Thirty people were treated for burns after they were hit with two bottles of acid Saturday at a Hong Kong shopping district, police said.
Acid attack injures 30 in Hong Kong
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Abducted California boy, 3, found in Mexico
A 3-year-old boy who was taken at gunpoint from his California home nearly two weeks ago has been found, authorities said Saturday. Briant Rodriguez was found Saturday in Mexicali, Mexico, according to the FBI and San Bernardino (California) Sheriff’s office. He has since been reunited with his mother, the agencies said
Spectre of Mass Suicide as Tamil Tigers Face Final Battle
Facing the crushing defeat of their 26-year insurgency as Sri Lankan military closes in on the last sliver of territory under their control, the embattled separatist fighters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are not expected to allow themselves to be taken alive.
Bolt fit for Manchester street race
Usain Bolt, who was involved in a high speed car smash in his native Jamaica last month, will be fit to run in a special street race in Manchester this weekend. Bolt had surgery to remove thorns from his left foot after crashing his BMW sports car on April 29 and missed an international meeting in Kingston the following weekend. There had been doubt that the world’s fastest man would be able to take part in a special 150 meter race in the city center of the north-west of England city on Sunday
Washington state death blamed on swine flu
A man who already had heart problems died last week from what appeared to be complications from swine flu, health officials in Washington state said Saturday.
U.S. soldiers killed by man wearing Iraqi uniform
A man clad in an Iraqi security force uniform shot and killed two American soldiers and wounded three others Saturday, the U.S. military said
Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack
The captain of an Italian cruise ship foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday by ordering his security crew to fire back, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported.
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The most recent reports Saturday afternoon were of two confirmed cases of the virus in Kansas — bringing the number of confirmed U.S. cases to 11.
6 dead in Somali parliament mortar attack
Mortar rounds slammed into Somali parliament on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring 15, sources in Mogadishu told CNN.
Mexico train collision injures 50 near capital
At least 50 people were injured late Saturday night when two trains collided just outside Mexico City, authorities said.