Nine people — including three election officials — were feared dead after a small plane crashed in eastern Indonesia on Friday, police said.
Nine feared dead in Indonesia plane crash
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16 dead in Pakistan suicide bombing
A suicide bombing killed 16 people at a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, police said.
Pakistan militants attack NATO supply trailers
More than 80 militants attacked a supply terminal in northwest Pakistan that serves U.S. and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan, police said.
Man opens fire at unemployment center in Greece
A man, apparently upset at the way his fellow students had been treating him, opened fire outside a training center for the unemployed in Athens on Friday, police said.
3 police officers shot in Pittsburgh
Three police officers were shot in Pittsburgh on Saturday, as they responded to a domestic call, Allegheny County police said.
Truck overturns, killing 23 pilgrims in India
Twenty-three pilgrims died and more than 70 were injured as a truck carrying them overturned in north India, police said Tuesday.
N. Ireland: Second man charged over policeman’s murder
A second man has been charged with murder over the killing of a policeman in Northern Ireland two weeks ago. The suspect, identified only as a 37-year-old male, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a recorded statement on their media line. He is expected to be named after he appears in court Wednesday, police said.
Bomb threat temporarily grounds Danish royals
A bomb threat at Copenhagen’s airport Saturday prompted a temporary evacuation of Denmark’s crown prince and his wife from their commercial flight, police said.
Mexico: Alleged drug trafficker arrested
An alleged drug trafficker suspected of an attack on a U.S. consulate and killing Mexican soldiers has been arrested, Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Friday, according to the state news agency.
Girl, 11, feared taken by crocodile
A girl who went missing while swimming in northern Australia on Sunday may have been taken by a crocodile, police said.