5 children killed

　　in Russia

　　MOSCOW (Sept.14—AP): Five children were killed in an explosion in Volgograd (伏尔加格勒). The children, all ranging from 5 to 7 years old, were reported missing Friday. Police found their remains on the outskirts (市郊) Saturday morning. They had probably happened upon a World War II-era mine (地雷), which exploded when they touched it.

　　5 al Qaeda suspects to appear in court

　　BUFFALO (Sept.14—Reuters): Five suspected al Qaeda (基地组织) operatives, who were of Yemeni descent (也门血统) and arrested in upstate New York were due to appear before a U.S. magistrate (地方官员) in district court in Buffalo Saturday.

　　Robot to explore

　　pyramid mystery

　　CAIRO (Sept. 13—AP), A robot the size and shape of a child’s toy train is exploring one of the enduring (长期未能解决的) questions of Egypt’s Great Pyramid: What lies behind a door at the end of a shaft that explorers first discovered in the 19th century?

　　Ethiopia bomb kills

　　one, injures 37

　　ETHIOPIA (Sept.12—AP), A bomb exploded inside a hotel in the Ethiopian (埃塞俄比亚) capital, killing one woman and injuring 37 other people.

　　At least 80 dead in Indian train derails

　　INDIA (Sept.10—AP): An express train jumped the tracks on its way from Calcutta to New Delhi, sending one car plunging into a river and leaving two others dangling from a bridge. At least 80 passengers were killed and 170 injured.

　　Rebels attack police post in Nepal

　　KATMANDU (Sept.8—AP): Hundreds of leftist rebels attacked a police station in a mountain village Sunday, killing at least 49 policemen and wounding 21 others.