My News Roundups
Short summaries of the top global news. Caleb Diamond has contributed 16, including:
More than 50 killed in deadly Argentine train crash
An Argentine commuter train smashed into a barrier early Wednesday, causing the death of at least 50 people and injuring 700 others. The rail line attributes the crash to brake problems.
Attacks on Homs Continue
Syrian Government forces continue to assault Homs. The siege has lasted for six days and protestors say that hundreds have been killed, and even more have been injured.
Explosion damages Nigerian military base
A blast has damaged a Nigerian military barracks in Kaduna hours after eight members of the Boko Haram, a radical Islamic group, were killed. While the cause and the number of casualties are not clear, the Boko Haram is the main suspect.
Khmer Rouge Official Sentenced
Kain Guek Eav, a former Khmer Rouge jailer, was sentenced to life in prison. He supervised the death of nearly 15,000 people at the infamously brutal S-21 Prison and was an important advisor to Pol Pot in the 1970s.
29 killed in terrorist attack in Iraq
29 people were killed in a bomb attack in Kirkuk, an Iraqi city in the north of the country. The attackers used car bombs and sticky bombs, and their attacks were close to government buildings. No terrorist organization has taken responsibility.
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