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Shanghai Stampede Victims Identified
Authorities in Shanghai have identified most of the victims in the deadly New Year&`&s Eve stampede.
Among the 36 people killed, two thirds were young women including a Malaysian student.
The youngest victim is a 12-year-old boy.
47 others have been injured, 13 of them seriously.
The cause of the tragedy is still being investigated.
Some survivors say the stampede was triggered when some people started to throw coupons resembling U.S. banknotes.
But Shanghai police say surveillance video shows them that this happened after the stampede occurred.
Tourism authority demands tougher precaution measures
China&`&s top tourism authority is calling for beefing up precautionary measures against surging tourist numbers during holidays after the fatal Shanghai stampede.
The National Tourism Administration says strict measures must be put in place to control tourist flow at scenic spots.
Under Chinese law, scenic spots are obliged to report to the local government when tourist numbers potentially exceed their maximum reception capabilities.
The Chinese observe a three-day holiday around New Year&`&s Day.
First AirAsia Crash Victim Laid to Rest
The first identified victim of the crashed AirAsia plane has been laid to rest in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Officials earlier identified the remains as belonging to a female flight attendant called Hayati Lutfiah Hamid.
Also on Thursday, rescuers recovered two more bodies, bringing the total count to nine after five days.
Bad weather has continued to hamper the search for the plane and other victims.
Equipment is to be deployed to the crash site on Friday. The authorities are still trying to find the plane&`&s black boxes.
Brazil&`&s President Rousseff serves second term
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has begun her second term in office, vowing to rein in government spending to curb inflation and revive the country&`&s slumping economy.
Rousseff didn&`&t provide specifics on budget cuts but pledged to pursue more market-friendly policies.
She also promised to embark on an anti-corruption crusade, in response to the multibillion-dollar graft scandal engulfing state-run oil company Petrobras,
The graft scandal has resulted in charges against 39 people, many of whom are top executives from Brazil&`&s biggest construction and engineering firms.
Egypt retrial for 3 Al Jazeera&`&s journalists
Pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera has called for a "fast process" in the case of three of its journalists, jailed for over a year, after an Egyptian appeals court ordered a retrial.
Lawyers for the three, including Australian journalist Peter Greste, say they will apply for bail at the first hearing.
They believe a retrial will be held within a month.
The three journalists were sentenced in June to 7 to 10 years in prison on charges including helping terrorists by acting as the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood&`&s mouthpiece and falsifying news to destabilize Egypt.
UN chief calls on parties in Gambia to stay restraint
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all parties in Gambia to exercise restraint and to refrain from further violence following a coup attempt earlier this week.
The coup attempt aiming to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh was foiled early Tuesday.
Overnight shootings in the capital of Banjul left at least five military officers dead.
The Gambia Armed Forces have launched house to house search for the fleeing insurgences that have attacked the presidential palace.
The President, who went to Dubai with his family last week, has returned to the country.
Man with automatic weapon detained near Istanbul palace
A man carrying an automatic weapon has been detained near the Turkish prime minister&`&s office in Istanbul after he threw a homemade bomb at police.
The bomb failed to explode.
Istanbul&`&s police chief says the assailant had links to what he described as terrorist organizations, without giving further details.
It was not immediately clear if Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in the palace at the time.
Five new countries join UN Security Council as non-permanent members
Five new countries have joined the UN Security Council as non-permanent members.
With the start of the new year, Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Venezuela, and Spain have each begun two-year terms on the Security Council, replacing Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, South Korea, and Rwanda.
According to the UN Charter, 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected by the General Assembly, with five elected in October of each year, to join the five permament members of the Council.
China, the United States, Britain, France, and Russia each have the ability to veto resolutions that have been put to a vote on the Security Council.
Tansania herders kill six lions after livestock attack
Angry Maasai herders in Tanzania have killed six lions that had attacked livestock.
The government says it&`&s saddened to learn of the deaths of an endangered species and has vowed to prosecute those responsible.
Authorities say the lions attacked donkeys in a stable.
After learning of the attack, the Maasai, who were armed with bows and arrows and at least one gun, took revenge on the lions.
Four tribesmen were injured while confronting the big cats.
