In Brief

Dutch court convicts 5 Somalis in piracy trial
ROTTERDAM – A Dutch court has convicted five Somalis of piracy and sentenced them to five years each in prison in the first piracy case to come to trial in Europe. The five were convicted of attacking a freight ship in the Gulf of Aden in January 2009.

Landslides kill scores in Bangladesh, MyanmarYANGON – Rescue workers were scrambling to provide aid to tens of thousands left homeless in western Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh yesterday after flash floods and landslides killed 100 people.Seventy Colombia miners trapped, eight deadAMAGA – An overnight coal mine explosion in Colombia killed eight miners and trapped more than 70 others, who were feared dead, authorities said yesterday.EU hits Iran with tougher sanctions over nukesBRUSSELS – European leaders decided yesterday to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, going further than the UN’s latest punitive measures to pile pressure on Tehran, diplomatic sources said.Iran summons UK ambassador over bomb plotTEHRAN – The British ambassador was summoned to Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday over allegations of British ties to terrorist activities in the country, the Foreign office said.