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First black mayor elected in Germany
MAUER, Germany, June 4 (UPI) -- A 40-year-old man who had been employed by Germany's national investigative police agency has been elected the country's first black mayor.
Suicide attack kills 4 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen, June 4 (UPI) -- An attack by a suicide bomber killed four tribal fighters at a military outpost near Shaqra in Yemen's Abyan province, officials said.
Officials deny women executed for dancing
KOHISTAN, Pakistan, June 4 (UPI) -- Tribal leaders denied reports that five women, including four pictured singing and dancing with men at a wedding party in Kohistan, Pakistan, were executed.
Sudan aid agencies face expulsion
KHARTOUM, Sudan, June 4 (UPI) -- Politicians in eastern Sudan warned against the expulsion of aid agencies amid concerns the impoverished region is on the verge of famine.
Mubarak could face further charges
Mubarak could face further charges
CAIRO, June 4 (UPI) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, sentenced to life in prison for his role in killing protesters, faces accusations of high treason, prosecutors said.
Four guilty in Danish terror trial
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 4 (UPI) -- A Danish court found four men guilty Monday of plotting a terrorist attack on the Jyllands-Posten newspaper offices in Copenhagen.
China denies Tiananmen accusations
HONG KONG, June 4 (UPI) -- China says the United States is interfering in internal affairs in calling for the release of activists jailed for the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Pilot radioed trouble before Nigeria crash
Pilot radioed trouble before Nigeria crash
LAGOS, Nigeria, June 4 (UPI) -- The pilot of an airliner that crashed in Nigeria and killed 153 people on board and many others on the ground had radioed he was having trouble, officials said.
Indian milita leader gunned down
NEW DELHI, June 4 (UPI) -- Police in India's northeastern state of Bihar are on high alert after gunmen shot dead the head of Ranvir Sena, a right-wing upper-caste militia group.
Arrest made in 1995 Tokyo sarin attack
SAGAMIHARA, Japan, June 3 (UPI) -- A dooms day cult member suspected in the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system was arrested Sunday night, Kyodo News reported.
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A red dress Hash run is held in Beijing
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Over 70 foreigners and a few local Chinese take part in the annual Red Dress Hash, an charity event held around the world by Hashers, on the historic streets of Beijing on June 3, 2012. China's capital has launched a 100-day crackdown on foreigners who stay or work illegally in the city. Authorities said those who entered China illegally, overstayed their visas or worked without proper permits would be punished. UPI/Stephen Shaver