Globe trotting

1,800 evacuated as  WWII bomb defused

Rennes (France): Some 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate their homes in northwest France today as a bomb squad defused a British bomb from World War II, officials said. The 220-kilogramme bomb was found in late June during construction work near the centre of Rouen in Normandy.

5 Caspian Sea states sign convention

Aktau (Kazakhstan): The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal on its legal status today in the Kazakh city of Aktau, easing regional tensions and potentially facilitating lucrative oil and gas projects. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan signed the agreement on the status of the inland sea, which has been disputed since the collapse of the Soviet Union rendered obsolete agreements between Tehran and Moscow.

10 hurt in shooting at street party in UK

London: A shooting at a street party in the Moss Side area of the the UK’s Manchester city left 10 people, including 2 children, injured.

Man who stole plane, died in crash not a pilot

Olympia: Officials said the man who stole an empty commercial airplane was a 3.5-year Horizon Airlines employee and had clearance to be among aircraft, but that to their knowledge, he wasn’t a licenced pilot.

Aspirin may help prevent HIV: Study

Toronto: An affordable, globally available drug — low-dose aspirin — could help prevent HIV transmission, scientists say. HIV infection rates remain unacceptably high, especially among young African women.

Cops discover 2 dead migrants in forest

Zagreb: Police in Croatia said they have intercepted a group of 10 migrants in a dense forest, and another two who had apparently died en route.