Pictures of the Week: May 14/08 ~ audio slideshow - reuters.com
Soldiers carry a wounded elderly man out from a collapsed building at the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008 /PHOTO: REUTERS/Guangquan
‘Rocket man’ soars over Swiss Alps ~ video link included
After free falling, then gliding, Rossy triggered four jet turbines and accelerated to 186 miles per hour, about 65 miles per hour faster than the typical falling skydiver /PHOTO: ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS/AP
Death Toll Rises After Cyclone in Myanmar ~
Residents walked through flooded streets in Yangon on Saturday /PHOTO: Khin Maung Win/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
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Cyclone Ravages Burmese Delta - washingtonpost.com
96 arrested in drug bust at San Diego State ~ Of the 96 people arrested, 75 were students.
San Diego State University President Stephen Weber (left) speaks at the news conference. Those arrested included a student who was about to receive a criminal justice degree and another who was to receive a master’s degree in homeland security /PHOTO: DENIS POROY / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Careless Detention: Amina Mudey’s Story (video) ~
After arriving at a New York airport from overseas, Amina Mudey was detained at detention center in Elizabeth, N.J., for about five months while her request for political asylum was considered. While in detention, Mudey and two outside doctors say she was misdiagnosed and given an anti-psychotic drug that caused her to suffer serious side effects.
