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And now it's time for another 'first' installment. Today we are kicking off our "This Week in World News" feature, where we list one news clip for each day of the week from different parts of the globe. This week in news started off with a tragic event in India and ended with the ironic story of a Colombian beauty queen gone bad. Check it out and don't forget to comment, subscribe and share!
Saturday, May 22, 2010

MANGALORE, INDIA - At around 6 a.m., approximately 19 miles outside the city of Mangalore, an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 aircraft carrying 160 passengers and six crew members, crashes over a cliff and bursts into flames after a runway overshot. According to officials, some 159 people are killed. Anjana Pasricha from VOA news reports more on this tragic event here. 
Sunday, May 23, 2010

CAIRO, EGYPT – According to Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, archeologists have discovered 57 ancient Egyptian tombs. The council was stated as saying that the oldest tomb dates back to around 2750 B.C. during the period of Egypt's first and second dynasties. Read more in this article from the Associated Press here.
Monday, May 24, 2010

HONG KONG, CHINA - China's leadership reached out to Hong Kong's opposition democrats on Monday in a breakthrough move to resolve a bitter dispute over how to realize full democracy in the city. James Pomfret reports here.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

AUSTRALIA - Yesterday Australia said that it would expel an official from the Israeli embassy after finding the Jewish state was behind fake Australian passports linked to the killing of a Hamas operative. Want to know more? Get the update here.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

LOUISIANA, U.S.A. – BP on Wednesday launched its latest bid to plug the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico by force-feeding it heavy drilling mud, a maneuver known as a "top kill" that has never before been tried 5,000 feet underwater. Get the scoops here.
Thursday, May 27, 2o10

ZIMBABWE - Free speech activists in Zimbabwe are celebrating a breakthrough for press freedom with the unity government's decision to award licenses to four new daily newspapers. CNN reporter Phil Han tells us more.
Friday, May 28, 2010

COLOMBIA - A Colombian beauty queen has been arrested in Argentina on charges of leading a drug trafficking ring. Angie Sanclemente Valencia, 31, is accused of persuading young women to smuggle cocaine from Argentina to Europe via Mexico. Read more at BBC news.
And now we'd like to ask you: What events do you remember during this week in world news?
 


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