Two quakes kill 70 in Sumatra
PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters): A strong earthquake and a powerful aftershock hit Indonesia's Sumatra island yesterday, killing about 70 people and forcing hundreds to camp out in tents or open fields after their homes were flattened.As night fell,...
No evidence found linking soldiers to woman's death
MEXICO CITY (AP): The Defence Department said yesterday its investigators have found no evidence that four Mexican soldiers raped and murdered a 73-year-old woman in a case that has outraged Indian groups in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
Attacks kill 112 Shi'ite pilgrims
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters):Insurgents killed 112 Shi'ite pilgrims streaming to the holy Iraqi city of Kerbala yesterday, including nearly 80 after two suicide bombers blew themselves up in one crowded street lined with tents...
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