Kuwaiti authorities are working to improve conditions in the stock market, Finance Minister Anas al-Saleh said on Sunday as the market's main index fell steeply, bringing its year-to-date losses to 17 percent.
Dozens of hostages were trapped inside a central Sydney cafe on Monday, with local television showing some being forced to hold up a black flag with white Arabic writing in the window, raising fears of an attack linked to Islamic militants.
Several proposed new gun laws await the new Texas legislature when it opens next month, including one to allow open carrying of handguns in public and another providing a sales tax holiday for firearms purchases.