a prison break occurred in the Iraqi town of Al Khalis. More than fifty prisoners escaped in the break, including nine who had been facing terrorism charges. An estimated fifty other prisoners and twelve police officers died in the prison break.
(BBC)
Russia and China agree to a US$2 billion fund for agricultural investments in both countries.
(CNBC)
Burkina Faso and
Niger agree to exchange 18 towns in order to resolve a long-running border dispute with Burkina Faso receiving 14 and Niger 4.
(AFP via The Guardian)
According to the
Centre Daily Times, a
Pennsylvania State University undergraduate student, Jon S. Steindorf, 23, goes missing, vanishing without a trace, the day his parents had expected him to graduate from the University, only to find when they arrived at 4 PM that he had dropped out in the fall 2014 semester. He was last seen by his roommate at 11 AM; he is brown-haired and blue-eyed, and he may be toting a red backpack and riding a black bicycle.
State College, Pennsylvania police have put out a missing persons alert for him.
(New York Daily News via MSN)
The
Conservative Party has won a majority in the 2015 general election, enabling them to lead without requiring a coalition government. The
Scottish National Party claims all but three seats in Scotland.
(BBC)
a prison break occurred in the Iraqi town of Al Khalis. More than fifty prisoners escaped in the break, including nine who had been facing terrorism charges. An estimated fifty other prisoners and twelve police officers died in the prison break.
(BBC)
Russia and China agree to a US$2 billion fund for agricultural investments in both countries.
(CNBC)
Burkina Faso and
Niger agree to exchange 18 towns in order to resolve a long-running border dispute with Burkina Faso receiving 14 and Niger 4.
(AFP via The Guardian)
According to the
Centre Daily Times, a
Pennsylvania State University undergraduate student, Jon S. Steindorf, 23, goes missing, vanishing without a trace, the day his parents had expected him to graduate from the University, only to find when they arrived at 4 PM that he had dropped out in the fall 2014 semester. He was last seen by his roommate at 11 AM; he is brown-haired and blue-eyed, and he may be toting a red backpack and riding a black bicycle.
State College, Pennsylvania police have put out a missing persons alert for him.
(New York Daily News via MSN)
The
Conservative Party has won a majority in the 2015 general election, enabling them to lead without requiring a coalition government. The
Scottish National Party claims all but three seats in Scotland.
(BBC)