blast killed at least 30 people nearly three weeks ago, the newspaper Daily Trust reported. – Sapa-dpa

Dress vigilantes held

NAIROBI: Police say 90 Kenyan men were arrested after they attacked a woman they said was inappropriately dressed, hours after nearly 1 000 people marched through downtown Nairobi to protest against such attacks. The victim, who was stripped, is one of several in recent days. – Sapa-AP