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Armed conflict and attacks
The
People's Republic of China
announces plans to increase
defense spending
by 11.2 per cent in 2012.
(Reuters via Yahoo News)
Disasters
The cleanup continues in the US after
tornadoes
that claimed at least 39 lives.
(BBC)
A man dies in floodwaters near the
Australian
town of
Araluen, New South Wales
, with the hospital in the town of
Numurkah, Victoria
, being evacuated.
(
Herald Sun
)
A report finds that 160 children from the
Chinese
town of
Dongtang
in
Guangdong Province
's
Renhua County
are suffering from
lead poisoning
.
(Reuters)
The death toll from the
train crash
in
Poland
rises to 16.
(
New York Times
)
2012 Brazzaville arms dump blasts
: A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in
Brazzaville
, the capital of the
Republic of the Congo
, with at least 250 people dead.
(Reuters)
,
(BBC)
A truck accident in
Guinea
kills at least 50 people and injures 20, according to
Agence France Presse
.
(BBC)
Law and crime
A hunt is underway for a
thief
who stole the
heart
of
Saint
Laurence O'Toole
at
Christ Church Cathedral
in
Dublin
.
(
The Guardian
)
Paul McBride
QC
, Scotland's most senior lawyer, is found dead in a hotel room while on a visit to
Pakistan
.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
Voters in
Russia
go to the polls for a
presidential election
with
Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin
claiming victory despite allegations of voter fraud.
(Radio Free Europe)
(AP via Fox News)
Cardinal
Keith O'Brien
, the leader of the
Catholic Church in Scotland
and Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, criticises government plans to allow
Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
.
(BBC)