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Hezbollah buries militant Qantar, vows to retaliate against Israel

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 11:53 AM PST

People offer their condolences near the coffin of Lebanese Hezbollah militant leader Samir Qantar during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbBy Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah group on Monday said it would retaliate for the killing of prominent militant Samir Qantar in an Israeli air strike in Syria, after giving him an elaborate funeral in Beirut of the kind reserved for its top commanders. Thousands of people chanted "death to Israel" as Hezbollah fighters in military uniforms carried Qantar's coffin, which was wrapped by the group's yellow flag, to a Shi'ite Muslim cemetery in its south Beirut stronghold where he was laid to rest. "We have no doubt or question that Israel is the one which assassinated Samir Qantar, its planes fired precision missiles on a residential apartment (he was in)," Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech aired on the group's al-Manar television channel.


Motorbike suicide bomber kills six U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:26 PM PST

AFGHANISTAN-ATTACK-USA-FATALITIESBy Mirwais Harooni and Phil Stewart KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six American troops were killed in Afghanistan on Monday when a suicide bomber on a motorbike struck their patrol near Bagram air base, officials said, the deadliest attack on U.S. forces this year. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who stopped briefly at Bagram on Friday, said the deaths were a "painful reminder" of the dangers still faced by U.S. troops in Afghanistan long after fighting has largely shifted to local forces. Just last week, the Pentagon warned of deteriorating security in Afghanistan and assessed the performance of Afghan security forces as "uneven and mixed." The Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the strike, remains resilient 14 years after the start of U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan.


U.N. mulls 'light' options to monitor possible Syria truce: envoys

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:58 PM PST

Syrian refugees wait to register at the UNHCR office in AmmanBy Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is mulling "light touch" options for monitoring a possible ceasefire in Syria that would keep its risks to a minimum by relying largely on Syrians already on the ground, diplomatic sources said. The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to draw up within a month options for monitoring a ceasefire in Syria. It is the second time since the Syrian civil war broke out in March 2011 that the council backed a plan for peace talks and a truce.


Exclusive: In favoring Middle East ally, U.S. glossed over human rights record

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:36 PM PST

United States Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah of Oman as they pose for photos at the Palace Hotel in New YorkBy Jason Szep, Matt Spetalnick and Yara Bayoumy WASHINGTON/MUSCAT (Reuters) - As the United States negotiated this year's nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from an embarrassing public rebuke over its human rights record, rewarding a close Arab ally that helped broker the historic deal. In a highly unusual intervention, the department's hierarchy overruled its own staff's assessments of Oman's deteriorating record on forced labor and human trafficking and inflated its ranking in a congressionally mandated report, U.S. officials told Reuters. The move, which followed protests by Oman, suggests the Obama administration placed diplomatic priorities over human rights to pacify an important Middle East partner.


Passenger says Muslims protect Christians in Islamist attack on Kenyan bus

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:39 PM PST

Members of al Shabaab parade after distributing relief to famine stricken internally displaced people at Ala Yaasir campBy Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Somali Islamist militants sprayed a Kenyan bus with bullets on Monday, killing two people, but a passenger said he and fellow Muslims defied demands from the attackers to help identify Christians traveling with them. The attack took place in Mandera, in northeast Kenya. A year ago, al Shabaab gunmen stormed a Nairobi-bound bus in the same area and killed 28 non-Muslim passengers execution-style.


Spain's Rajoy reaches out to rivals in tough bid to govern

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:08 PM PST

Podemos party leader Iglesias speaks during a news conference in MadridBy Julien Toyer and Adrian Croft MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday his center-right People's Party (PP) would talk to like-minded rivals in a bid to form a government after an inconclusive election, but his chances look slim without support from left-wing parties. Rajoy's PP won the most votes in Sunday's national election but fell well short of the 176 seats needed for a parliamentary majority, setting the scene for weeks of complex negotiations on building pacts to govern. The two biggest left-wing blocs - the opposition Socialists and newcomer Podemos ("We Can") - have already signaled they would not back a PP-led government, complicating Rajoy's attempts to find allies who will at the very least abstain to let him form a government.


