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Kenya arrests 2,000 in public transport safety crackdown

Almost 2,000 minibus taxi drivers and conductors as well as passengers were arrested in Kenya on Monday, authorities said, as police began enforcing long-ignored road safety rules. The crackdown against the minibus taxis, known as "matatus", and buses resulted in long queues and unusually...

Death toll from Jordan floods rises to 13 as girl's body found

Jordanian rescuers on Monday found the body of a five-year-old girl killed in flash floods that have left a total of 13 people dead in the kingdom, the civil defense said. On Friday torrential rains swept the south of the country, forcing nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed desert...