World in a page
Bringing you the world this week
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT SHORTENS CURFEW HOURS
CAIRO, EGYPT — Egypt’s government on Saturday shortened a widelyimposed evening curfew, signalling that authorities sense turmoil is waning after unrest following the president’s ouster threatened to destabilize the country this month.
The cabinet’s decision to cut the curfew by two hours came as Egypt’s interim prime minister vowed that his government’s priority is restoring security.
Egypt experienced one of the deadliest bouts of violence in recent days since its Arab Spring began in 2011. Nationwide clashes and attacks killed more than 1,000 people after the security forces cleared two Cairo sit-ins.
SPAIN’S RUNNING OF THE BULLS COMES TO THE U.S.
DINWIDDIE, VA. — A bull-running event inspired by the Spanish spectacle is making its U.S. debut.
The Great Bull Run held its first of several events Saturday at a dragracing strip in Virginia.
Organizers said about 12,000 attended the event, including spectators, and that one minor injury occurred on the final run.
The event is inspired by the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
Organizers have said they’re partnering with ranches who supply the bulls and veterinarians to monitor their health.
DEATH TOLL IN BOLIVIA PRISON RIOT AND FIRE CLIMBS TO 31
SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA — The death toll from a Bolivia prison battle has risen to 31 after an inmate died in a hospital.
Police and medical officials say the latest death occurred Saturday. Most victims of the Friday battle among rival gangs were inmates, but a toddler died along with his father. Bolivian law allows children six and younger to stay with their parents in prison.
Another 60 people were injured in the clash at Palmasola maximumsecurity prison outside the regional capital of Santa Cruz.
UN JOINS CONGOLESE FORCES IN FIGHTING REBELS
GOMA, CONGO — UN forces joined Congolese soldiers on the front line Saturday where they fought rebels in the country’s volatile east for hours, officials said, as border tensions escalated between Rwanda and Congo.
The UN’s new intervention brigade,
“This is not the time for nostalgic commemoration. Nor is this the time for selfcongratulatory celebration. . . The journey is not complete. We can and we must do more.” ť MARTIN LUTHER KING III THE OLDEST SON OF SLAIN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.., ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
which has a stronger mandate than past UN peacekeeping missions and is authorized to fight the rebel forces operating in eastern Congo, engaged this week in fighting for the first time since it was created in March.
POLICE SEARCH FOR MAN SNATCHED BY CROCODILE
DARWIN, AUSTRALIA — Police were searching a northern Australian river for a 24-year-old man suspected to have been snatched by a crocodile while swimming with a friend.
Police received reports Saturday afternoon that the man had been attacked by a crocodile while he swam at Mary River, an Outback tourist destination 110 kilometres southeast of Darwin.
CHINESE JOURNALIST DETAINED FOR SPREADING RUMOURS
BEIJING — Police have detained a Chinese journalist on suspicion of causing trouble after he openly alleged that a senior government official was negligent with his public duties, lawyers said Saturday.
Si Weijiang, a lawyer for Liu Hu, said the journalist was detained by Beijing police Friday.
Beijing police confirmed Liu’s detention on its microblog, saying he was suspected of fabricating and spreading rumours.
AMANDA KNOX WILL NOT RETURN TO ITALY: LAWYER
ROME — One of Amanda Knox’s lawyers says she won’t return to Italy for a new appeals trial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate.
In March, Italy’s supreme court ordered a new trial for Knox and her former Italian boyfriend for the slaying of Meredith Kercher. An appeals court in 2011 had acquitted both, overturning convictions by a lower court. The new appeals trial begins in Florence on Sept. 30.