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Brazil man kills 4 children with hatchet at daycare center
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded a daycare center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said. The assailant turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the center, which offers nursery services, preschool education and after-school activities. The dead were between the ages of 5 and 7, authorities said.
Report: Ex-Scottish leader's husband arrested in party probe
LONDON (AP) -- The husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in a party finance probe, British media reported Wednesday. Police in Scotland did not identify Peter Murrell as the 58-year old man arrested Wednesday "in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party." However, Britain's Press Association, the BBC and others reported it was Murrell. Scottish police have been investigating how 600,000 pounds ($750,000) earmarked for the Scottish independence campaign was spent.
US flies nuclear-capable bombers amid tensions with N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The United States flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula again on Wednesday in a show of strength against North Korea amid concerns that the North might conduct a nuclear test. The long-range bombers took part in joint aerial drills with U.S. and South Korean fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's Defense Ministry said. It said it was the first deployment of U.S. B-52 bombers to the peninsula in a month.
Italian ex-leader Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert
ROME (AP) -- Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and speaking, Italy's foreign minister said. The 86-year-old three-time premier was in the ICU at Milan's San Raffaele hospital, the clinic where he routinely receives care, said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who is also a leader of Berlusconi's Forza Italia party. Speaking from Brussels, Tajani said Berlusconi was admitted because of an "unresolved problem" related to a previous infection.