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Mexico clash ‘leaves 27 drug cartel gunmen dead’
The Mexican army says it has killed 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a clash near the US border. The army said a patrol came under fire as it approached an apparent training camp that had been spotted during an aerial search. Two soldiers were wounded in the fighting in Tamaulipas state. Tamaulipas has [...]
Indonesia’s volcano eruption forces more evacuation
The number of people forced to be evacuated due to the eruption of a volcano in Sumatra island, Indonesia, may rise to 34,000, spokesman of National Disaster Management Agency Priyadi Kardono said on Monday. On Monday, more than 27,000 people have escaped their homes, he said. The smoke from the eruption has also disturbed the [...]
Hurricane Earl picks up power, expected to become ‘major hurricane’
The cyclone known as Earl is now a Category 2 hurricane after strengthening in the Atlantic Ocean, with winds whipping at about 100 mph (160 kph) and even stronger gusts. As of early Monday morning, Earl was centered east of Puerto Rico, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) north of Barbuda, according to the National Hurricane [...]
Hong Kong Rallies Demand Justice in Manila Bus Tragedy
Thousands of people rallied in Hong Kong Sunday, demanding justice for eight locals killed in a bus hijacking in the Philippines. Demonstrators voiced their anger over the Philippine government’s handling of the siege in the heart of Manila Monday. Philippine groups staged their own events Sunday, including a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the victims. [...]
Mexico tries to identify 72 bodies found near border
Mexican investigators have asked diplomats from El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador and Brazil to help identify the bodies of 72 presumed migrants discovered at a ranch in northeast Mexico. The nationalities of the deceased have not yet been confirmed, according to a statement released by Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s office late Wednesday. The statement said Calderon [...]
NATO strikes kill Afghan police, civilians
Air strikes by the NATO-led force in Afghanistan accidentally killed at least three Afghan police in the country’s north and a woman and two children in the west, officials said on Saturday. Sensitivities about civilian casualties and “friendly fire” incidents have been running high as violence spreads across Afghanistan, reaching its worst levels since the [...]
How Germany Is Helping Pull Europe out of Recession
Only a few weeks ago, wherever you went in Europe, you heard the same complaint: Germany’s obsession with fiscal austerity and its reluctance to throw a lifeline to ailing euro-zone members was going to pull Europe back into recession. But the naysayers have been proved wrong. Call it Germany’s new economic miracle: official data released [...]
More rain may mean fresh misery for Pakistan flood victims
The Indus River is expected to crest Thursday, bringing fresh misery to a nation where torrential rains have snatched lives and livelihoods. From the Swat Valley in the north to Sindh province in the south, as many as 15 million Pakistanis have been affected in the nation’s worst natural disaster. Pakistan’s representative to the United [...]
China mudslides: Rescuers dig with bare hands, shovels for 1,300 missing
China mudslides blocked roads and bridges on Sunday, leaving rescuers today to dig with shovels and their bare hands, occasionally finding survivors. Authorities expect the official death toll of 127 to rise.Beijing Thousands of rescue workers continued to dredge through thick mud and debris in the Northwestern Chinese town of Zhouqu on Monday, managing to [...]
World news roundup: Market bombing in Baghdad, other attacks kill 17
bombing at an outdoor market in the southern city of Kut and a spate of attacks around the Iraqi capital killed at least 17 people Tuesday in the latest signs of deteriorating security amid a deepening political stalemate. The bombing in Kut, a predominantly Shiite city south of Baghdad, left at least 10 people dead [...]
