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Six Spanish tourists and one Yemeni were killed in an attack by a suspected al-Qaeda suicide car bomber in the Yemeni province of Marib on Monday, security sources said. Security sources said the ”terrorist attack” followed an al-Qaeda statement demanding the release of some of its members.
Apple and AT&T sold about 500 000 iPhones over the weekend, according to a report from research firm Piper Jaffray. The phones, which include a fully integrated web browser and digital media player, went on sale on Friday night following months of excitement. The iPhone has been hailed as the future of cellphones.
Police arrested two more suspects in a widening hunt for members of a suspected al-Qaeda cell that rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday. A total of seven people are now in custody in connection with the attacks. Two of those arrested were confirmed to be doctors.
A total of 65 arrests have been made since the start of the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown police said on Monday. This was ”far less than expected”, especially as the end of the month coincided with the start of the festival, Grocott’s Mail reported.
Triple champion Venus Williams set up a potentially explosive Wimbledon fourth-round showdown with Maria Sharapova on Monday as women’s tennis unveiled a new teenage talent. Former triple champion Williams won the last four games of her third-round clash with Akiko Morigami of Japan to move into the fourth round with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 win.
At least seven people have been arrested in Senegal since the seizure of 2,4 tonnes of South American cocaine, police said on Monday, while denying the country had become a hub for Europe-bound drugs. Police official Major Moussa Fall told a press conference that at least four foreigners had been arrested since Sunday along with three presumed local accomplices.
Both Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana and his deputy, Mamiki Shai, have vowed to continue their legal tussle until one or the other apologises. In a statement issued by his office on Monday, Mushwana said he had been approached by Kader Asmal ”with a view to encourage a settlement of the court action”.
Less than 3% of Vodacom employees downed tools on Monday after wage negotiations with the Communication Workers’ Union broke down last week. ”Our business and our services were not disrupted in any way,” said spokesperson Dot Field.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor and leaders of teachers’ unions will meet on Tuesday to discuss an education recovery plan designed to help pupils catch up on the 10 days of schooling missed during the recent public-sector strike. Also expected to be discussed is a review of the results of the interrupted June examinations.