Gunmen attacked a bus station in Mexico Monday, killing five people and wounding one in Cuernavaca, a picturesque colonial city popular with tourists, authorities said.
The security commission for the state of Morelos, of which Cuernavaca is the capital, said the gunmen staged a "targeted" attack, seeking out specific victims at the Estrella de Oro bus station, near the city center.
Local media reports said the gunmen killed three victims aboard a bus, one in the waiting area and one in a bathroom.
Morelos is the scene of a turf war between at least five different drug cartels, according to authorities.
The bus station shooting came after a violent weekend in which at least 15 people were murdered in various incidents in the state, according to media reports.
Mexico has been hit by a wave of violence since the government deployed the army to fight powerful drug cartels in 2006. Since then, more than 250,000 people have been murdered.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador acknowledged .

Gunmen kill five people at Mexico bus station

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More than 15,000 people were evacuated late Monday from the northern German city of Hanover following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb, city officials said.
Residents of the capital of the state of Lower Saxony were told to leave their homes in the early evening as a precaution on the discovery of the 250 kilogram (550 pound) device, city authorities said on their website.  They were expected to be able to return by nightfall.
The unearthing of World War II era bombs is a common occurrence in Hanover, home to some 500,000 people and one of dozens of cities the Allies targeted during the conflict.
In June, one such device had to be made safe near Berlin's popular Alexanderplatz square.
Two years ago, some 65,000 people had to be temporarily evacuated -- the largest such operation since 1945 -- when a huge British bomb weighing 1.4 tons was discovered in Frankfurt.
Around one in ten of the millions of bombs dropped over Germany during the war did not go off, according to 

Thousands evacuated in Germany as WWII bomb found

Saudi Arabia's energy minister says the head of the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund is replacing him as chairman of the board of Saudi Aramco as the state-run oil giant plans an initial public offering.
The move puts some distance between Khalid al-Falih's energy ministry portfolio and Aramco, which Saudi officials say could be listed in 2020 or 2021.  Al-Falih described Yasir al-Rumayyan's appointment on Twitter Monday as "an important step to prepare the company for a public offering." Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman first announced plans for a partial IPO in 2016. The world's most profitable company plans to list in Saudi Arabia and on an international exchange.
Al-Rumayyan, who is managing director of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, served on Aramco's board prior to becoming its chairman.

Saudi Aramco gets new chairman to prepare for public listing

Monster storm Dorian stalked across the Bahamas Monday as surging seawaters and ferocious winds sowed chaos in low-lying island communities, claiming at least one life and spurring mass evacuations on the US east coast.
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the devastation was "unprecedented" in the Abaco Islands, which received the full brunt of Dorian as it came ashore Sunday as the most powerful storm ever to hit the archipelago.
"Our focus right now is rescue, recovery and prayer," Minnis said on Twitter.
The government confirmed at least one fatality in the Abacos, but the storm's toll was still untallied more than 24 hours after it made landfall as a Category 5 packing blistering winds of 290 kph (185 mph).
With Dorian still pummeling Grand Bahama further to the west of the island chain, the Bahamas tourism and aviation ministry announced the start of rescue operations "in parts where it is safe."
"We have reports of casualties, we have reports of bodies being seen. We ...

Dorian claims first life in Bahamas, US evacuates coast

The bodies of four people who died when a raging fire swept through a dive-boat off the Southern California coast were recovered Monday as authorities said more than two dozen others remained missing and feared dead.
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll says the four bodies had injuries consistent with drowning.
Searchers continued to look for more than two dozen other people who were aboard the vessel Conception, which burned while anchored off Santa Cruz Island.
"Right now they're conducting shoreline searches for any available survivors," Coast Guard Capt. Monica Rochester told reporters at a brief news conference at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard.
The Coast Guard said the vessel was believed to have carried 38 people, including five crew members who jumped off soon after the fire ignited before dawn.
"The crew was actually already awake and on the bridge and they jumped off," Rochester said.
Two suffered minor injuries, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney.  Authorities ...

