Meteor shower lights up sky across New England coast
Bright lights sparked frantic calls to police across New England after a meteor shower visible from Boston to Portland Maine and Long Island. FAA said witnesses mistook a plane crash in Connecticut as the shower, linked to the Lurid meteor shower seen April 20 to today.
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Train Derailment Kills 16 in Western Japan
A seven car West Japan Railway commuter train derailed near Amagasaki in western Japan and struck an apartment building, killing at least 16 and injuring about 200. The cause is under investigation as survivors say the train seemed to be traveling too fast on a curve.
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Flooding traps 69 miners at Tengda Coal Mine in China
Rescuers in northeast China work to reach 69 coal miners trapped after a shaft flooded at the Tengda Coal Mine in Jiaohe, Jilin province. Miners were underground when flooding occurred around 7 am, and by Sunday afternoon no contact had been established. Government investigates cause.
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China
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Jilin
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Deposed Ecuador leader seeks asylum in Brazil
Ousted Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez fled Quito with his family on a Brazilian air force jet to seek asylum in Brasilia. He was toppled after massive protests and replaced by a congressional vote. The dispute draws sharp lines with supporters calling the ouster illegal while critics accuse him of abuse of power and violent repression.
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Bombing kills two police in Thailand along Malaysian frontier
Suspected Islamic separatists detonated a mobile phone triggered bomb in southern Thailand near a border police station and market, killing two police and wounding three others including a officer and two villagers. The attack occurred hours after the queen urged national condemnation.
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Iran to resume uranium enrichment regardless of Europe talks
Tehran says it will renew uranium enrichment whether negotiations with France Britain and Germany succeed or fail. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi noted Iran’s right under the NPT and warned the talks must not waste time. Iran expects progress but will move ahead in months, not years, with enrichment.
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