Four men were arrested Wednesday for an alleged plot to bomb a New York synagogue and Jewish community center, according to the U.S.
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5 Alabama police officers fired over beating caught on camera
Five police officers brutally kicked and beat an unconscious suspect after a high-speed chase through Birmingham, Alabama, in an incident caught on camera and discovered a year later. The five officers have been fired, Mayor Larry Langford said at a news conference Wednesday. An internal inquiry is continuing.
34 dead in bombing outside Baghdad restaurant
Thirty-four civilians were killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday when a parked car rigged with explosives blew up, an Interior Ministry official told CNN.
Iran announces new missile test
Iran announced Wednesday that it had successfully tested another Sajil missile — a new generation of surface-to surface missiles.
Indonesia plane crash kills nearly 100
An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a residential area in East Java early Wednesday, killing 97 people, military officials said. The death toll might rise, because the Air Force said 112 people were thought to be aboard when the Hercules transport plane crashed about 6:30 a.m. The crash destroyed four homes and killed two people who lived in at least one of the homes, said Suwardi, the village leader of Karas in East Java.
At least 10 dead after apparent human-smuggling boat capsizes
At least 10 people were killed, and an unknown number remained missing Wednesday, after a boat authorities believe was used for human smuggling capsized off the coast of Florida. Almost all of the victims are believed to be from Haiti and the Bahamas, according to the U.S
Pentagon official charged with plotting to spy for China
A Pentagon official has been charged with conspiracy to communicate classified information to a person he believed represented China’s government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday.
13,000 flee as California mansions go up in flames
A wind-fanned wildfire spread across 500 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, early Thursday, forcing 13,000 residents to evacuate and destroying at least 20 homes. The fire, strengthened by high temperatures and low humidity, engulfed mansions in the coastal community’s foothills
Missing Missouri boy found safe after 2-day search
A 3-year-old boy who wandered away from his home in rural southeastern Missouri was found Wednesday after a two-day search for him. A volunteer combing through Mark Twain National Forest heard crying and found Joshua Childers nearly three miles from his home, authorities said
Zuma elected S. African president by parliament
The parliament of South Africa elected Jacob Zuma as the nation’s president Wednesday.