World Briefs

CHINA Rescuers have dropped provisions to four Chinese mine workers trapped for 10 days in a wrecked gypsum mine and are slowly drilling a route to save them, state media said. The men are trapped more than 200 meters below the surface, and state media has reported they are in good condition.

SOUTH KOREA will review safety at six low-cost airlines after a Jin Air flight made an emergency return to the Philippines. The transport ministry said the safety investigation comes as the ministry is looking into the Jin Air incident.

INDIA A strong earthquake hit India’s remote northeast region before dawn Monday, killing at least eight people, injuring more than 100 and causing damage to several buildings. The death and injuries were caused by falling debris. Manipur state’s home minister, G. Gaikhangam, said several parts of the state suffered extensive damage.

INDIA A military official says a fifth gunman has been killed in a more than two-day long siege at an air base near the border with Pakistan. At least one attacker remains and operations to comb and secure the base continue.

LIBYA’s local Islamic State affiliate says it has detonated two car bombs at a checkpoint near the country’s oil fields and clashed with fighters allied with the internationally recognized government there. Ali al-Hassi, a spokesman for the forces that control the majority of Libya’s oil fields, says six of their fighters were killed in yesterday’s attacks, along with five IS fighters in the coastal port town of Siddra.

USA For months, former president Bill Clinton has largely stayed out of the 2016 race, mentioned mostly in passing by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Now, following days of attacks over his sexual history from Republican front-runner Donald Trump, Clinton is escalating his public involvement in his wife’s campaign.

USA General Motors Co. and ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. are forming an unprecedented partnership that could help them beat their rivals to the self-driving future. Lyft said that GM invested $500 million in the company as part of a round of a USD1 billion round of fund-raising.

VENEZUELA An outspoken opposition leader known for embracing confrontation was chosen to head Venezuela’s new congress when it opens as a counterweight to the socialist administration. The newly elected opposition majority voted to make Henry Ramos Allup (pictured, above right) the president of the National Assembly when it is seated today.

MEXICO Three people, including a minor, are being held for the killing of a newly inaugurated mayor just hours into her term in a gang-troubled central Mexican city.