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Sahara Desert ( 92 migrants found dead after their vehicles broke down )

Stranded in the unforgiving expanses of Niger's Sahara Desert after their vehicles broke down, scores of people, almost all of them women and children, slowly died of thirst.

The migrants had been trying to reach Algeria, Azaoua Mahaman of the Synergie nongovernmental organization said Thursday.

 

Instead, they died of dehydration, unable to escape the sandy wastes of the Sahel.

A total of 92 bodies have been found, Niger security forces told CNN on Thursday. Synergie earlier put the number found at 87.

Many of the bodies were severely decomposed and appeared to have been partially eaten by animals.

The travelers were hoping to find a better life for themselves in Algeria, trying to escape the extreme poverty and economic hardships in Niger, said Mahaman.

Their story is the latest tragedy to befall migrants trying to leave behind a woeful existence for opportunities elsewhere.

Others who have survived the arduous journey from sub-Saharan Africa to the continent's northern shores have drowned as they tried to cross the Mediterranean in overcrowded boats, with Europe in their sights.

Iran ( Blogger who talked bad about Iran got 4 yrs in prison - He has had 2 Heart attacks in prison )

Urgent Aaction: Jailed blogger denied adequate medical care

Posted  Oct 28th. 2013

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URGENT ACTION JAILED BLOGGER DENIED ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE Iranian blogger Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, also known by his pen name of Siamak Mehr, is in urgent need of medical care that he cannot obtain in prison. He is serving a four-year sentence in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran. Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, aged 53, has suffered two heart attacks in prison, in September 2012 and again in February 2013, after which the authorities moved him to a hospital outside the prison for five days. The Iranian authorities have denied him medical leave to receive the medical treatment he needs, including treatment for blockage in his arteries, against the advice of prison doctors. Mohammad Reza Pourshajari’s daughter, Mitra Pourshajari, has told Amnesty International that the doctors in the medical facility attached to the prison have also diagnosed her father as having high blood sugar, though the prison administration told him they will no longer provide his medicine. The Iranian authorities have pressured Mohammad Reza Pourshajari at least once, on or about 14 September 2013, to ask for a pardon from the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei, for his “crimes”. He refused to do so, saying he had not committed any act that would require him to seek a pardon. Mohammad Reza Pourshajari is serving four years in prison after he was convicted of the vaguely worded charges of “insulting Islamic sanctities”, “insulting the Leader” and “acting against national security” in relation to his blog postings which are critical of the religious and political establishment.

Colorado ( Child abduction suspect arrested who attempted to take 8 yr old Girl )

Aurora police arrested a man they suspect kidnapped an 8-year-old girl from her bedroom on Monday.



John Stanley Snorsky, 26, of Aurora has been charged with first- and second-degree burglary and second-degree kidnapping, according to Aurora police.
Snorsky was arrested on Tuesday morning in Aurora. Aurora officers worked with the assistance of the Colorado Department of Corrections Division of Adult Parole for an investigative parole hold on an unrelated case concerning Snorsky, police said.
He is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Snorsky has a lengthy criminal history, including armed burglaries and violent crimes with use of a weapon, according to records.
Officers were called to a home in the 1600 block of Hanover Street at about 12:15 a.m. Monday. Police believe the suspect removed a screen, opened the unlocked window and grabbed the girl. Police said he likely saw the light in her room and had been watching her. The girl struggled and was able to escape his grasp. When her father tried to confront the suspect, he fled.
A reward of up to $20,000 — the most in the department's history — was being offered for tips that would lead to the arrest and successful prosecution of a suspect.
Police Chief Dan Oates will hold a press conference on Saturday at noon.

 

Mexico ( 5th Employee who Dies from explosion from Blueberry Candy Factory )

The explosion that occurred in the candy factory Blueberry nine days ago and claimed the lives of five people. Just this Saturday another company worker died from burns to her body 35 of the IMSS clinic. Bonifacio Minjares Vazquez, who had burns on 20 percent of his body lost the battle against death this morning, clinic staff reported



This is the fifth Blueberry employee who dies because the accident which also left dozens injured.

Hawk Attack ( Family walking family dog - When Large Bird Attacks it - Video )

What was a nice family outing suddenly became a nightmare. The family pet plays with the two girls and the mother of these when suddenly a Hawk appears on the scene and attacks the small dog.

Somalia ( Universal TV journalist dies of injuries in Somalia - Shot 6 Times by Al - Shabaab )

 

Mohamed Mohamud, 26, died Saturday after being shot six times on October 22. (Associated Press)

Nairobi, October 28, 2013--Journalist Mohamed Mohamud, commonly known as "Tima'ade," succumbed to gunshot wounds on Saturday and died at Medina Hospital in the capital, Mogadishu, local journalists told CPJ. Unidentified gunmen shot Mohamed, a reporter for the popular, privately owned, U.K.-based Universal TV, on his way to work on October 22 in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu.

Mohamed, who had been shot six times in the neck, chest, and shoulder, died of internal bleeding around 10:30 p.m. on October 26, local journalists said. He was an outspoken journalist who covered social and security issues in the capital, local journalists said. It is not clear who carried out the attack, although a Twitter account claiming to represent Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab took responsibility for the shooting.
The Somali government denounced the attack. On Twitter, Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said, "Government won't tolerate any violence against journalists. There must be no impunity for these cowardly thugs who want to take Somalia backwards."
"CPJ sends its deepest sympathy to the family and colleagues of Mohamed Mohamud, the latest in a string of brave young reporters to be killed in Somalia," said CPJ East Africa Representative Tom Rhodes. "Condemning these killings is not enough--authorities must do more to apprehend murderers who have struck with total impunity in 2013."
At least four journalists and media workers have been murdered for their work in Somalia this year, and no arrests have been made, according to media reports. Somalia ranks second on CPJ's Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are murdered regularly and their killers go free.
Mohamed, 26, had returned to Mogadishu from Nairobi in 2011. He was laid to rest on Sunday and is survived by two wives and two daughters.