California bus crash kills eight
At least eight people are killed and dozens wounded after a tour bus, reportedly carrying passengers from Tijuana in Mexico, crashes in southern California.
Memorials for Brazil fire victims
Special services are being held in Brazil in memory of the 237 people who died in a nightclub fire in the city of Santa Maria a week ago.
Fidel Castro votes in election
Fidel Castro votes in Cuba's parliamentary elections, the first time the ageing ex-leader has been seen in public for several months.
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