Islamic State radio show seeks new recruits in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:54 PM PST

Afghans listen to a radio broadcast run by the Islamic State militants, in the eastern city of JalalabadBy Rafiq Sherzad JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan have taken to the airwaves to win recruits as they try to build strength and replace the Taliban as the leading force in the Islamist insurgency. Officials have been increasingly concerned by the broadcasts, which encourage young people to find a sense of direction in the radical movement. If the broadcasts take hold, officials fear they will feed off a growing sense of hopelessness among many inured to war and struggling to get by in an increasingly tough economic climate.


Haiti officials postpone vote set for this weekend

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:48 PM PST

Demonstrators chant anti-electoral council slogans during a protest against the country's electoral council to mark the 25th anniversary of first democratic election in 1990, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Disputed election results have brought a renewed surge of paralyzing street protests and many broad accusations of electoral fraud from civil society and opposition groups that it is not clear whether a Dec. 27 presidential runoff between the top two finishers can take place as scheduled. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Less than a week before balloting was scheduled, Haitian authorities postponed the country's presidential and legislative runoffs because they said they needed to wait for recommendations from a special commission tasked with evaluating the widely criticized electoral process.


Nicaragua, Costa Rica welcome pope's call for better ties

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:38 PM PST

Nicaraguan first lady Rosario Murillo, pictured in May 2013 with husband Daniel Ortega, says the nation is "fully ready for dialogue" with Costa Rica after Pope Francis called December 20 2015 for "reciprocal cooperation" to end simmering tensions"We are fully ready for dialogue," Nicaraguan government spokeswoman -- and First Lady -- Rosario Murillo offered to state media. Ties between Costa Rica and Nicaragua are at a low point, largely because of Nicaragua's refusal since mid-November to let more than 5,000 US-bound Cubans stuck in Costa Rica pass over its border.


State Department says U.S. citizen killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:32 PM PST

The U.S. State Department said on Monday that American Lisa Akbari, who had worked as a consultant for aid agency World Vision, was killed in Kabul on Sunday but gave few details about the circumstances surrounding her death. "Out of respect for the privacy of all those affected, including her family, I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to provide more details," State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters. Asked whether Akbari had been specifically targeted, Kirby said, "It's just too soon to know right now." World Vision confirmed that Akbari had worked for the agency as a consultant on two project evaluation assignments in 2012 and 2014 in Afghanistan.

Miss Universe show, host apologize for crowning wrong woman

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:20 PM PST

Steve Harvey holds up the card showing the winners after he incorrectly announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez at the winner at the Miss Universe pageant Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. According to the pageant, a misreading led the announcer to read Miss Colombia as the winner before they took it away and gave it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.(AP Photo/John Locher)NEW YORK (AP) — The Miss Universe pageant and host Steve Harvey doubled down on the apologies Monday after an excruciating live television moment — announcing incorrectly that Miss Colombia had won and then taking the crown from her head to give to a rival from the Philippines.


Top Asian News 12:20 a.m. GMT

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:20 PM PST

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Rescuers searched Monday for 85 missing people a day after the collapse of a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste that had been piled up over two years in China's manufacturing center of Shenzhen. Authorities said the landslide buried or damaged 33 buildings in the industrial park in Shenzhen, a city near Hong Kong that makes products used around the world ranging from cellphones to cars. Residents blamed the government while officials cited human error, with one ministry saying, "The pile was too big, the pile was too steep." The landslide Sunday covered an area of 380,000 square meters (450,000 square yards) with silt 10 meters (33 feet) deep, authorities said.

Mediator: Argentina debt talks set for 2016

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:11 PM PST

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, right, listens to his Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra during a Mercosur Summit in Luque, Paraguay, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)NEW YORK (AP) — Argentina has agreed to negotiate in January 2016 with bondholders seeking $10 billion, a court-appointed mediator said on Monday.


Haiti postpones presidential runoff vote: officials

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:07 PM PST

Election officials count ballots at a polling station in Port-au-Prince, on October 25, 2015 during the general electionsPort-au-Prince (AFP) - Haiti has pushed back next week's presidential runoff vote, election officials said Monday, without immediately announcing a new date. The runoff was to pit Jovenel Moise -- backed by outgoing president Michel Martelly and the ruling party -- against Jude Celestin, the second-place vote-getter from more than 50 contenders in the first round of balloting. The October presidential election was the latest attempt in the Americas' poorest country to shed chronic political instability and work toward development.


