London subway strike cripples Tube. commuters adapt
A one day drivers strike on the Tube stalls London’s subway system causing delays. Only nine of 441 trains run while others ride bicycles or walk and cabs fill streets as unions protest hours and pay. London Transport cites about 1.5 million pounds lost daily.
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Iraqi man executed in Saudi public safety case in Arar
An Iraqi man Mufeed bin Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Mashahedi was executed in Arar for a fatal sharp object incident after luring a victim into a tent and tying him up. The Interior Ministry did not specify when the act occurred or if an accomplice was charged. Twenty-one people have been severely harmed in Saudi Arabia this year, continuing a lower pace than 1995.
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Oman completes return of territories on border with Yemen
Oman finished withdrawing troops and dismantling fortifications from Shahin city and Sarfeet Heights in Maharah province, ending its control of a 2000 square mile area seized during the 1970s Dhofar rebellion. The move follows a 1992 agreement and involved senior Omani and Yemeni officers.
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Bomb injures, kills near Algiers police station cafe
A homemade bomb exploded at lunchtime Monday in a cafe across from the El Biar police station in Algiers, killing one and wounding about 10. The cafe serves many police officials, reflecting rising attacks by the Armed Islamic Group in the past two weeks in the city.
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Behr's spy confession sparks South African uproar
In Oslo and Cape Town a storm over Mark Behr’s admission he spied for apartheid security unfolds. Critics blame him for betrayal while officials push truth telling through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as Behr defends his past and his motives amid a national reckoning.
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Hurricane Douglas regains strength in Pacific offshore
A Caribbean born hurricane named Douglas reformed Monday in warmer Pacific waters about 330 miles west of Guatemala City, threatening Mexico’s Pacific coast after Cesar's deadly sweep across northern Colombia and Central America. At least 35 people are dead, with 10,000 left homeless in Nicaragua and heavy flooding reported in Costa Rica. The Mexican government issued warnings from Salina Cruz to Acapulco as authorities reassess damage and rescue efforts.
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Lithuanian president halts death penalty amid Western push
In Vilnius, President Algirdas Brazauskas suspended capital punishment to appease Western Europe, while Lithuanians fear rising crime and oppose abolition. Parliament will decide when it reconvenes on September 10 as Interfax notes.
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