3 dead in blast
A rush-hour bus packed with Shanghai commuters caught fire Monday, killing three people and injuring at least 12, and authorities blamed a passenger carrying unspecified “flammable materials.”
Infection outbreak
A common illness that typically causes little more than a fever and rash has killed 24 children in China, and health officials fear the worst may be yet to come as outbreaks occur in neighboring countries.
Saddam’s diary
Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity, London-based Al Hayat said Monday in publishing excerpts of his prison writings. The U.S. military confirmed some of the late Iraqi leader’s writings had been released.
Dungeon plans
A man came up with the idea for a windowless space under his apartment building years before locking his daughter in a cell secured by sophisticated electronics, locks and a half-ton door, authorities in Amstetten, Austria, said Monday.
Amazon disaster
Rescue workers on Monday found two more bodies near the site where a boat ferrying people from a religious festival sank near the remote jungle town of Manaus, Brazil. The discovery raised the death toll to 17, with dozens still missing.
Travelers removed
Latvia’s coast guard on Monday removed more than 650 people from a stranded cruise ship after tugboats failed to pull the luxury liner off an underwater sand bank in the Baltic Sea.
THE DIGIT
170
Number of members of the Household Cavalry Regiment — which includes Prince Harry — who were given medals on Monday in Windsor, England, for service in Afghanistan.
AND FINALLY …
– 2 killed as troops fire into Somali riot over food prices – Belarus accuses U.S. of running spy ring – Serbian president receives death threats week before election
– Mother arrested in deaths of 3 babies – Officials: 3 accidental blasts kill 9 in Afghanistan