Boko Haram violence forces one million children out of school: U.N.

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 04:06 PM PST

By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violence in northeast Nigeria and neighboring countries targeted by Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of school, leaving them prey to abuse, abduction and recruitment by armed groups, the United Nations said on Tuesday. More than 2,000 schools in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger remain closed due to the conflict and hundreds have been looted, damaged or destroyed, said the U.N. children's agency UNICEF. While hundreds of schools in northeast Nigeria have reopened in recent months, insecurity and fear of violence are preventing many teachers from resuming classes and discouraging parents from sending their children back to school, according to UNICEF.

S.Africa's SAA ordered to conclude planes deal with Airbus

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:35 PM PST

South African Airways has been instructed by the nation's new finance minister to conclude an aircraft-lease deal with Airbus after attempts by the troubled carrier to renegotiate the agreementSouth Africa's newly re-appointed finance minister on Monday ordered state-owned airline SAA to conclude a deal with Airbus to lease five A330 wide-body planes, after weeks of turbulence at the troubled carrier. "The Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, directed the board of South African Airways (SAA) to conclude the swap transaction with Airbus in line with approval granted in July 2015," said a Treasury statement released late night on Monday. The minister's directive thwarts attempts by the SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni to renegotiate the deal - a move that would have hit the loss-making airline's finances hard.


Haiti's election council postpones presidential runoff vote scheduled for this weekend

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:24 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's election council postpones presidential runoff vote scheduled for this weekend.

McCullum expected to announce international retirement

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:22 PM PST

New Zealand's Brendon McCullum bats against Sri Lanka on day three of the second International Cricket Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton, New Zealand, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. (Ross Setford/SNPA via AP) NEW ZEALAND OUTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum is expected to announce his impending retirement from international cricket on Tuesday.


C. Africa constitutional reform clears way for new vote Sunday

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:22 PM PST

Central African Republic transitional President Catherine Samba Panza (R) arrives at a hotel in Bangui on December 9, 2015, as presidential candidates gather to sign a code of conduct agreed for elections to be held on December 27Voters in the troubled Central African Republic overwhelmingly backed a constitutional referendum, clearing the way for parliamentary and presidential polls on Sunday. The poor former French colony is trying to get back on its feet since being plunged into conflict after a mainly Muslim rebellion overthrew longtime Christian leader Francois Bozize in 2013. Violence marred the December 13-14 balloting, with five people killed and 20 injured in an attack in the flashpoint Muslim-majority PK-5 district of Bangui.


Haiti on the outside looking in at 'Star Wars' delirium

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:18 PM PST

The new "Star Wars" movie has set a global opening weekend record, smashing past the previous record holder "Jurassic World" to rake in $529 millionPort-au-Prince (AFP) - Without a single functioning movie theatre in their country, Haitians have been feeling left out in recent days, while much of the rest of the world swoons over the latest "Star Wars" movie. The debut past this weekend of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was a worldwide event -- except in remote and impoverished corners of the globe like Haiti, where fans of the epic film franchise are out in the cold. "This is a situation which really brings me down," said Vladimir Desir, 30, a long time Star Wars fan.


Puerto Rico beauty queen suspended after anti-Muslim tweets

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:15 PM PST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rico beauty queen has been suspended indefinitely after pageant officials accused her of posting anti-Muslim tweets.

Arsenal beats title rival Man City 2-1 in Premier League

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:12 PM PST

Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey, front, attempts to control the ball under pressure from Manchester City's Fernandinho, behind, during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates stadium in London, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — Arsenal boosted its Premier League title hopes and dented Manchester City's with a 2-1 victory over its rival at the Emirates Stadium on Monday.


US troops killed near Bagram, Taliban insurgency intensifies

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 03:00 PM PST

Members of the Convoy Escort TeamKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol Monday, killing six American troops in the deadliest attack on international forces since August. Two U.S. troops and an Afghan were wounded.


