Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas underwent heart tests in a Jordanian hospital yesterday a spokesman said describing his condition as good. "President Abbas has had some tests carried out in a hospital in Amman including cardiac catheterization" spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah said. "He will be back in (the West Bank city of) Ramallah tomorrow" Abu Rdainah said.
RAMALLAH - Reuters
Five killed in Sydney boat crash
Five young people were killed in a boat crash in Australia's famed Sydney Harbor yesterday when a fishing vessel slammed into an overcrowded cruiser apparently out on an illegal overnight joyride. All nine other people aboard the cruiser were injured one of them critically in the accident which happened in the pre-dawn darkness not far from the city's iconic Harbor Bridge.
SYDNEY - Agence France-Presse
Activists arrested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe police have arrested 10 opposition activists in the capital Harare and the farming town of Bindura on charges of public violence kidnapping and attempted murder a spokesman said yesterday. "We arrested four people who are alleged to have abducted a soldier in Chipadze township in Bindura and another six in Harare in connection with the burning of a bus" police spokesman Andrew Phiri told AFP.
HRE - Agence France-Presse
Two quakes strike in California
A moderate earthquake shook a mountainous area of California early yesterday just hours after a quake some 230 miles (370 kilometers) to the southeast. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 4.4-magnitude quake was centered 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the resort town of Lake Isabella. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
BAKERSFIELD – The Associated Press
Protests erupt at Carrefour stores
Protesters waved Chinese flags and shouted slogans outside Carrefour stores in Beijing and other cities yesterday venting anger over the disruption of the Olympic torch relay. No violence was reported and police dispersed the gatherings. The French retailer has borne much of the nationalistic backlash after a pro-Tibet protester in Paris tried to grab the Olympic torch from a Chinese athlete in a wheelchair.
BEIJING - The Associated Press

Three bombs hit Basque city
Three small bombs exploded early yesterday in Spain's Basque city of San Sebastian and a nearby town after a warning call claiming to be from Basque separatist rebels ETA Spanish local officials said. The caller warned of the two bombs in San Sebastian but not of another device which exploded shortly afterwards in the town of Arrigorriaga Guipuzcoa province. There were no injuries. MADRID – Reuters