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30 killedintrainfireinsouthernIndia
Atleast 47 peopleareconfirmeddeadandanother 25 othersinjuredinatrainfireinsouthernIndia.
ThefirebrokeoutonanexpresstraininAndhraPradeshthismorning, itwasheadedforChennai.
Thedeathtollisexpectedtoincreaseasanumberoftheinjuredareinacriticalconditioninhospital.
Preliminaryreportssuggestanelectricalshortcircuitisthemostlikelycauseofthefire.
ChinaandRussiareachconsensusonfisheryissue
ThedetainedChinesefishermenmayreturnhomesoonasChinaandRussiahavereachedanagreementonfisheryissues.
HongLei, theForeignMinistryspokesman, saysdiplomaticdepartmentsofthetwocountriesarefinalizingprocedurestoarrangeforthedetainedChinesefishermentoreturnhome.
Hongsaysbasedontheconsensus, ChinaandRussiawillholdconsultationsonfisherycooperation.
Carbombingkills 5, injures 15 ineasternIraqiprovince
Acarbombinghasleft 5 peopledeadand 15 othershurtinIraq.
TheattacktookplaceSundayinDiyala, northeastofthecapitalBaquba.
Theblastrippedthroughanumberofvehiclesanddamagedsomeofthenearbybuildings.
Sofar, nogrouphasclaimedresponsibility.
Iraqhasbeengrippedbyincreasingviolenceoverthepastfewweeks, asinsurgentgroups, includingal-Qaeda'saffilaiteinIraq, presstotrytodestablizethegovernment.
Afghanpolicekill 17 Talibanmilitants
AfghanPolicearereportingclasheswithTalibanmilitantsacrossthecountryoverthelast 24 hours.
TheAfghanNationalPolicebackedbyarmyandtheNATO-ledcoalitionforceslaunchedoperationsinNangarhar, Kandahar, Logar, KhostandHelmandprovincesduringwhich 17 Talibanwerekilledand 5 wounded. Numerousotherswereapprehended.
TheAfghangovernmenthassaidthatthemilitarysufferednocasualtiesintheoffensive.
SyriacommittedtoimplementingAnnan'speaceplan: FM
Syria'sForeignMinisterhasissuedanewstatement, sayinghisgovernmentiscommittedtoKofiAnnan'splanforpeace.
ThecommentshavecomeinajointstatmentwithIran'sforeignminister.
Walidal-Muallemsayshisgovermentcondemnsthearmedoppositiongroups, andsaystherebelsarenotcommittedfindingpeace.
HealsosaystheuprisinginAleppo "willdefinatelybedefeated."
Romney: UShas "solemnduty" tostopIran'snuclearweaponry
USRepublicanPresidentialcandidateMittRomneyhasmadeastopinIsrael.
Romneysaysit'stheUnitedStates "solemnduty" tostopIranfromdevelopingnuclearweapons.
OneofRomney'stopaideshassaidthatRomneywillsupportanIsraelimilitarystrikeifalloptionshavebeenexhausted.
ThishasputRomneyatoddswithPresidentBarackObama'sattemptstopresstheIsraeligovermenttobackoffanyplansforapre-emptivestrikebeforetougheconomicsanctionsagainstIranruntheircourse.
Forhispart, IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuhasissuedhiscustomarycallforstrongermeasurestopreventIranfromdevelopinganatomicbomb, despiteIranianassurancethatitsnuclearprogramiscompletelypeaceful.
Japan'sfactoryoutputdrops 0.1 pctinJune
Japan'sindustrialoutputwasdown 0.1-percentinJunefromthepreviousmonth, markingthethirdconsecutivemonthofcontraction.
AccordingtotheMinistryofEconomy, TradeandIndustry, theindexofoutputatfactoriesandminesstoodat 92.1 againstabaseof 100 for 2005.
Thefallismainlybeingattributedtosectorsincludingtransportequipment, electricalmachinery, andironandsteel, amidastrongeryenandaslowdownintheglobaleconomy.
CNOOC -Nexendealfacesinsidetradingallegation
TheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionhasfiledaformalcomplaintagainsttheheadofRongshengHeavyIndustries, accusinghimofinsidertrading.
TheSECisaccusingZhangZhirongofmakingsome 13-millionUSdollarsthroughinsiderinformationaheadthebidbyCNOOCtobuyCanadianoilgiantNexen.
TheSEChasalreadyfrozensome 38-millionUSdollarscontrolledbyZhang.
CNOOCannouncedthispastweekitishopingtobuytheCanadianoil-sandscompanyforjustover 15-billionUSdollars.
Thedealisstillsubjecttogovernmentapproval.
NeithersidehasmadecommentsontheallegationsconnectedtoZhangZhirong.
ProjecttoeasepowershortageinEChina
TheStateGridhaslaunchedanewhydropowerprojectinChina'ssouthwest.
Theproject, worthsome 24-billionyuan, isbeingbuiltinthecityofYibininSichuan.
ThegoalfromChina'sStatepowerprovidoristodirecttheelectrictytoZhejiang.
MuchofChina'seasternregionssufferfromelectrictyshortages, particularlyinthesummer.
Theprojectisscheduledtobefinishedin 2-yearstime.
PopgroupgoesontrialinMoscow
ThreemembersofaRussianall-femaleprotestgroupgoontrialinMoscowonMondayinacasethathasdividedmanyinthecountry.
ThethreemembersofPussyRiotwerearrestedaftersinginganobscenesongcriticizingPresidentVladimirPutininMoscow'smaincathedral.
Thewomenhavebeenchargedwithhooliganismrelatedtoreligioushatredandcouldfaceupto 7 yearsinjail. However, manyinthecountryhavecriticizedtheKremlinforitsperceivedintoleranceofanycriticism.
Over 100 Russianartists, musiciansandactorshavecalledforPussyRiottobereleased. ThecasehasalsodrawninternationalattentionwithartistssuchasStingsupportingthegroup.