Lebanon cabinet agrees to export country's waste in bid to end crisis

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:42 PM PST

Lebanon's cabinet on Monday agreed to export the country's waste in a move that could end a crisis that led to a wave of protests and threatened the downfall of the government. The government has awarded two foreign companies 18 month contracts to transport Lebanon's waste by sea in a plan that should start to be carried out this month when the firms complete agreed financial obligations. Prime Minister Tamam Salam had previously expressed frustration at the failings of his cabinet, which struggled to resolve the garbage problem after the closure of Beirut's main rubbish tip in July.

Christmas Eve may wrap up warm, wet weather records in U.S.

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:40 PM PST

(Reuters) - Santa may want to install air conditioning and heavy-duty wiper blades on his sleigh for his Christmas Eve ride into what U.S. weather forecasters say may be record-breaking warmth and wet. Along the East Coast, absurdly warm weather was expected to shatter records on Thursday including in Washington, D.C., where a forecasted high of 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) may top the record of 69 F (21 C) set in 1933, said meteorologist Richard Bann of the National Weather Service. "It looks like the Eastern Seaboard, from Florida into New England, has the potential to set records for Christmas Eve," he said.

White House expresses condolences to families of six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:31 PM PST

The White House expressed its condolences to the families of six U.S. troops killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on Monday and said the United States remains committed to supporting the Afghan people and their government. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and their loved ones," the White House said in a statement.  The six Americans were killed when a suicide bomber on a motorbike struck their patrol near Bagram air base, a U.S. official said, in the latest high-profile attack claimed by Taliban insurgents.

Motorbike suicide bomber kills six U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:26 PM PST

By Mirwais Harooni and Phil Stewart KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six American troops were killed in Afghanistan on Monday when a suicide bomber on a motorbike struck their patrol near Bagram air base, officials said, the deadliest attack on U.S. forces this year. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who stopped briefly at Bagram on Friday, said the deaths were a "painful reminder" of the dangers still faced by U.S. troops in Afghanistan long after fighting has largely shifted to local forces. Just last week, the Pentagon warned of deteriorating security in Afghanistan and assessed the performance of Afghan security forces as "uneven and mixed." The Taliban, which claimed responsibility for the strike, remains resilient 14 years after the start of U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan.

Coulter-Nile injures shoulder, in doubt for Windies Test

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:14 PM PST

Nathan Coulter-Nile of Australia during the T20 International cricket match between England and Australia on August 31, 2015Injury-prone Australian paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile has injured his shoulder in a Big Bash League Twenty20 match and is in doubt for this week's second Test against the West Indies. Coulter-Nile dived and misfielded a ball while playing for the Perth Scorchers against the Adelaide Strikers in Perth late Monday. While the dislocated shoulder was put back into place, Coulter-Nile is considered little chance of being fit to make his Test debut against the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.


Miss Universe crowns wrong beauty queen in live TV gaffe

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:01 PM PST

The Miss Universe crown is removed from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (L) by 2014 winner Paulina Vega (C) after the pageant's host misread the cue card stating Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (R) as the winner on December 20, 2015Colombia's president shared his dismay Monday after his country's beauty queen was wrongly named Miss Universe in a dramatic mix-up watched live by millions, before the glittering crown was bestowed on the rightful winner Miss Philippines. The pageant's host, US comedian Steve Harvey, misread his cue card in front of a global television audience late Sunday and initially announced that Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, had triumphed.


U.S. wildlife agency gives legal protection to African lions

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:01 PM PST

By Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) - A U.S. agency on Monday listed two lion subspecies under the Endangered Species Act, offering them legal protection that will make it harder for hunters to import trophies into the country. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service listed lions found mostly in West and Central Africa as "endangered" and lions in eastern and southern Africa as "threatened" and said it would withhold permits from violators. Several African countries such as Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso still allow tourists to hunt their lions, saying it provides an important source of revenue and helps support conservation.

