5 miners died from smoke inhalation on Saturday at the KDC west mine in South Africa, Gold Fields mining company announced in a statement on Sunday. Reuters reports that 14 miners were admitted to the hospital after the incident, while Frans Baleni, the general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, strongly condemned the company for “sending workers on an overtime night shift when there is no ventilation." South African gold mines are the deepest in the world, and Gold Fields is the world’s fourth largest gold producer.
10 dead, 40 wounded in Kenyan church bombings
Kenyan police report at least 10 people dead and over 40 wounded after blasts rocked two churches in the city of Garissa, the capital of the North Eastern Province of Kenya.
Israel sends new Egyptian President Morsi letter, hopes to preserve peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt’s newly elected President Mohamed Morsi, according to reports. The letter congratulated Morsi on his election, and re-iterated Israel’s desire to continue peaceful relations. "Israel values the democratic process in Egypt and respects the results of the presidential election," Netanyahu said in an earlier statement. "Israel hopes to continue cooperation with the Egyptian government on the basis of the peace treaty." Israel has been wary of the events in Egypt, concerned that the new government could destabilize the treaty.
French nightclub shooting kills 2 – police
A man has opened fire outside a nightclub in the northern city of Lille, killing two people and injuring five, report police. The man, who had been refused entry into the club returned later in the evening with a heavy-caliber gun. Police are now searching for the gunman.
Roadside bomb strikes bus: 5 Afghan civilians dead
A bomb has struck a bus-load of people in Afghanistan’s Ghanzi province, killing five people and injuring 11 more, say local police. The bomb went off on Sunday morning as the bus ferried people from Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar. Women and children were both reportedly among the dead.
US drone strike kills 8 suspected militants in Pakistan
A drone attack has struck a house near the Pakistani border with Afghanistan, killing eight suspected Islamic militants, report local officials. The strike happened in the northern tribal region of Waziristan in Shawal valley where militants had reportedly been operating. US remote drone attacks are a bone of contention for Pakistan, who brand them as illegal and an affront to their national sovereignty.
At least 85 killed by car bomb at Syrian funeral
At least 85 people have been killed when a car bomb exploded during a funeral procession Saturday evening in the Syrian town of Zamalka, the Los Angeles Times reports. People had gathered in the town near Damascus to honor a resident who had been killed earlier in the day, said local activist Abu Omar, who attended the funeral. The car bomb went off as the procession passed a mosque.
Iceland’s president set to win fifth term
Iceland’s President Olafur Grimsson is projected to win the presidential elections having gathered 52.5 per cent of the votes so far, Reuters reports, citing initial results released on Saturday. Grimsson, famous for his defiance of Britain and the Netherlands over massive debts from a bank crash, faced competition from Thora Arnorsdottir, 37, a local television journalist. The 69-years-old incumbent president also opposes joining the European Union. He angered the British and the Dutch by refusing to pay about $5 billion in compensation for their bailout of local savers in 2008’s banking collapse. The Icelandic presidency is a largely ceremonial post.
At least 47 killed in tribal clashes in southern Libya
At least 47 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in tribal clashes in the last three days in southern Libya, according to local sources. The fighting arose between Toubou and Zwai tribesmen, the latter reportedly supported by the so called “Libya Shield brigade” deployed by the interim government to act as a peace-keeping force. Former rebels often engage in clashes with rival groups as the country is full of weapons seized by citizens during the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
Sudanese police disperse anti-government protest
Police have used tear-gas as crowds protested against new austerity measures in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Hundreds of demonstrators showed their anger with recent subsidy cuts and rising prices for basic goods and fuel following last year's breakaway of oil-rich South Sudan. In total, nearly 1,000 people have been detained and hundreds injured in clashes with police in student-led anti-government protests in the last two weeks.
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