BEIJING – State media say China’s top official on work safety has been fired and is a suspect in a corruption investigation. The fall of Yang Dongliang, 61, has coincided with one of the worst industrial accidents in China in years. Fires and explosions at a hazardous material warehouse in …
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Two men say they’ve found a legendary Nazi train that vanished during the last weeks of World War II and was rumored to contain gold, gems, and precious metals. A law firm in the town of Walbrzych in southwestern Poland told local media that it had been contacted by the …
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MAPUTO, Mozambique – A veteran Mozambican journalist, known for his crime reporting, was gunned down on the streets of the capital. Mozambican police said Saturday that they are trying to trace Paulo Machava’s assassins. Machava was shot on Friday, while on his morning jog in Maputo. A private security guard …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Witnesses say 26 people were killed in northeastern Borno state by attackers on horseback believed to be rebels of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Ali Abdulqasim said his home village of Kolori and the neighboring village of Baana-imam were attacked late Tuesday. Abdulqasim said Wednesday he …
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SAO PAULO – A federal judge Thursday accepted the charges filed by prosecutors against the former head of Eletronuclear, the state-owned company that operates Brazil’s two nuclear power plants, for his suspected role in a bribery scandal. Othon Luiz Pinheiro da Silva will face trial for allegedly taking 4.5 million …
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CAIRO – Libya’s military spokesman says eight soldiers have been killed during an attack by Islamic militants southwest of the city of Benghazi. Speaking Tuesday, Col. Ahmed al-Mesmari said one soldier is missing and 10 were wounded in the attack early Monday. Al-Mesmari says soldiers fighting for Libya’s internationally recognized …
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UNITED NATIONS – Armed groups in conflict-torn Central African Republic are looting schools, threatening teachers and students, and stealing food and education kits destined for youngsters, an international network of human rights groups said. The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict said in a new report Thursday that the mostly …
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Roberto Luongo is still open to a trade no matter how long it takes the Vancouver Canucks to deal him. The star goalie returned to the ice for an informal workout with his Canucks teammates on Friday while facing an uncertain future. Luongo was displaced as …
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ryan Harrow is learning what it takes to play point guard at Kentucky. The sophomore transfer is being asked to lead — which means being more vocal and more aggressive. Harrow started the season opener against Maryland before missing four games due to an illness and because …
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BATON ROUGE, La. – West Virginia coach Mike Carey would like to think the Mountaineers are due for a second-round win in the NCAA tournament. The fact that the Mountaineers have arguably their best team in school history should help when WVU (30-4) takes on LSU (20-12) on Tuesday night. …
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