1. An Egyptian police official says 16 people have been killed and three seriously wounded when their minibus collided with a truck in northeastern Egypt.
2. The truck manufacturer has signed a deal with China's largest steel maker Baosteel in order to have high quality steel at favorable prices.
3. And the truck driver should have given way to a loaded bus with the " school bus " sign on it.
4. He did not have too much time to continue our talk, for the truck had been loaded with ice cubes.
5. Talks to free seven foreign truck drivers threatened with execution have stalled since Monday, mediators said.