MEXICO CITY – A buildup of gas in the basement of the headquarters of the national oil company caused a blast that killed 37 people and wounded dozens earlier this week, Mexico’s attorney-general said Sunday.
SKorea envoy says NKorea nuke test seems imminent
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- South Korea's U.N. ambassador said Monday a North Korean nuclear test "seems to be imminent." Mexico says Pemex blast caused by gas build-up, not explosives
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A deadly blast that killed at least 37 people at Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex's headquarters in Mexico City was caused by a build-up of gas, the government said on Monday. Attorney General Jesus Murillo said no trace of explosives was found at the site of the explosion, the latest in a string of safety lapses to hit the oil monopoly. New President Enrique Pena Nieto is seeking to push through a major overhaul of Pemex. … Kerry warns of punishment for NKorea nuclear test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart have agreed to make sure North Korea is punished if it carries out its threat to conduct a nuclear test. Amid signs that such a test is coming, South Korea's president also speculated that Pyongyang may detonate multiple atomic devices simultaneously. Asian shares drop on euro zone worry, soft U.S. data
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slid on Tuesday as investors saw opportunities to cash in from recent strong rallies in the face of weak U.S. da ta and worries that a potential political shake-up could disrupt the eurozone's efforts to resolve its debt crisis. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan tumbled 0.8 percent, dragged lower by a steep 1.8 percent fall in Hong Kong shares . The euro took the brunt of renewed focus on the euro zone problems, having risen 2.3 percent so far this year against the U.S. dollar, up about 5.4 percent against sterling and 1. … Asian star Karen Mok looks West with jazz album, action film directed by Keanu Reeves.
HONG KONG – After years of stardom in Asia, Hong Kong actress and singer Karen Mok hopes her first English album and an action film directed by Keanu Reeves translate into success in the West.
Mali Tuaregs seize two fleeing Islamist leaders
KIDAL, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) – Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said on Monday they had captured two senior Islamist insurgents fleeing Fre nch air strikes toward the Algerian border and France pressed ahead with its bombing campaign against al Qaeda's Saharan desert camps. Pro-autonomy Tuareg MNLA rebels said one of their patrols seized Mohamed Moussa Ag Mohamed, an Islamist leader who imposed harsh sharia (Islamic law) in the desert town of Timbuktu, and Oumeini Ould Baba Akhmed, thought to be responsible for the kidnapping of a French hostage by al Qaeda splinter group MUJWA. … 
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