2 men found dead after arrest in central Nigeria

Two men were found dead hours after their arrest in a volatile central Nigerian city, residents said Monday, raising concerns over the military’s use of force days after protesters blamed soldiers for another civilian death in the West African nation.

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2 men found dead after arrest in central Nigeria

Earthquake shakes coastal regions

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck just off the west coast of Vancouver Island at 12:41 pm on Friday, September 9. Initial reports indicated the quake was 6.7, but those estimates were later downgraded.

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Earthquake shakes coastal regions

Dog bites shark and goes viral (Reuters)

Reuters – It’s got a big yellow dog, sharks, a dead dugong, attracted millions of viewers on YouTube and you couldn’t make it up.

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Shooting game angers victims’ relatives (Reuters)

Reuters – A German student has created a computer game giving players a taste of life as an East German border guard shooting political fugitives fleeing to the West, to the outrage of victims’ relatives.

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Koranic teachers arrested over child begging (Reuters)

Reuters – Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state announced a crack down on public begging.

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