At least 33 people were shot dead by security forces in Ethiopia at the weekend in protests linked to an aborted government attempt to commandeer local land, opposition party officials said.
Police fired tear gas and blocked roads to several towns in the vast Oromia region as demonstrations erupted after a call from a spontaneous social media movement.
Ethiopian authorities had imposed a blanket internet blockade over the weekend.
Monday, August 8, 2016
Son Of US Politician Killed On Waterslide
The young son of a Kansas politician has been killed on a waterslide which is billed as the world's largest.
Republican state representative Scott Schwab and his wife Michele said in a statement their son Caleb had died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City on Sunday.
The 10-year-old was killed on the park's main attraction - Verruckt, a waterslide with 264 stairs leading to the top.
Verruckt means "insane" in German.
There were no specific details given as to what led to Caleb's death.
He had been visiting the park with his family.
The Verruckt waterslide opened in 2014
His parents said: "Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with.
"As we try to mend our home with him no longer with us, we are comforted knowing he believed in our saviour Jesus and they are forever together now.
"We will see him another day."
Caleb's parents, who have three other sons, also asked for privacy to grieve.
Park spokesman Winter Prosapio said an investigation had been launched and the park would be closed on Monday and the ride closed until the investigation is complete.
She added: "We honestly don't know what's happened, that's why a full investigation is necessary.
"We have to understand what's happened."
She said the park's rides were inspected daily and inspected by an "outside party" before the start of each season.
The slide's 2014 opening was hit by delays, including a problem with the conveyor system that carried swimmers' rafts to the top of the 168ft-high slide.
Dozens Killed In Pakistan Hospital Bombing
At least 42 people have been killed in a bombing at a hospital in south-west Pakistan.
Dozens of other people were injured in the blast, which happened in the grounds of a government-run hospital in Quetta.
The explosion took place shortly after the body of a prominent lawyer killed in a shooting attack was taken to the hospital.
It is not yet known who is behind the killing of the lawyer, Bilal Kasi, who was shot dead by two gunmen as he left his home for work.
The explosion happened at the main entrance to the hospital
Nearly 100 lawyers and journalists were gathered at the hospital when the bomb went off, police official Zahoor Ahmed said.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
a statement Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his "deep grief and anguish over the loss of precious human lives."
Dozens have been killed or injured
He said: "No one will be allowed to disturb peace in the province that has been restored due to countless sacrifices of security forces, police and the people of Baluchistan."
Sanaullah Zehri, the chief minister in Baluchistan province, said that the blast appears to be a suicide attack but that the police are still investigating.
The military has been deployed in and around the Quetta's hospitals.
Dozens Killed In Pakistan Hospital Bombing
At least 42 people have been killed in a bombing at a hospital in south-west Pakistan.
Dozens of other people were injured in the blast, which happened in the grounds of a government-run hospital in Quetta.
The explosion took place shortly after the body of a prominent lawyer killed in a shooting attack was taken to the hospital.
It is not yet known who is behind the killing of the lawyer, Bilal Kasi, who was shot dead by two gunmen as he left his home for work.
The explosion happened at the main entrance to the hospital
Nearly 100 lawyers and journalists were gathered at the hospital when the bomb went off, police official Zahoor Ahmed said.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
a statement Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his "deep grief and anguish over the loss of precious human lives."
Dozens have been killed or injured
He said: "No one will be allowed to disturb peace in the province that has been restored due to countless sacrifices of security forces, police and the people of Baluchistan."
Sanaullah Zehri, the chief minister in Baluchistan province, said that the blast appears to be a suicide attack but that the police are still investigating.
The military has been deployed in and around the Quetta's hospitals.
Dozens Killed In Pakistan Hospital Bombing
At least 42 people have been killed in a bombing at a hospital in south-west Pakistan.
Dozens of other people were injured in the blast, which happened in the grounds of a government-run hospital in Quetta.
The explosion took place shortly after the body of a prominent lawyer killed in a shooting attack was taken to the hospital.
It is not yet known who is behind the killing of the lawyer, Bilal Kasi, who was shot dead by two gunmen as he left his home for work.
The explosion happened at the main entrance to the hospital
Nearly 100 lawyers and journalists were gathered at the hospital when the bomb went off, police official Zahoor Ahmed said.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
a statement Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his "deep grief and anguish over the loss of precious human lives."
Dozens have been killed or injured
He said: "No one will be allowed to disturb peace in the province that has been restored due to countless sacrifices of security forces, police and the people of Baluchistan."
Sanaullah Zehri, the chief minister in Baluchistan province, said that the blast appears to be a suicide attack but that the police are still investigating.
The military has been deployed in and around the Quetta's hospitals.
Dozens Killed In Pakistan Hospital Bombing
At least 42 people have been killed in a bombing at a hospital in south-west Pakistan.
Dozens of other people were injured in the blast, which happened in the grounds of a government-run hospital in Quetta.
The explosion took place shortly after the body of a prominent lawyer killed in a shooting attack was taken to the hospital.
It is not yet known who is behind the killing of the lawyer, Bilal Kasi, who was shot dead by two gunmen as he left his home for work.
The explosion happened at the main entrance to the hospital
Nearly 100 lawyers and journalists were gathered at the hospital when the bomb went off, police official Zahoor Ahmed said.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
a statement Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his "deep grief and anguish over the loss of precious human lives."
Dozens have been killed or injured
He said: "No one will be allowed to disturb peace in the province that has been restored due to countless sacrifices of security forces, police and the people of Baluchistan."
Sanaullah Zehri, the chief minister in Baluchistan province, said that the blast appears to be a suicide attack but that the police are still investigating.
The military has been deployed in and around the Quetta's hospitals.
Airbus Investigated By Serious Fraud Office
Airbus is a major player in the world aviation industry
Airbus Group is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office for alleged fraud, bribery and corruption.
The aircraft maker, which has its headquarters in France, revealed in April that it was in talks with British authorities over "inaccuracies" found in applications it had made for UK Government credit guarantees.
It has now confirmed it is co-operating with SFO investigators in the inquiry, which was opened in July.
An Airbus spokesman previously said that errors in the applications had been found during an internal compliance review.
The UK export credit agency had then said it was up to the SFO as to whether the matter was taken further.
In a statement on Sunday, Airbus confirmed it had been told by the SFO that an investigation had been opened "into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the civil aviation business of Airbus Group relating to irregularities concerning third party consultants".
According to the SFO, the allegations "relate to irregularities concerning third-party consultants" in Airbus's civil aviation business.
Guidance for companies under the UK's Bribery Act, 2010, says: "The bribery risks associated with reliance on a third party agent representing a commercial organisation in negotiations with foreign public officials may be assessed as significant and accordingly require much more in the way of procedures to mitigate those risks."
Airbus also has major UK operations at Filton, near Bristol, and Broughton in Wales.
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