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2 dead in shooting at Canadian car dealership
Police say two men are dead and another is wounded after a gunman fired shots at a car dealership in Western Canada. (AP, 3:10 p.m.)
Body of ETA member turns up in French morgue
The body of a longtime member of the armed Basque group ETA has turned up in a morgue in France, nearly a year after his mysterious disappearance, a committee of his supporters said Friday. (AP, 3:10 p.m.)
Fatima Meer, Mandela biographer, dead at 81
Fatima Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela has died. She was 81. The South African Press Association quoted a local politician and family friend, Logie Naidoo, as saying Meer died in a Durban hospital Friday. The cause of death was not given. (AP, 2:20 p.m.)
US dismayed after Morocco expels Americans
The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the North African kingdom. (Associated Press Writer, 2 p.m.)
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(AP Photo)Protesters, police
clash in Greece
Rioters set fire to a car during a protest in Athens against the government's austerity plan. Last week the deficit-laden nation introduced a $6.5 billion package that cut civil servants' wages, froze pensions, and raised taxes. Police, coast guard, and fire service officers joined the protest yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Spain marks sixth anniversary of Madrid bombings
MADRID — Hours after terrorist bombs ripped through Madrid commuter trains six years ago yesterday, an outpouring of grief engulfed the city, with people flocking to makeshift shrines to leave tokens of mourning. (Associated Press)
British Airways employee accused of plotting terror
LONDON — A British Airways computer specialist was charged yesterday with plotting suicide bombings — including one he allegedly planned to carry out himself. (Associated Press)
Militants bring fight to Mogadishu, killing 43
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and progovernment troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack, officials said yesterday. (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
Zimbabwe faces critical food shortage
HARARE, Zimbabwe — An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans — perhaps a fourth of the country’s population — are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said yesterday. (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
Allegations rock Vienna choir
VIENNA — Two former members of the famed Vienna Boys’ Choir say they were sexually abused by their supervisors, a top Austrian newspaper reported yesterday, as allegations of misconduct against children in this nation spread beyond the Roman Catholic Church. (By George Jahn, Associated Press)
In Israel, Biden affirms US stance against Iran’s nuclear ambitions
JERUSALEM — Vice President Joe Biden yesterday assured Israelis that the United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and urged Arab states, equally worried about Tehran’s nuclear program, to take steps toward peace with Israel. (By Janine Zacharia, Washington Post)
Outlook bleak for Sarkozy, polls suggest
PARIS — Nicolas Sarkozy is looking politically lonely in his presidential palace. Voters hit by France’s worst recession since World War II are fearing for their jobs and are worried and conflicted about how Islamic veils and immigrant culture fit into their nation. (By Angela Charlton, Associated Press)
More earthquakes rock Chile as new president takes helm
SANTIAGO, Chile — The earth shook and shook yesterday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastián Piñera as Chile’s president. It shook some more as they waited for him to join them. (By Michael Warren, Associated Press)
Yemen holds N.J. man after Al Qaeda sweep
BUENA, N.J. — He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an Al Qaeda member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital. (By Wayne Parry and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press)
Religious, ethnic rivalries fuel discord in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria — Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria’s fertile central belt, buying one another’s goods in mixed neighborhoods and cultivating one another’s farms across a sun-baked plateau. (By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)