As The World Turns
Massive quake rattles western China
Hundreds are dead and thousands are injured after temblors as strong as magnitude 6.9 strike.
Also: 800 Evacuated as IcelandVolcano Erupts
Icelandic authorities evacuated about 800 people early Wednesday when a volcano erupted beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, an emergency spokesman said.
Cyclone Kills 31 People In Eastern India
Police say a cyclone demolished thousands of mud huts and uprooted trees in several villages in eastern India, killing at least 56 people.
Argentina criminals 'evade capture by dressing up as sheep'
Maximiliano Pereyra and Ariel Diaz, who were jailed for robbery offences, dressed up as the animals after escaping from a maximum security jail in Argentina more than a week ago. Pereyra, 25, and Diaz, 28, dressed in full sheepskin fleeces with realistic looking heads as they tried to evade capture.They had stolen the sheep hides from a local ranch, it was claimed. They used their disguises to fool officials for more than a week despite more than 300 members of the local constabulary searching for them.
The local police have been left embarrassed by the episode after locals reported seeing the pair running through local fields at night. "They were wearing gray clothes but had full sheepskins, including the sheeps' heads, over their heads and backs,” said a farm worker at La Almeda.
Police sources said it appeared that identifying the pair among thousands of other sheep was "almost impossible". "They can't pull the wool over our eyes forever,” one officer deadpanned.
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