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Plane crashes in Bolivia, killing 8

(CNN) A plane carrying 18 people crashed Sunday, killing eight, while landing in Bolivia, according to state news agency ABI. Ten other people were injured in the crash at the Riberalta airport, 1,000 kilometers (about 620 miles) from La…

Report raps doctors over roles in post-9/11 interrogations

(CNN) U.S. military and intelligence agencies pushed doctors working in military detention centers to violate medical ethics by taking part in the mistreatment of prisoners by interrogators, medical and legal experts conclude in a new…

NYU student wedged between buildings recovering

New York, United States (AP) — Fire officials say a 19-year-old New York University student may have been trapped between two buildings for as long as two days. The victim, Asher Vongtau, was rescued at 6:25 pm Sunday. A fire department…

South African Anene Booysen rapist jailed for life

(BBC) A South African man found guilty of the rape and brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl has been sentenced to two life terms in prison by a court near Cape Town. State prosecutors had requested this sentence - without parole - for…

Germany hopes for Snowden meeting on US spying

(BBC) The German government says it is keen to hear directly from the fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden about the US spy agency's activities. "If the message is that Mr Snowden wants to give us information then we'll gladly accept…

Abuse video shocks Saudi Arabia

(CNN) A video that appears to show a Saudi man beating a migrant worker is causing growing outrage in Saudi Arabia. In the amateur video, which went viral after it was posted on YouTube, a male worker in an orange jumpsuit is first seen…

Dying man writes love letters in wreckage of car

(UTAH) -- A man wrote goodbye letters to his family as he lay dying in the wreckage of his van after crashing into a remote ravine in Utah. David Welch, 54, disappeared after leaving home in Manhattan, Kansas, on September 3. His body was…

The heavy-lifting ‘mule women’ of Melilla

(BBC) They are known as the mule women of Melilla. Every day they carry heavy loads across the border between the Spanish enclave and Morocco. Melilla is an important entry point for goods in to North Africa - and if the women can carry…

Small plane crashes at big airport; no one notices

(CNN) Authorities struggled to explain how a small plane crashed at an international airport, erupted in fire, but evidently went unnoticed for hours. The incident occurred early Tuesday in Nashville. But exactly what time remains a…

Cell phone stops bullet

Winter Garden, Florida (AP) — The life of a central Florida gas station clerk has been saved by his cellphone. Police say a Hess clerk sustained only minor injuries after a robber fired a bullet at the man's abdomen that was stopped by his…

Syria polio outbreak confirmed by WHO

(BBC) The UN body says a further 12 cases are still being investigated. Most of the 22 people who have been tested are babies and toddlers. Before Syria's civil war began in 2011, some 95% of children were vaccinated against the disease.…