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Biodun Iginla

Political News Analyst at France24

Published Sep 15, 2015

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Car that hit school bus in deadly freeway accident was driven by Houston teacher

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Two female students are dead after a school bus was hit by another vehicle being driven by a district teacher and flipped off an overpass on a Houston freeway Tuesday morning. Houston » Schools » Houston school bus crash: 2 students killed School bus flips, kills 2 students in Houston 2 Houston ISD students dead, 2 others and bus driver injured as school bus ... Students in Deadly Houston Bus Crash 'Wanted to Make Something' of Themselves

Refugees seek new routes as Hungary seals border Reuters  - ‎35 minutes ago‎ As Hungary threw up the barriers to stop thousands of refugees trekking over its border from Serbia and into the European Union, undeterred migrants on the roads simply began to think of other routes to take.

Utah Flash Flood Kills 12, Search on for 1 Missing: Officials NBCNews.com  - ‎58 minutes ago‎ Authorities in Utah found four more bodies Tuesday in the aftermath of a flash flood described as a "wall of water" that swept away a van and an SUV near the Utah-Arizona state line Monday, bringing the death toll to 12.

6 things to watch for in the second Republican debate USA TODAY  - ‎2 hours ago‎ SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Republican candidates enter Wednesday's second primary debate with at least one similar goal: Pull off a game-changing performance that will challenge Donald Trump's front-runner status in the 2016 presidential race.

​Caretaker: Decision to leave wildfire victim "haunts me" CBS News  - ‎51 minutes ago‎ MIDDLETOWN, Calif. -- Barbara McWilliams told her caretaker she didn't want to leave her home near Middletown, despite a nearby wildfire.

Three die in Alaska crash of float plane on lake Reuters  - ‎52 minutes ago‎ JUNEAU, Alaska Three people died in the crash of a float plane during an attempted takeoff on Tuesday at a lake in Alaska, and seven others on the aircraft survived, officials said.

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Amid Trump bombast, quiet Ben Carson rises in GOP 2016 field U.S. News & World Report  - ‎5 hours ago‎ FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in St. Louis. Carson has moved into the top tier of the 2016 presidential race as quietly as Donald Trump crashed the party with bombast, and he'll join the ... Interested in Republican Party?  YesNo

PKK attacks kill two Turkish security personnel, injure 14 UPI.com  - ‎3 hours ago‎ PKK attacks on Turkish security personnel have been on the rise since July, when a 2013 cease-fire agreement dissolved after the Kurdish militants had reportedly claimed responsibility for killing two police officers in city of Gaziantep, in ... Interested in Kurdistan Workers' Party?  YesNo

Obama: migrant crisis has worsened, requires cooperation Reuters  - ‎2 hours ago‎ WASHINGTON U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the migrant crisis had worsened and required cooperation from European nations and the United States to address. Interested in Barack Obama?  YesNo

Migrants: Austria and Germany call for emergency EU summit euronews  - ‎9 hours ago‎ German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for other EU member states to shoulder a larger part of the burden. She insisted her decision to reinstate controls on Germany's borders was about monitoring, not exclusion: “It is natural for us to want to look ... Interested in Angela Merkel?  YesNo

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Syria: On the front line in Damascus BBC News  - ‎Sep 14, 2015‎ With thousands more refugees trying to make their way through Europe, the growing crisis is being driven - in part - by the war in Syria.

Motor show: BMW chief executive collapses on stage BBC News  - ‎9 hours ago‎ The chief executive of BMW has collapsed on stage at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. Harald Krueger fainted during a news conference as he was describing the cars and was helped to his feet by assistants.

Quadruple amputee 'unable to get best prosthetic' BBC News  - ‎Sep 14, 2015‎ The micro-processor knee joints that would allow him to walk with stability are not available to him on the NHS in England. Read Alex Lewis's full story here.

Shadow cabinet: Angela Eagle 'relishing' prospect of PMQs BBC News  - ‎Sep 14, 2015‎ Angela Eagle MP, who has been appointed shadow business secretary and shadow first secretary of state in Jeremy Corbyn's new shadow cabinet, has said she was ''relishing'' the chance to stand in on occasions for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at Prime ...

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McDonnell: Corbyn 'will not give PM free hand on EU' BBC News  - ‎10 hours ago‎ Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not give the prime minister a "free hand" in renegotiating the UK's membership of the EU, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said.

