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At least 15 wounded in two Jerusalem bomb 'attacks': officials
At least 15 wounded in two Jerusalem bomb 'attacks': officials
World
by  AFP

At least 15 people were wounded in two separate explosions targeting bus stations in Jerusalem Wednesday, security and medical officials said, with Israel's public security minister calling them "attacks." Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev said he spoke with the police chief and was "briefed on the two attacks in Jerusalem."

In key east DR Congo city, life continues despite rebel push
In key east DR Congo city, life continues despite rebel push
Africa
by  AFP

Armed rebels have advanced to just a few dozen kilometres away, but in eastern DR Congo's main city of Goma, people are crowding bars and haggling in the market as usual. - 'Not think too much' - Over 120 armed groups are active across eastern Congo, many of which are a legacy of regional wars that flared at the turn of the century.

UK top court to rule on legality of Scottish independence vote plans
UK top court to rule on legality of Scottish independence vote plans
World
by  AFP

The UK's top court will on Wednesday rule whether it is legal for Scotland to hold an independence referendum next year without the consent of London. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's devolved government in Edinburgh wants to hold a vote in October next year on the question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"

Grief-stricken goodbye for Indonesia father killed in quake
Grief-stricken goodbye for Indonesia father killed in quake
World
by  AFP

When Husein's body arrived to be lowered into the ground, his grief-stricken relatives broke down, some in wails so loud they echoed through the undulating hills of West Java's Cianjur. His family's wails broke an eery silence that had descended on the town in the quake's aftermath.