PAKISTAN
Pakistani authorities in the eastern city of Lahore say they have tightened security as locals mourn the deaths of at least 35 people killed in a triple suicide bombing on a Shiite religious procession on Wednesday.
FILM
Darren Aronofsky's latest film “Black Swan” opened the Venice Film Festival’s 67th edition on Wednesday, bringing the Golden Lion-winning director back to the Lido.
FRANCE
French Socialist leader Martine Aubry, a vocal critic of the government’s policy of closing traveller camps and "repatriating", non-French inhabitants, faces accusations of hypocrisy after ordering camps closed in Lille, where she is mayor.
BASKETBALL
The US smacked Iran on the basketball court 88-51 on Wednesday, making four for four wins at the Basketball World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey. The same day, Angola shocked Germany 92-88 to secure a spot in the last 16.
CHILE
The arrival of four senior NASA officials and a delivery of hot food and music has lifted the spirits of the 33 trapped miners and their rescuers, despite warnings from the specialists that “false hopes” must be avoided.
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