International Briefs

International Briefs

Death toll in SA mine tragedy rises to 76

* JOHANNESBURG – The bodies of another 15 people have been recovered at an abandoned gold shaft in South Africa, bringing the toll from a deadly fire last month to 76, police said Thursday.

46 Charged over ‘assassination plot* ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia yesterday charged 46 people, most of them ex-military, of plotting to assassinate government officials, a government spokesman said. Full Palestinian police, Hamas clash in W Bank * QALQILIYA – Palestinian police killed two Hamas militants yesterday. The men opened fire at security forces who had surrounded their underground hideout, officials said.Brown under pressure in European polls * LONDON – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a new test of his leadership in European and local elections yesterday, and rebels in his ruling party were reported to be campaigning for him to quit.

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