DEATHS AS FIRE EXCHANGED AT BORDER
Several civilians have been killed and dozens wounded after India and Pakistan traded fire across their disputed border. Both sides have blamed each other for the gunfire on Friday Officials said at least 10 people died and more than 50 were injured. Security talks between the countries were cancelled last week due to a disagreement over their agenda. Civilians are often caught in the crossfire between the Indian and Pakistani militaries over the disputed border, both in Kashmir and in Punjab.
ARRESTS OVER REFUGEE TRUCK DEATHS
Three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 71 refugees found in a truck by the border with Hungary. Police say it’s likely they suffocated. The UN says 340 thousand asylum seekers have entered Europe so far this year. And in recent days, thousands have passed under a razor wire fence being built along Hungary’s border with Serbia.
DEFROCKED AMBASSADOR DIES
Jozef Wesolowski, a former papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic who was facing sex abuse allegations, has died. He was awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing minors and possessing child pornography. The Vatican says he died of ‘natural causes.’ Pope Francis has promised to follow up on accusations of sexual abuse made against the Catholic Church. He’s created a new tribunal to try bishops accused of covering up sex crimes. Wesolowski would have been the first high-ranking church official tried on such charges.
RIO WATERS MAY HAVE CAUSED INFECTIONS
A German sailor at a Rio de Janeiro Olympic test event last week has developed several infections on his legs. Erik Heil says they were caused by the waters there being polluted. The German sailing team reported the Berlin hospital treating him said he’d been infected with multi-resistant germs. Concerns have been raised repeatedly in recent weeks over the quality of water in the bay in Rio de Janeiro, which is scheduled to host the 2016 Summer Games.
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