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Man Kills At Least 11 in Brazil School, IDed & Leaves Note (hispanicallyspeakingnews)
The body of Welligton Menezes de Oliveira, the gunman in today's attack on Rio De Janeiro's Tasso da Silveira school, was taken out of the building at about 12:20 local time, as confirmed by Fire Department officials at the site.

Sir Paul Promises to Rock Peru (hispanicallyspeakingnews)
In a short video message shown at a press conference on Tuesday, Sir Paul McCartney confirmed he will be playing a show on May 9th at the Estadio Monumental in the Peruvian capital of Lima.

Another strong quake strikes off tsunami-hit Japan (Fort Mill Times)
Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.

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Gunman opens fire in Brazilian school, 13 dead (The Topeka Capital-Journal)
A gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least 13 people were killed, including the shooter.

Earthquake Shakes Wide Area of Mexico (KTVI - Fox2Now)
Buildings swayed for several seconds in Mexico City and the temblor was felt strongly in Chiapas, a state bordering Guatemala.

Former Student Kills at Least 10 in Brazilian Elementary School Shooting (huliq)
A former student opened fire on Thursday in a public elementary school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing at least 10 people before taking his own life, authorities have stated.

Man Kills At Least 7 in Brazil School (hispanicallyspeakingnews)
Reports are just coming in that a man allegedly entered a school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday morning, and opened fire.

Giant Screens In London To Show Royal Wedding (WAPT)
No invitation to the royal wedding? Get ready to celebrate at a free street party instead.

UK bailout bill 'may reach 3bn' (Romsey Advertiser)
Britain may be forced to pledge more than 3 billion towards the emergency EU bailout Portugal has requested from the European Commission.

02:03 Pensioner crosses ocean on raft (Wicklow People)
A British pensioner has written himself into the history books after successfully crossing the Atlantic on a raft made of pipes.

Education Secretary Michael Gove has signalled a new crackdown on discipline in the classroom (Brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk)
Teachers are to strike at a troubled secondary school in protest at violence and threats from unruly pupils, unions have said.

Home disguised as hay barn unlawful (Brighouse Today)
A property developer who carried out a "deliberate, elaborate and sustained plan" to outwit planners has finally lost a legal battle over the A 500,000 home he built disguised as a hay barn.

Gates in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials - AP (Guardian Unlimited)
On his first visit to Iraq this year, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Wednesday for two days of talks with senior government officials on the looming final withdrawal of American troops from a country still suffering from frequent insurgent violence eight years after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime.

Family given dead soldier's medal (Lakeland Today)
The family of a dog handler killed in Afghanistan have been presented with his campaign medal alongside his squadron colleagues.