World Briefs

CHINA A group of Chinese and American investors, who specialize in real estate, hotel and tourism, have bought 80 percent of French football club Nice for an undisclosed fee. Club president and former majority owner Jean-Pierre Rivere will retain a 20 percent stake.

S KOREA Operators of the ACT college entrance exam cancel the tests for students in South Korea and Hong Kong at the last moment over what they said was a verified breach of test materials.

USA The pilots of a solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago said their flight over the Statue of Liberty before landing in New York inspired them on their mission to promote a world free from reliance on fossil fuels.

BANGLADESH Authorities have rounded up about 1,600 suspected petty criminals, including some alleged to be Islamist radicals, in raids aimed at halting a wave of deadly attacks on minorities and activists.

INDIA is rejoicing over news that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brokered deals with U.S. officials to bring New Delhi closer to its long-held dream of joining an elite group of nations allowed to control the global trade in nuclear materials, equipment and technology.

THAILAND A passenger van overturned and caught fire on a highway inThailand, killing 11 school teachers inside, news reports said Saturday. The Nation newspaper said the teachers were trapped in the burning vehicle after the Friday night crash on a highway in Chonburi, southeast of Bangkok. The Khaosod newspaper said the victims were school teachers.

FRANCE Air France, hobbled by a strike involving more than a quarter of its pilots, said about 80 percent of its flights would operate yesterday and today.
Air France-KLM Group’s French arm will honor 83 percent of its scheduled long-haul flights and 86 percent of its domestic ones yesterday, the company said in a statement.

FRANCE Fighting fans, tear gas and riot police returned to the streets of Marseille on Saturday, before and after England’s 1-1 draw with Russia at the European Championship. Clashes between England and Russia supporters even broke out inside the stadium at the final whistle.