Authorities recover 4 bodies near California dive-boat fire

South African police on Monday arrested dozens of people following widespread looting and protests in the transport industry linked to a wave of anti-foreigner sentiment.
At least 70 people have been arrested since hundreds of people marched through Johannesburg's Central Business District (CBD) earlier on Monday, plundering shops and torching cars and buildings, the police said in a statement.
The unrest started on Sunday when an old building in the CBD caught fire and collapsed, killing at least three people.
It then spread to two eastern suburbs and to the capital Pretoria, where local media reported shops burning in the Marabastad  - a central business area largely populated by economic migrants.
Police also said they were investigating a death in Hillbrow, a residential neighbourhood in central Johannesburg, where a "member of the public" was allegedly shot by a group.
"At this stage police are still interviewing several people to establish the motive," said a statement by the ...

Scores arrested in S.Africa looting, anti-foreigner protests

Bangladesh on Monday ordered operators to shut down mobile phone services to almost one million Rohingya refugees living in camps in the country's southeast, an official said.
The move follows an outbreak of violence in recent weeks at the camps, most of whose residents fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state two years ago following a military crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.
It also comes after none of the refugees turned up in late August to return across the border to conflict-scarred Rakhine, when a fresh push to repatriate the refugees to Myanmar fell flat.
Telecommunications operators have seven days to submit reports on the actions they have taken to shut down networks in the camps, said the spokesman for the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Zakir Hossain Khan.
"Many refugees are using mobile phones in the camps. We've asked the operators to take action to stop it," he told AFP, saying the decision was made on "security ...

Bangladesh bans mobile phone access in Rohingya camps

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro vowed Monday to defend his controversial Amazon policy at this month's UN General Assembly even if he had to do so "in a wheelchair."
"I will appear before the UN even in a wheelchair, on a stretcher. I will appear because I want to talk about the Amazon," Bolsonaro told reporters outside his official residence in Brasilia.
Bolsonaro is due to undergo surgery next Sunday to correct an incisional hernia, his fourth operation since he was stabbed nearly a year ago during the presidential campaign.
Doctors said Bolsonaro would need 10 days' rest following the operation, which would be performed in Sao Paulo at the Hospital Vila Sur.
Brazil traditionally makes the first speech at the General Assembly meeting, set for September 24.
The far-right president has been widely criticized over his support for Amazon deforestation and a delayed reaction to thousands of wildfires which have devastated vast areas of the rainforest.
Bolsonaro has accused France and ..

Defiant Bolsonaro vows to defend Amazon policy 'in wheelchair' at UN

France's second-largest airline Aigle Azur plans to file for bankruptcy protection Monday and will seek a buyer after years of losing millions of euros, members of the company's works council said.
The move comes after a shareholder coup ousted chief executive Frantz Yvelin last week, accusing him of making "strategic mistakes over the past two years." Destinations in Algeria make up half of Aigle Azur's operations, and the company posted revenues of 300 million euros (USD 329 million) last year after transporting some 1.9 million passengers.
But it wasn't enough to stem heavy losses that last month prompted the airline to announce plans to sell its Portugal routes to low-cost rival Vueling.
"Aigle Azur is in cession of payments after several years of drifting because of numerous improper strategic decisions, and must ask for commercial court protection," employees said in a statement after a meeting with management.
A court hearing in the Paris suburb of Evry was expected for Monday .

French airline Aigle Azur to seek bankruptcy protection

Iraqi authorities have suspended the license of a US-funded TV station for three months after airing a programme on alleged corruption within Iraq's Sunni and Shiite religious establishments.
The investigative report that was aired last week on Alhurra reported that senior religious figures are benefiting from businesses as a result of their connections with the state.
The report triggered an outcry on social media with some politicians demanding that the station's offices in Iraq be closed down.
The Communication and Media Commission, the country's media regulator, demanded Monday a public apology from Alhurra and suspended its work for three months.
In a statement, Alhurra described its report as "fair, professional and balanced" and said it had given ample opportunity for those mentioned in the report to respond.

