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Gunfire erupted on New Orleans' popular Bourbon Street, injuring four people on Saturday night, as Mardi Gras is only days away. No arrests were immediately reported, but police said they were seeking three men who fled the scene.

A lifeboat from a British-operated cruise ship fell upside down the sea at port in Spain's Canary Islands during a safety drill, killing five crew members and injuring three others Sunday, officials said.

On Saturday, a Cairo court ordered the government to block access to YouTube for 30 days. The court - and much of the Arab world- remain irate with Google-owned YouTube for carrying the satirical anti-Muhammad film "Innocence of Muslims" last year.