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At Least 71 Killed in Ethiopia Road Accident

This photograph shows a general view the city of Addis Ababa at night, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
This photograph shows a general view the city of Addis Ababa at night, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
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At Least 71 Killed in Ethiopia Road Accident

This photograph shows a general view the city of Addis Ababa at night, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
This photograph shows a general view the city of Addis Ababa at night, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, authorities in the southern Sidama region said.
The accident happened in the Bona district, the regional communication bureau said in a statement issued late on Sunday, according to Reuters.
"Those who survived are now taking treatment at Bona General Hospital," it said, without giving further details.
The state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) reported that the passengers were travelling to a wedding when the accident occurred on Sunday.
Deadly traffic accidents are common in Ethiopia, where driving standards are poor and many vehicles badly maintained.
At least 38 people, mostly students, were killed in 2018 when a bus plunged into a ravine in Ethiopia's mountainous north.

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Italy Says No US Extradition Request for Detained Iranian Businessman So Far

A seagull stands in front of an Italian flag flying at half-mast on the Altare della Patri-Vittorio Emanuele II monument in Rome, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AFP Photo)
A seagull stands in front of an Italian flag flying at half-mast on the Altare della Patri-Vittorio Emanuele II monument in Rome, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AFP Photo)
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Italy Says No US Extradition Request for Detained Iranian Businessman So Far

A seagull stands in front of an Italian flag flying at half-mast on the Altare della Patri-Vittorio Emanuele II monument in Rome, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AFP Photo)
A seagull stands in front of an Italian flag flying at half-mast on the Altare della Patri-Vittorio Emanuele II monument in Rome, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AFP Photo)

The United States has not submitted any formal request of extradition for an Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini detained in Milan, Italy's justice minister said in an interview published on Thursday.
"The matter of Abedini is purely legal ... regardless of the (freeing of Italian journalist) Cecilia Sala. It is premature to talk of extradition, also because no formal request has been sent to our ministry so far," Justice Minister Carlo Nordio told daily La Stampa.
Abedini is wanted by the United States on suspicion of involvement in a drone strike against US forces in Jordan. Iran has denied involvement and said last week the detention of the Iranian national amounted to hostage-taking.
His arrest has been linked to the detention three days later of Italian reporter Cecilia Sala, who was seized in Tehran on Dec. 19 while working under a regular journalistic visa and freed on Jan. 8.