U.S. 'deeply concerned' by arrest of Vietnam rights activist

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:52 PM PST

The United States said on Monday it was deeply concerned by the arrest of a Vietnamese human rights lawyer and called on Hanoi to release all prisoners of conscience. Rights activist Nguyen Van Dai, who was badly beaten this month by unknown attackers, was arrested last week for anti-state "propaganda," the latest incident in what rights groups are calling an alarming crackdown on government critics. "We're deeply concerned by the arrest of human rights advocate Nguyen Van Dai under national security-related article 88 of Vietnam's penal code," U.S. State Department Spokesman John Kirby told a regular news briefing.

UN, rights groups urge Hungary to end anti-migrant stance

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:44 PM PST

Migrants are held by police near the train station in the Hungarian village of Nagyszentjanos, on September 3, 2015The UN's refugee agency and human rights groups urged Hungary on Monday to end policies that promote "intolerance and hatred" of migrants as Europe struggles to cope with its worst migration crisis since World War II. In a joint statement, UNHCR, the Council of Europe and the OSCE's office of human rights called on Hungary's leaders to help "those who have been forced out of their countries against their own will and choice and are currently seeking safety in Europe". It refers to EU plans to distribute 160,000 refugees and migrants across the bloc, with Slovakia and Hungary due to take in around 2,300 people each.


Burkina Faso: Intl arrest warrant out for ex-leader Compaore

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept, 18, 2012 file photo, Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaore speaks to the media after a meeting with France's President Francois Hollande in Paris. Burkina Faso's military court has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Blaise Compaore for the assassination of the country's ex-revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, the tribunal director said Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Sankara was killed along with 12 of his supporters during a 1987 bloody coup that brought Compaore to power. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's military court has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Blaise Compaore for the assassination of the country's ex-revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, the tribunal director said Monday.


Fearing pollution, Chinese families build 'bubbles' at home

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:28 PM PST

Jiang Zhen's wife Zhang Fang fetches water from a mineral water tank, on the second day after China's capital Beijing issued its second ever "red alert" for air pollution, in BeijingBy Alexandra Harney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Liu Nanfeng has five air purifiers, two air quality monitors and a water purification system in his Beijing apartment. "It feels hopeless." China's persistent pollution and regular product safety scandals are driving an increasing number of consumers to build bubbles of clean air, purified water and safe products at home and in their cars. Beijing's city government has twice this month issued pollution "red alerts", the first time it has triggered its most severe smog warning.


Fire rips through Portuguese language museum in Brazil

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:26 PM PST

Firemen try to put out the fire at the Museu da Lingua Portuguesa in Sao Paulo, Brazil on December 21, 2015A large fire tore through the Museum of the Portuguese Language in Sao Paulo Monday, partly destroying the historic building but apparently claiming no victims, Brazilian authorities said. Flames engulfed the third floor of the museum, which is closed Mondays, as clouds of smoke poured from the building. Firefighters said there were no immediate reports of victims.


Protests have died but Lebanon's trash disaster continues

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:23 PM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 photo, a Lebanese man covers his nose from the smell as he passes by a pile of garbage on a street in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon's trash collection crisis which set off summer protests is entering its sixth month, but you would hardly be able to know it in Beirut. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's trash collection crisis which set off huge protests this summer is entering its sixth month, but you would hardly know it in Beirut.


France, Russia to 'strengthen' information exchange on IS

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:23 PM PST

A French Rafale fighter lands aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier on November 23, 2015, part of the operation in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State groupRussia and France have agreed to bolster efforts to share intelligence relating to the Islamic State jihadist group after the two countries vowed to cooperate militarily on the issue. "We have agreed to strengthen our exchange of military information, both on the strikes and the location of the different groups (in Syria)," French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said following talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu. Le Drian said they had identified a method to assess the state of IS and other "terrorist groups" following air strikes conducted by both the Russian and French air forces.


World Bank pulls funding for Uganda transport project

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 01:19 PM PST

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (L) and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (R) are pictured during a press conference at the State house in Entebbe, Uganda on May 24, 2013The World Bank on Monday canceled funding for a Uganda transport initiative, citing environmental concerns and allegations of sexual misconduct by contractors working on the project. The cancelation, a rarity for the development bank, came after an early review of the Uganda Transport Sector Development Project uncovered numerous problems, the bank said. "The multiple failures we've seen in this project -- on the part of the World Bank, the government of Uganda, and a government contractor -– are unacceptable," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.


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