BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – As night fell over Benghazi, a familiar sound echoed across the eastern Libyan city – an explosion, and then gunfire. A bomb had just been thrown at a police car on patrol, injuring an officer. It was the latest of many attacks on local security forces. Two months before, the man whose job it was to ensure Benghazi was safe, the police chief, was shot dead outside his home. … Thursday's Scoreboard
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14 dead, 80 injured in Mexico oil company blast
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An explosion at the main headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company in the capital Thursday killed 14 people and injured 80 as it heavily damaged three floors of the building, sending hundreds into the streets and a large plume of smoke over the skyline. Colombia rebels free oil workers, 11 killed in combat
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels on Thursday freed three kidnapped oil contractors, but six guerrillas and five government soldiers were killed across the country as peace talks continued abroad. The kidnappings and other violence came days after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, made clear during peace negotiations in Cuba that it would continue to capture armed forces, possibly hampering the talks. …
Burger King UK finds horse DNA in patties
LONDON (Reuters) – Fast food chain Burger King said traces of horse DNA were found in samples of patties from a food-processing plant in Ireland but that the meat never reached its eateries. “Four samples recently taken from the Silvercrest plant have shown the presence of very small trace levels of equine DNA. This product was never sold to our restaurants,” the company said in a statement on Thursday. “They promised to deliver 100 percent British and Irish beef patties and have not done so. …
Pemex: 14 dead, 80 injured in office building explosion at Mexican oil company headquarters
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Pemex: 14 dead, 80 injured in office building explosion at Mexican oil company headquarters. 
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