Iraq suspends US-funded TV station for 3 months over programme

A large explosion rocked the Afghan capital Monday night, targeting an area home to several international organisations and guesthouses, officials said.
The blast came just hours after a US envoy briefed the Afghan government on plans for the first 5,000 U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan within five months' time under a deal with the Taliban that's been reached "in principle" but still needs President Donald Trump's approval.
Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahmi confirmed that the Green Village compound was the target of the blast, which sent a plume of smoke into the night sky over Kabul. Another interior ministry official, Bahar Maher, told the local TOLO news channel that the blast was caused by a car bomb.
There was no immediate word of casualties.
The Green Village has been a frequent target of attacks. Many foreigners live in the compound, which is heavily guarded by Afghan forces and private security guards.
The compound was also targeted by a suicide car bomber in January ..

Large blast in Afghan capital targets international compound

The Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 blacklisted by the United States has been off the coast of Lebanon and Syria for the past 24 hours, maritime monitors said on Monday.
The vessel has been zigzagging in the eastern Mediterranean since it was released from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar on August 18, after being held for six weeks on suspicion it was delivering oil for Tehran's ally Damascus.
"The Adrian Darya 1 has stopped just 45 nautical miles (83km/52 miles) west of Tripoli, Lebanon, in international waters," TankerTrackers, a maritime traffic monitoring website said.
MarineTraffic said the vessel previously known as Grace 1 was since Sunday off the coast of Syria, where US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said it would unload.
Pompeo said he had "reliable information" it was transporting oil to Syria in defiance of wide-ranging sanctions on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The US Department of Treasury said the vessel was "blocked property" under 

Iranian tanker blacklisted by US off Lebanon, Syria coasts

India beat West Indies by 257 runs to win the second Test and thereby clinch the series 2-0 here on Monday.
Needing 468 to win, West Indies were all-out for 210 in 59.5 overs with Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami taking three wickets each.
Brief Scores: India 416 and 168/4 decl.
West Indies 117 and 210 in 59.5 overs (Shamarh Brooks 50, Mohammed Shami 3/65, Ravindra Jadeja 3/58).

India beat West Indies by 257 runs to win series 2-0

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Huthi rebels said Monday it was unaware that prisoners were held at a detention site it targeted with air strikes that killed dozens of people.
The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have condemned the attack on a former college in the city of Dhamar that the Huthis used to hold their opponents.
The coalition's spokesman Turki al-Maliki reiterated its insistence that the Huthis used the building to store drones and air defence systems.  "The (facility) was not on the 'no strike list' of sites in the city of Dhamar," he told a press conference in Riyadh.
"Some reports have quoted the ICRC as saying it has gone to the site a number of times. The coalition has never been informed... about the location.
"The Huthis bear full responsibility for making this a location for Yemeni citizens who have been forcibly disappeared." The ICRC, which rushed to the scene with medical teams and body bags, said that ...

Saudi-led coalition says unaware prisoners held at Yemen target site

A massive explosion followed by the sound of small-arms fire rocked central Kabul late Monday in an apparent attack near an area that is home to several international groups.
According to interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi, the blast occurred near Green Village, a large compound that houses aid agencies and international organisations.
No group immediately claimed responsibility.
Green Village is separate from the nearby Green Zone, a walled-off and heavily fortified part of Kabul that is home to several embassies including the US and British facilities.
Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramerz said the explosion appeared to have been a car bomb, though some unconfirmed reports said it was a larger truck bomb.
"Police have been deployed to the site and we are awaiting more information," Faramerz told AFP.
The blast came as an interview with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was being broadcast in which he discussed a potential deal with the Taliban.  Even as negotiations for the 

Apparent attack ongoing in central Kabul

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he does not want a general election, in an attempt to warn off rebel MPs from his party backing the Opposition with plans to block Brexit with "another pointless delay".
In a statement on the steps of Downing Street in London, Johnson said there are "no circumstances" under which he would accept a delay to Brexit, which is scheduled for October 31.
The unscheduled statement, which had sent speculation of a snap election into overdrive, came following an emergency meeting of the Cabinet amid plans by different sections of Parliament to block Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) without an agreement in place by the October 31 deadline as they return from summer recess on Tuesday.
"I want everybody to know  there are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay. We are leaving on October 31, no ifs or buts. We will not accept any attempt to go back on our promises or scrub that referendum," warned Johnson.
"Armed and ...

