Off the wire
• Tokyo stocks open higher as investors buy on dips  • Dollar changes hands in lower 111 yen range in early trade in Tokyo  • Australia's Melbourne CBD security to be improved after motorist rampage  • Four in five Australians not eating enough fruit and vegetables: research  • Italian Serie A results  • Italian Serie A standings  • Both sides declare victory in Ecuador's presidential runoff  • No change at the top in Spain as Madrid and Barca suffer for wins  • Study: heat waves, likely from global warming, could lead to failure of coffee crops  • French Ligue 1 results  
You are here: 　 Home

Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, April 3

Xinhua, April 3, 2017 Adjust font size:

Three people were killed and around 30 others injured, including two in critical condition, in a bus accident in central Sweden, Swedish Television reported on Sunday.

The accident occurred at about 7 a.m., Sunday morning between Sveg and Fagelsjo in Harjedalen, in central Sweden. (Sweden-Accident-Bus)

- - - -

PARIS -- Thousands people from Chinese community gathered in Paris on Sunday to mourn the death of Liu Shaoyao, a Chinese national who was shot dead a week ago by a policeman at his home in the French capital.

With white roses in hands, the participants gathered Sunday afternoon in the landmark Place de la Republique, holding placards reading "Justice, Truth, Dignity" in protest of police violence, according to witnesses. (France-Chinese-Protest)

- - - -

BOGOTA -- The death toll from a massive landslide that devastated entire neighborhoods in Colombia's southwest city of Mocoa, Putumayo, climbed to 207, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday.

As many as 43 children were among the fatal victims of Saturday's disaster, which was sparked by heavy rains Friday night that raised water levels in three rivers, unleashing a torrent of mud. (Colombia-Landslide-Mocoa)

- - - -

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- An Indian policeman was killed and 10 others including three paramilitary troopers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were wounded Sunday in a grenade blast in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

The blast took place during evening at Nowhatta area of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (Kashmir-Policeman-Grenade)

- - - -

FIROZ KOH, Afghanistan -- Two militants were killed and five others wounded in a premature blast in Afghanistan's western province of Ghor on Sunday, provincial police chief said.

"Seven militants were travelling in a vehicle toward provincial capital Firoz Koh. They were carrying a suicide jacket as they tried to conduct terror attack in the city. But they became the victim of their vicious plan after the explosive went off accidently," Gen. Mustafa Mohseni told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Militants) Endi