May 21, 2013

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Group: Tanzania Should Probe Journalists Death

A journalists' watchdog group urged the Tanzanian government to launch an independent probe into the death of a journalist over the weekend who was killed by police, according to witnesses.

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Details Sought on Jailed US Businessman in Dubai

A lawyer for an American businessman fighting corruption charges in Dubai says he is seeking information on who is holding his client after he was caught in Yemen trying to flee and returned to the United Arab Emirates.

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Gunman Seizes Rio School Bus

Rio de Janeiro police say an armed man suspected of stealing a car hijacked a bus carrying several children on a field trip and forced it to take him to a nearby slum.

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Red Bull Heir Suspected in Deadly Hit-And-Run

A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink is suspected of driving a Ferrari that struck and killed a policeman and then dragged the officer's body down a Bangkok street in a hit-and-run accident.

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4 Shot at Mine Owned by SAfrica President's Nephew

Police and politicians say four miners have been shot and injured, apparently by security guards using rubber bullets at a gold mine owned by the South African president's nephew and a grandson of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

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14 Dead in Cameroon Flooding

The state-run Cameroon broadcasting reported Friday that at least 14 people are confirmed dead and over 22,000 other affected by flood waters in Cameroon's Far-North and North Regions.

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Final Winner of Mexico Vote Determined

Mexico's highest electoral authority has declared Enrique Pena Nieto the legitimate winner of the country's July 1 presidential election. The ruling formally opens the transition to a new government despite continuing claims of fraud.

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6.6 Quake Reported Off Arctic Island

Geological monitoring services are reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has struck off Jan Mayen island in Arctic waters between Greenland and Norway.

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