Monday, October 16, 2006

National and International News-Monday, Oct. 16th

HILO, Hawaii (AP) - The island's mayor says there are about 20 minor injuries on Hawaii's Big Island from yesterday's magnitude six-point-six earthquake, but no deaths. The clean-up will continue today. Experts say aftershocks could continue for weeks.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - China today has been inspecting cargo trucks headed for North Korea, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepares to head to Asia tomorrow. She'll be addressing possible divisions over how to impose new U-N sanctions on the North.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U-S troops have detained three police officials in a Iraqi town gripped by a weekend of sectarian bloodshed. It's alleged the police officials failed to intervene to stop scores of revenge killings between Sunnis and Shiites.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Jury selection in a high-profile murder trial in Idaho was suddenly canceled late last night. Instead, a hearing is scheduled today in the case of Joseph Duncan, who is charged with killing three people so he could kidnap two children for sex.

UNDATED (AP) - Some dismiss them as lazy party animals -- but a new study gives college students much more credit. It says the rate at which college kids are volunteering is up sharply since 2002. Tutoring and mentoring are the most common activities.

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