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Photo from Cherwell District Council,England,shows a mouse in a loaf of bread bought by Stephen Forse.

UK court orders 16K as damages for mouse in bread

London: Photo from Cherwell District Council,England,shows a mouse in a loaf of bread bought by Stephen Forse. Forse purchased the bread online in January 2009. He was sickened when he found the dead mouse while making sandwiches. Following an investigation by council health officers,Premier Foods was ordered to pay Forse 16,821 as damages. AP

Former US President Carter hospitalised

WASHINGTON: Former US President Jimmy Carter was hospitalised in Cleveland on Tuesday after developing an upset stomach,according to the Carter Center. He is resting comfortably and is expected to resume his book tour this week, a statement from the Atlanta-based Center said. Carter,85,was flying to Cleveland for a book-signing session. Just last month,Carter went to North Korea to secure the release of an American who had been convicted of illegally entering the country.

Hundreds feared dead in Mexico landslide

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OAXACA: A hillside collapsed on a rural Mexican community on Tuesday and the regions governor said hundreds of people are feared dead. Oaxaca state Gov Ulises Ruiz said an early morning landslide in the town Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec buried 100 to 300 houses and said that 500 to 1,000 people could be buried.

US campus shooting: Gunman kills 1,self

Austin: A gunman on Tuesday opened fire inside a library at the University of Texas,killing one person,before shooting himself. The gunman was confirmed dead on the sixth floor of the Perry-Castañeda Library from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The University,which has a large number of Indian students,was locked down after the incident and all classes for the day were cancelled.

Castro gives longest speech in four years

HAVANA: Fidel Castro gave his longest speech since illness forced him from power four years ago 60 minutes. The 84-year-old leader offered no opinions on contemporary Cuban life,nor did Castro say anything about his health or future plans. Instead,he spent much of the first part of his address quoting his own old speeches and joking about his age. He railed against the all-powerful imperialist monster of the north: The United States.