HK anniversary

CHINA: Hong Kong has begun marking the 15th anniversary since its handover from UK to Chinese control. Chinese President Hu Jintao is leading the main events. He earlier swore in businessman CY Leung as the city’s new leader. Timbuktu, witnesses say. The fighters, from the Ansar Dine group, which controls much of northern Mali, attacked the mausoleum of Sidi Mahmoud, one of 16 World Heritage shrines in the city.