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BEIJING. — China has issued heatwave warnings around its commercial hub Shanghai after days of record-breaking temperatures caused several deaths. The city has witnessed its highest temperatures in at least…
No passengers trapped in Swiss train wreck: Police
GENEVA — Rescue workers who cut apart the mangled wreck of two trains that crashed in western Switzerland this week have determined no passengers were stuck inside, police said yesterday.…
Argentine train drivers half asleep on job
BUENOS AIRES — Argentine train drivers have been caught on video half asleep at the controls, talking on cell phones and reading books since a deadly rail crash in June,…
China welcomes resumption of Israeli, Palestinian talks
BEIJING — A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday welcomed the resumption of stalled peace talks between Palestine and Israel. Chief negotiators for Palestine and Israel met in Washington on…
Jihadist groups take 200 Kurdish civilians hostage
BEIRUT — Jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda have taken hostage around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in two villages of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said. …
Bradley Manning found guilty of espionage
FORT MEADE — The sentencing phase began yesterday in the military trial of Bradley Manning, the US soldier convicted of espionage for leaking hundreds of thousands of secret files to…
Madagascar pardons 27
ANTANANARIVO — The Supreme Court of Madagascar yesterday pardoned 27 military officials jailed for mutiny in the Indian Ocean island country. The officials were put in jail for a mutiny…
Rwandan senate approves amended anti-genocide law
Rwanda’s upper house yesterday unanimously passed a bill amending a law against “genocide ideology” that had been criticised as muzzling free speech and suppressing opposition, an AFP reporter said. Rwanda…
AU says Mali’s presidential elections free, fair
BAMAKO — The African Union (AU) observer mission has declared Mali’s presidential elections a free and fair vote conducted in transparent conditions. The head of the observer mission, Edem Kodjo,…
Great Lakes leaders pledge new roadmap for peace, development
NAIROBI — African leaders from the Great Lakes Region yesterday reaffirmed commitment to implement comprehensive treaties that guarantee durable peace, stability and economic development. Speaking at an extra-ordinary summit in…