I don't want an election, says Boris Johnson in latest Brexit warning

A commercial scuba-dive boat sank amid intense flames early Monday off the coast of Southern California and 34 passengers were unaccounted for, the US Coast Guard said.
Many were feared dead.
Fire crews in helicopters, small boats and a Coast Guard cutter spent hours desperately battling the fierce pre-dawn fire on the 75-foot (23-meter) Conception, which had been on a diving excursion around Santa Cruz Island.
But the blaze and intense heat prevented them from breaching the vessel's hull to search for survivors before the craft sank, the Coast Guard said.
Five Conception crew members were awake and jumped into the water when flames burst out around 3:15 am (1015 GMT), Coast Guard Captain Monica Rochester told reporters in a televised briefing.
The five were rescued by people on a pleasure craft called the Grape Escape, Rochester said.
She said it was unclear whether the Conception's crew had been able to try to rescue any passengers, all of whom were believed to have been sleeping in 

Dive boat sinks in flames off California, 34 missing

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he doesn't want an election and has urged legislators not to undercut Britain's negotiating position with the European Union.
Johnson said in a brief televised address Monday that there are "no circumstances" under which he would accept a delay to Brexit, which is scheduled for Oct. 31.
He said a parliamentary move to limit his options and seek another Brexit delay would "chop the legs" out of Britain's negotiating position.
The prime minister insists the prospects for a new deal with EU leaders are rising because EU officials know Britain has a clear vision of what it wants.
He spoke on the eve of a potential revolt in Parliament over his willingness to leave the EU even without a deal in place. Rebels seek a three-month delay.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's opponents plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union on Oct 31 with or without a deal have published a draft of legislation designed to prevent this from taking place.
Labour 

Brexit: Boris Johnson doesn't want election

The teenage Sikh girl, who was allegedly abducted and converted to Islam before being married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Punjab province, could not be produced before a special judicial magistrate on Monday due to security issues, according to a court official.
Jagjit Kaur, 19, who is the daughter of a Sikh priest, was on Friday sent to Darul Aman (shelter home) on a court order after she told the judge that she married Mohammad Hassan of her locality with her own free will.
"A police official of the Nankana City police station told the judicial magistrate that there were some serious security issues therefore she couldn't be produced before the court," a court official told PTI.
The judicial magistrate adjourned the proceedings and directed the police to produce her after Ashura vacation on September 10.
A source in the Punjab police told PTI that there were intelligence reports that the girl might be hurt during the court appearance by her relatives.
"To anticipate this, the ...

Converted Pakistani Sikh girl could not be produced in court due to security issues

Russia's ambassador to Egypt died suddenly on Monday in a Cairo hospital, the Russian embassy in Cairo said on its social media accounts.
The embassy did not specify the cause of Sergey Kirpichenko's death.
A career diplomat who had served as ambassador to Egypt since 2011, the 68-year-old had also represented Moscow in Libya, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
Egypt's foreign ministry issued a brief statement expressing its condolences.
Cairo and Moscow have bolstered their strategic and economic ties in recent years under presidents Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Vladimir Putin.

Russian ambassador to Egypt dies in Cairo hospital

World number one in women's 10M Air Rifle, Apurvi Chandela, partnered Deepak Kumar to win India their fourth gold medal on the concluding day of the ISSF World Cup here on Monday.
The result ensured an unprecedented top finish for the country across all four ISSF World Cup stages this year including the lone ISSF junior world cup.
Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar representing India 2, who won the previous two World Cup editions of the same event, provided the icing on the cake with a bronze, as India continued to reach never before seen heights in Rifle and Pistol shooting.
Apurvi and Deepak blew away the Chinese pair of Yang Qian and Yu Haonan 16-6 in a one-sided final. India won eight of the 11 single-shot duels between the teams, where the combined score of one pair is compared to that of the other and the higher total awarded two points.
The first to 16 points wins and this is the format which will be used in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
After comfortably getting through round .

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