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DeathtollfromBeijingweekenddownpoursrisesto 37
ThedeathtollfromSaturday'storrentialrainsintheChinesecapitalBeijinghasrisento 37.
Thecitymunicipalgovernmentsaysthat 25 werepeopledrowned, sixwereburiedunderacollapsedhouse, fivewereelectrocutedandonepersonwasstruckbylightening.
Twenty-twoofthedeadhavebeenidentifiedsofar.
ThedelugestruckonSaturdayafternoonandcontinuedintothenight. Itledtothefloodingofmajorroads,severedelaysatthemainairportandblackoutsinpartsofthecity.
Nearly 15-thosuandpeopleweretoldtoleavetheirhomes.
ItwastheheaviestrainfalltohittheChinesecapitalinoversixdecades.
SouthChinabracesforstrongtropicalstorm
TropicalstormVicenteisnowmovingtowardsChina'ssouthernprovincesandisexpectedtomakealandfallMondaynightorTuesdaymorning.
FerryservicesbetweenthemainlandandthesouthernislandofHainanhavebeensuspendedandmosttrainserviceshavebeenrescheduled.
Heavyrainsandstrongwindsofupto 100 kilometersperhourareexpectedtohitmostpartsofGuangdonginthenextcoupleofdays.
Legislativebody, garrisonputinplaceinnewSouthChinaSeacity
China'snewlyestablishedcityofSanshaintheSouthChinaSeahasannouncedalistof 45 deputiestothecitypeople'scongress, thelocallegislativebody.
Atthesametime, China'scentralmilitaryauthorityhasapprovedthedeploymentofamilitarygarrisontothecity.
China'scentralgovernmentinJuneapprovedtheestablishmentofSansha, aprefecture-levelcitytoadministertheXisha, ZhongshaandNanshaislandsandthesurroundingwatersintheSouthChinaSea.
BombblastsrockIraq
Atleast 30 peoplearereporteddeadandscoresinjuredinawaveofweekendbombingsacrossIraq.
15 werekilledandupto 60 injuredinthecapitalBaghdadwhenthreebombsexplodedinacrowdedmarket.
ThecityofMahmudiyyawasstruckbythreeblasts – oneofthemarocketattackonalocalhospital. 10 peoplewerekilled.
23 peoplewerealsoinjuredwhenacarbombexplodedintheholyShiacityofNajaf.
TherehasbeenincreasedsectarianviolenceacrossIraqinrecentmonthsandworseningpoliticaltensions.
Obamavisitsfamilesofshootingvictims
USPresidentBarackObamahasscheduledtotraveltoColoradotomeetupwiththeinuredandfamiliesofthosekilledinSaturday'scinemagunattack.
12 peoplewerekilledand 58 injuredinwhenamanopenedfireonapackedaudienceduringamidnightscreeningofthenewBatmanfilmatacinemainthetownofAurora.
Theallegedshooter, 24 yearoldJamesHolmes, isbeingheldatalocalpolicestationandwillappearncourtonMonday.
PolicefinallymanagedtodefuseexplosivesatMr. Holmes'sflat. Theyclaimedthattheflathadbeenwiredtokillanypersonwhoenteredviathedoor.
BothObamaandhisRepublicanopponent, MittRomney, havetakentimeofffrompresidentialcampaigninginrespecttothevictimsoftheshooting.
IntensefightingcontinuesinSyria
IntensefightingisbeingreportedinSyria's 2 biggestcities – DamascusandAleppo – asthegovernmentseekstoregaincontrolofrebel-heldareas.
Therearereportsthatgovernmentforceshavedeployedhelicoptergun-shipsinanattempttodrivetherebelFreeSyrianArmyoutofDamascus.
Thefightingfollowsaweekinwhichtherebelsmademajorgains – controllingseveralpartsofthecapital,seizingbordercrossingsinIraqandTurkeyandassassinatingtopsecurityofficials.
Meanwhile, theUKbasedSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightshavedeclaredthatover 19,000 peoplehavebeenkilledinthefightingsinceMatch 2011. Ofthose, itclaimsthat 13,200 wereciviliansand 4,800 militarypersonnel.
3 killedinMadagascarmutiny
AtleastthreepeoplehavebeenkilledinMadagascarduringanarmymutinynearthecapital'sairport.
Governmenttroopshavenowre-takencontrolofthearmybarracksfollowingSunday'sfighting.
Allflightstoandfromtheairporthavebeensuspended.
Armyofficialssaygovernmentforceshavearresteddozensofpeoplebuttherearenociviliancasualties.
Themotivesforthemutinyremainunclear.
Madagascarhasbeeninapoliticalcrisissinceearly 2009 whenmilitary-backedoppositionleader—nowpresident—AndryRajoelinacametopowerinacoup
KidnappedLibyanOlympicCommitteechiefreleased
ThePresidentoftheLibyanOlympicCommittee, NabilElalem, hasbeenreleasedaweekafterbeingkidnappedbygunmeninTripoli.
However, itisstillnotclearwhothegunmenwereandortheirmotivesforsiezingElalem.
ElalemisknowntohavebeenfriendswithGadhafi'sson, alsohispredecessorastheLibyanOlympicCommitteepresident.
FormerIndianfinanceministerelectedpresident
It'sbeenannouncedthatIndia'sformerfinanceministerPranabMukherjeewillbethecountry'snextpresident.
The 77-year-oldveteranpolitician, nominatedbytherulingUnitedProgressiveAlliance, defeatedhismainchallenger, formerparliamentspeakerP.A. Sangma, byahugemargininlastweek'selection.
Mukherjee'spoliticalcareerhasspannedoverfourdecades. Hewasconsideredhisparty'smaintroubleshooteruntilheresignedtocontestthepresidency.