'Dislike' button coming to Facebook BBC News  - ‎2 hours ago‎ Facebook is to add a "dislike" button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a Q+A session held at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, the 31-year-old said the button would be a way for people to express empathy.

'Super Voice' 4G service from Three offers better signal BBC News  - ‎8 hours ago‎ Mobile phone provider Three has launched a UK service it says will improve reception inside buildings and in rural black spots. Its 4G Super Voice enables customers to make calls and send texts using a lower frequency spectrum.

Italy's Beppe Grillo given jail term for slander BBC News  - ‎11 hours ago‎ Beppe Grillo, who leads Italy's second biggest party, the Five-Star Movement, has been given a one-year jail term for slandering a science professor.

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Six more Mexican citizens reported dead in Egypt desert attack Washington Post  - ‎29 minutes ago‎ MEXICO CITY - Mexico said Tuesday that embassy personnel in Egypt have identified six more bodies as those of Mexican citizens killed in an air attack by Egyptian security forces, which mistook desert trekkers for militants.

Moscow and Elton John at odds on Putin's gay rights call Irish Times  - ‎1 hour ago‎ It was a story that seemed almost too good to be true. Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, celebrated for his macho bravura, and pop star Elton John, known for his elaborate costumes, ballads and gay activism, coming together in a phone conversation ...

Charlie Hedbo Comes Under Fire for Publishing Controversial Refugee Cartoon TIME  - ‎54 minutes ago‎ A cartoon in Charlie Hedbo depicting a drowned child, reminiscent of drowned Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi, has reignited criticism of the French satirical magazine.

NUS, NTU in top 13 of World University Rankings AsiaOne  - ‎12 minutes ago‎ NUS took the 12th spot this year in the ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds, up from 22nd last year. Photo: The Straits Times. NUS, NTU in top 13 of World University Rankings.

Saudi Suspends Binladin Construction Group Over Deadly Mecca Crane Collapse NBCNews.com  - ‎1 hour ago‎ RIYADH - Saudi Arabia suspended construction giant Saudi Binladin Group from new contracts on Tuesday following Friday's collapse of a crane in Mecca's Grand Mosque which killed 107 people.

China 'building third airstrip in Spratlys' The Straits Times  - ‎1 hour ago‎ A satellite image of Fiery Cross Reef dated Sept 3. Think-tank CSIS says China is working on another airstrip, on Mischief Reef. PHOTO: REUTERS.

Computers in classroom have 'mixed' impact on learning: OECD report The Globe and Mail  - ‎1 hour ago‎ At a time when school boards across Canada are equipping classrooms with new laptops, tablets and desktop computers to bring learning into the digital age, a global study raises questions over whether all that technology necessarily means better ...

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The Latest: Oklahoma Inmate Asks Court to Stop Execution ABC News  - ‎33 minutes ago‎ Lawyers for an Oklahoma death-row inmate are asking a court to stop his upcoming execution. Richard Glossip is scheduled to be executed Wednesday afternoon at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

O'Malley: US can do more to help Syrian refugees seattlepi.com  - ‎4 hours ago‎ WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. needs to boost the number of Syrian refugees it is accepting beyond the "token increase" now planned, Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley says in a letter to President Barack Obama.

Suspect in shooting of girlfriend and Mississippi professor left behind ... Reuters  - ‎1 hour ago‎ A Mississippi college instructor suspected of gunning down his live-in girlfriend and a professor colleague before taking his own life, left behind a note of apology, police said on Tuesday.

Nun Who Vandalized Uranium Bunker Resentenced to Time Served ABC News  - ‎2 hours ago‎ An 85-year-old nun and two fellow Catholic peace activists have been resentenced to time served for vandalizing a storage bunker that held much of the nation's bomb-grade uranium.

Jesse Leroy Matthew indicted for murder in killing of Va. Tech student Washington Post  - ‎13 minutes ago‎ The man accused of killing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham has been indicted for first-degree murder in the slaying of a Virginia Tech student who went missing in 2009, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday.

SPD chief fires officer who arrested man with golf club The Seattle Times  - ‎35 minutes ago‎ William Wingate, right, in topcoat with cane, led a protest walk in February on Capitol Hill over his arrest while using a golf club as his walking support.

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