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Mexico hit by one of strongest quakes ever, at least 32 die
MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses while sending panicked people into the streets more than 650 miles (1,000 kilometers) away. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake hit off … Continue reading
Indiana University expels student in attack on Muslim woman
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana University has expelled a 19-year-old sophomore accused of attacking Muslim woman over the weekend, trying to remove her headscarf and shouting racial slurs, a school official said Tuesday, October 13. School spokesman Mark Land said IU’s dean of students “dismissed” Triceten D. Bickford on Monday night as a “direct result of … Continue reading
South African students protest planned tuition fee hikes
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Chanting protesters, including medical students with stethoscopes around their necks, demonstrated against planned increases in tuition fees at a number of top South African universities on Monday, blocking roads and entrances and causing the suspension of classes on some campuses. “No to fee increase!” screamed students during a rally at the University … Continue reading
Oregon shooter’s mother wrote about guns in online forum
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of a gunman who killed nine people and himself at an Oregon community college allowed her troubled son to have guns and acknowledged in online posts that he struggled with autism, but she didn’t seem to know he was potentially violent. The online writings by Laurel Harper date from … Continue reading
School hazing gets stern penalty in military-ruled Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — At a military facility outside Bangkok, a drill sergeant barks orders at a group of film students learning the hard way that creative license has its limits in Thailand. “You are here to learn discipline,” the officer shouted. “Do you understand?” “Yes, sir!” shouted back the group of 53 aspiring artists — … Continue reading
‘Resident Evil’ stuntwoman injured in motorcycle accident
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A stuntwoman who was working on the next movie in the “Resident Evil” series is being treated for multiple injuries following a motorcycle accident during a stunt sequence near Johannesburg. Olivia Jackson was injured in her face, head, shoulder and left hand and arm in the Sept. 5 accident and is in … Continue reading
New Ebola death reported in northern Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone on Monday announced a new Ebola death in a northern district that had gone nearly six months without reporting any infections. The announcement marked another setback in ending Ebola transmission in Sierra Leone, which has totaled nearly 4,000 Ebola deaths during the worst outbreak ever recorded. In August, … Continue reading
6 killed as Burundi army chief is targeted in hit attempt
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s army chief survived an apparent assassination attempt by gunmen who attacked a convoy of vehicles that was escorting him in the nation’s volatile capital on Friday, witnesses and an official said. The military said six people were killed. Gunmen wearing military fatigues and riding a pick-up truck fired on the … Continue reading
Ukraine and rebels both claim to control Donetsk airport
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — After days of intense fighting, Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Monday they had seized control of Donetsk airport once again. The Ukrainian military denied this but acknowledged that the fighting for the rubble-strewn trophy had been fierce. Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 66 wounded in the previous 24 … Continue reading
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