Thursday, April 4, 2013

[World] At Least 27 Dead in Building Collapse in India

At Least 27 Dead in Building Collapse in India
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/world/asia/scores-dead-in-building-collapse-in-india.html
MUMBAI, India - A building being constructed without authorization in a Mumbai suburb collapsed on Friday, killing at least 27 people, the police said.

Jordanians and Turks Are Focus of Syria's Ire
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/syria-warns-neighbouring-jordan-it-is-playing-with-fire-1.1223926
Syria lashed out at Turkey and Jordan on Thursday for what it called their duplicitous work in fomenting the Syrian rebellion, accusing the Turkish prime minister of chronic lies and telling the Jordanians they were “playing with fire” in letting insurgents arm and ...

Rival Burmese in fatal Indonesia brawl
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/05/muslim-buddhist-fight-burmese-indonesia
Communal violence between Burma's Buddhist and Muslim populations has blown up at an immigration detention centre in Indonesia, leaving eight people dead and another 15 injured, according to police.

Indian students invent electrified anti-rape underwear in wake of horrific attacks
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/05/indian-students-develop-rape-prevention-underwear/
MONTHS after the brutal gang rape of a young woman shocked the world, engineering students in India have invented anti-rape lingerie in the hope of protecting women in their country from sexual assault.

Gay marriage debate enters final chapter in France
http://www.euronews.com/2013/04/04/gay-marriage-debate-enters-final-chapter-in-france/
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets again in France as the Senate begins a debate on adopting a gay marriage and adoption bill.

Mexico breaks up plot to kill 2 congressmen
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20130404_ap_mexicobreaksupplottokill2congressmen.html
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican prosecutors said Thursday they have broken up a plot by an armed gang to assassinate two federal legislators in Mexico City.

New Hampshire police chief resigns over nude photo complaint
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2304286/David-Seastrand-Police-chief-resigns-offering-drop-charges-college-student-posed-naked-him.html
NEW LONDON, N.H. - The police chief in New London, N.H., has resigned after authorities say he told a woman he'd drop charges against her if she allowed him to photograph her nude.

California college student body president is sex offender
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=9053629
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - When flyers appeared at Riverside City College on April Fool's Day saying the student body president was a sex offender, students were stunned by the cruel prank.

Kerry to visit Turkey after Israeli apology
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israeli-envoys-head-to-turkey-next-week-to-begin-process-of-restoring-bilateral-relations.premium-1.513294
US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay a brief visit to Turkey on Sunday, following a US-brokered Israeli apology for a deadly flotilla raid in 2010, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

Explosion at Plant Bowen in Cartersville
http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/04/04/explosion-at-plant-bowen
Updated 9 p.m.. Georgia Power just released this statement on the blast at Plant Bowen: Georgia Power has confirmed an incident at the company's Plant Bowen facility in Cartersville.



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