NEWS OF THE DAY
From Around the World
_1 Deadly landslide: Rescuers searched Saturday for more than three dozen people who were missing after a landslide caused by rain struck a village on Indonesia’s main island of Java. One body was found. The landslide hit 23 houses and farmers harvesting ginger on a hillside in Banaran village in East Java province’s Ponorogo district, disaster officials said. The local army chief, Lt. Col. Slamet Sarijanto, said that according to villagers, at least 38 people were buried by the landslide. The slide — half a mile long and more than 60 feet high — overturned vehicles and buried buildings.
_2 Iraq fighting: Iraqi fighter jets carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group near Mosul, killing more than 100 militants, the government said Saturday. The strikes hit three Islamic State targets in Baaj, a northwestern town near the Syrian border, and killed between 150-200 militants, the statement said. The statement did not say when the strikes happened. Air strikes by the Iraqi Air Force and the U.S.-led international coalition have been vital to the months-long operation to retake Mosul from the militants. _3 Missing ship: South Korea’s government said Saturday that a cargo ship being used by a South Korean shipping company has gone missing in seas near Uruguay with 24 crew members aboard. The ship went out of contact late Friday, shortly after one of the crew members sent a text message to the shipping company saying the vessel was taking on water, according to an official from Seoul’s Foreign Ministry. Uruguayan maritime police and a commercial vessel that had been in the area were searching for the Stella Daisy, which had departed from a port in Brazil on March 26.
_4 Dylan’s Nobel: Bob Dylan finally has his hands on his Nobel literature diploma and medal. A member of the Swedish Academy said the 75year-old American singer/songwriter, who gave a concert in Stockholm on Saturday night, received his award during a small afternoon gathering at a nearby hotel with just academy members and a member of Dylan’s staff. Klas Ostergren of the Swedish Academy told the Associated Press that “it went very well indeed” and that Dylan was “a very nice, kind man.” Other members of the academy told Swedish media that Dylan seemed pleased by the award. Dylan himself did not mention anything about receiving the Nobel at his concert later that night. Traditionally, the Nobel awards are presented Dec. 10, marking the anniversary of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel’s death in 1896. Dylan, though, said he was unable to attend that event, citing other commitments.
_5 Britain clashes: Demonstrators from farright groups clashed with antifascist protesters in central London on Saturday, as British police imposed restrictions to try to keep the opposing groups apart. Authorities arrested 14 people for various offenses. Protesters gathered at Trafalgar Square and spilled on to nearby roads. Metropolitan Police imposed conditions on the march by Britain First and the English Defence League. Organizers described the event as a response to the deadly March 22 attack near Parliament. The Unite Against Fascism group held a counter demonstration. The protests came just 10 days after attacker Khalid Masood went on a rampage near Parliament that left four dead, mowing down three pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and stabbing a police officer to death in a Parliament courtyard. Masood was shot dead by police.