4 students die in bid to escape fire

A horrible tragedy, considering it could have been averted. "FOUR young female college students died yesterday after falling or jumping from their flame-engulfed room on the sixth floor of the Shanghai Business...

13 schoolgirls killed in Turkish dormitory collapse

In this tragic incident girl student died in their sleep. The girls were reportedly attending Koran lesson.  More news are expected. " At least 13 schoolgirls were killed in their sleep and 22 injured when a dormitory collapsed early Friday in central Turkey, local...

Oprah School Trial Begins Behind Closed Doors

The trial of a school matron accused of abusing students at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls has begun in Johannesburg. Thankfully, the details of the proceedings are being kept from frenized media...

Oprah School 'Abuse' Trial Postponed

The trial of a former worker at Oprah Winfrey's South African school for girls, who has been accused of indecent assault, has been postponed."JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A court on Monday postponed the trial of a...

Fire at Ugandan school found to be deliberate

The fire that killed at least 19 children and two adults at a school dormitory in Uganda, is now thought to have been started deliberately.""Preliminary investigations indicate that it was homicide," Kale Kaihura, the police inspector general, told reporters at the school...

Singapore professor caught stealing panties from dorm

Uhoh, seems like this education was a little too personal. "A Singaporean professor who nicked bras and panties has pleaded guilty to stealing women's underwear from a university dormitory, a local...

Man held after Colorado shootings (AP)

Details for this are still really fuzzy, so we're looking for additional coverage."A US man has been detained after a shooting in the car park of the New Life Church, Colorado Springs, in which at least four people were shot. In an earlier incident, also in Colorado, two...

S.Africa makes arrest in Oprah school abuse case

"JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police said on Friday they had arrested a former dormitory employee at Oprah Winfrey’s leadership academy for girls on charges of abuse, including indecent acts. “A former...

Report faults response in Virginia Tech shootings

"Report faults response in Virginia Tech shootings Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:30PM EDT Email | Print | Digg | Reprints | Single Page | Recommend (0) [-] Text [+] Featured Broker sponsored link Money Center Power. Price....

Virginia Tech to reopen hall where Cho shot students

Norris Hall, the building where Seung-Hui Cho shot thirty Virginia Tech students and himself on April 16, is set to be reopened later this month. The decision to reopen was handed down by Virginia Tech President...

Virginia Tech President Defends Police Response

Virginia Tech's president is staying on-message, defending the questionable actions of the police after the first shooting. "The president of Virginia Tech on Tuesday defended authorities' initial response to shootings at two university buildings that left 33 people dead,...

African American (Black) Opinion - Hundreds of Dillard Students must Give Bac...

"AAPPundit says: Instead of going after Hallaburton and other no bid contractors for ripping off the American taxpayer of millions of dollars, FEMA decided to go after Hundreds of Dillard University dormitory residents who received assistance payments from the federal...

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