At least 112 dead, more than 500 missing after Indonesia quake
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — At least 112 people were killed and 502 others were missing after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra on Monday and triggered a tsunami, Indonesian officials said Tuesday.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning [...]
20-year-old woman becomes top cop in violent Mexican municipality
(CNN) — Some headlines are hailing her as the bravest woman in Mexico. Marisol Valles Garcia, all of 20 years old, says she’s just tired of everyone being afraid.
Valles Garcia, a criminology student, became the police chief this [...]
Cuba dissident Farinas awarded Sakharov Prize by EU
The European Parliament has awarded its Sakharov human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas.
In July Mr Farinas, 48, ended a hunger strike after Cuba’s communist government announced it was freeing 52 political prisoners.
During [...]
Toyota to recall over a million cars in US and Japan
Toyota has announced a recall of more than 1.5 million cars worldwide over brake and fuel pump defects.
The carmaker said the decision affected certain Avalon, Highlander and Lexus cars, including 740,000 cars in the US, 600,000 in Japan and [...]
Morgan Freeman to receive lifetime achievement award
Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute (AFI).
The 73-year-old Oscar winner will be presented with the award on 9 June.
AFI chair Sir Howard Stringer called Freeman “an [...]
