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Ethiopia mourns 52 people killed in festival stampede INTERNATIONAL

Ethiopia mourns 52 people killed in festival stampede

Ethiopia began three days of national mourning on Monday for 52 people who were killed in a stampede at a religious festival after police clashed with anti-government protesters, according to state-controlled media.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ethiopian police fire tear gas, several die in stampede INTERNATIONAL

Ethiopian police fire tear gas, several die in stampede

Several people were killed in a stampede near the Ethiopian capital on Sunday after police fired tear gas at protesters during a religious festival, according to an AFP photographer at the scene.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian court bans children from human pyramid festival INTERNATIONAL

Indian court bans children from human pyramid festival

India's top court on Wednesday banned children from taking part in a popular but potentially dangerous religious festival in the country's west that sees young boys scale human pyramids.

4:45 AM November 25 2016