A prominent Uyghur scholar charged with “separatism” went on trial Wednesday amid tight security, his lawyer said. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/17/world/asia/china-uyghur-scholar-trial/index.html?hpt=ias_c2
WASHINGTON (AP) — There were about 30, all Mexican nationals desperate to avoid deportations that would separate them from their families. Living in Illinois, they appealed for help from their new U.S. senator, Barack Obama. http://news.yahoo.com/obama-immigration-high-hopes-mixed-record-074155758.html
Thomas Duncan’s family “screamed” as he vomited uncontrollably outside his apartment block while waiting for an ambulance to take him to hospital http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/americas/article4224370.ece