SC 9th in nation in number of AIDS cases
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Health officials say poverty and a lack of access to health care are among the reasons South Carolina is near the top of the list of AIDS cases nationally.The Post and Courier of Charleston ( http://bit.ly/MHDO6n) reports the state ranks ninth in AIDS cases with an estimated 15,000 people thought to be living with the infection.
Troops try to quell mob violence in northeast India; 38 dead, hundreds of homes burned
KOKRAJHAR, India — Thousands of Indian troops marched through a northeast region Wednesday to quell ethnic violence that has killed at least 38 people, but roving bands of rioters continued sporadic attacks, ripping apart homes and setting them on fire.Nearly 200,000 people have fled homes in western Assam state, bundling meager belongings in cloths and crowding into government camps for protection from violence that erupted late last week. Hundreds of wood and thatch houses have been burned.
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WAR REACHES ALEPPO Syrians fled the streets in fear as insurgents and government forces fought in the ancient city.
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