Divers search pond for sign of girl, 11

Divers search pond for sign of girl, 11

STEWARTSTOWN, N.H.

Divers searched a pond in northern New Hampshire on Sunday for clues to the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl, who’s been missing for several days.

State Fish and Game Department divers explored Back Pond for any sign of fifth-grader Celina Cass, Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young said. The small pond is less than a mile from Celina’s home in Stewartstown, a community of 800 residents.

Vermont and New Hampshire state police, the FBI and other agencies also were continuing their ground search in those states and in Canada, Young said.

Celina, who lives with her mother and stepfather, was last seen Monday night at her home computer.

Scores die as Syrian forces attack cities

beirut

Syrian security forces backed by tanks and snipers launched a ferocious assault Sunday on defiant cities and towns, killing at least 70 people and possibly many more as the regime raced to crush dissent ahead of Ramadan.

Corpses littered the streets after a surge in violence that drew widespread international condemnation.

Estimates of the death toll, which were impossible to verify, ranged from around 75 people to nearly 140 on a day when the attacks began before dawn and witnesses said they were too frightened to collect corpses from the streets.

Verdict for 2 hikers due within a week

tehran, iran

The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage said Sunday the court will announce its verdict within a week, dashing hopes for their immediate release after a final hearing in the case.

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 29, have been held in Iran’s Evin Prison since shortly after their arrest along the border with Iraq exactly two years ago Sunday.

The case has added to tensions between the United States and Iran that were already high over issues like Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.

11 killed in 2 attacks in troubled China

beijing

Police shot dead four people Sunday in China’s far northwest, bringing to 11 the death toll in weekend violence in one of the country’s most troubled ethnic regions.

The suspects died after more than 10 pedestrians and officers were injured in what the state-run Xinhua News Agency called “an eruption of violence” Sunday afternoon in Kashgar.

It followed a day of clashes in the same Silk Road city that killed seven people and injured 22.

Xinijang region has been on edge since nearly 200 people were killed in fighting between Uighurs and Han Chinese in 2009 in Urumqi, the regional capital.

Kings of Leon will redo ‘too hot’ show

new york

The Kings of Leon are promising a redo for their Dallas fans after canceling a show because their lead singer complained it was too hot to perform, leading other members to profusely apologize to the audience.

In a statement, the family rock band, known for hits including the Grammy Award-winning anthem “Use Somebody,” announced plans to return to Dallas on Sept. 21 to make up for Friday’s midshow cancellation, which drummer Nathan Followill called a “fiasco” on Twitter.

Associated Press