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NEW YORK (AP) — Federal court papers give a chilling glimpse into what authorities say motivated the man accused of last weekend's bombings in New York and New Jersey. The documents say that two years ago, the FBI looked into Ahmad Khan Rahami but came up with nothing tying him to terrorism. Authorities say the Afghan-born U.S. citizen bought bomb ingredients on eBay and recorded a video of himself igniting a blast in a backyard.
BEIRUT (AP) — Witnesses are describing Monday's attack on a Syrian Arab Red Crescent warehouse and convoy, saying aerial bombardment continued as rescue workers rushed to pull the wounded from the flaming wreckage and rubble. The United States is blaming Russia for the attack, saying that it was Russia's job under the week-old cease-fire to prevent Syria's air force from striking areas where humanitarian aid was being delivered.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has again flown a pair of supersonic bombers over ally South Korea in a show of force following North Korea's latest nuclear test earlier this month. U.S. Forces Korea says one of the two B-1B bombers landed at Osan Air Base Wednesday, 75 miles from the border with North Korea. It's the second fly over in two weeks. Such flyovers are common when animosity rises on the Korean Peninsula.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Torrential rains on the Indonesian island of Java are triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 19 villagers. A spokesman for the National Disaster Management Mitigation Agency says several people are still missing in West Java. Rains frequently caused landslides and widespread flooding across much of Indonesia.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ordered prison officials to end a convicted murderer's 36-year stay in solitary confinement, saying any concerns he might try to escape are outweighed by arguments that he has endured cruel and unusual punishment. Sixty-four-year-old Arthur Johnson has been kept in a 7-by-10-foot cell at the prison in Frackville. He's had TV and radio, but his cell is lit at all times. Prison officials have been ordered to transfer Johnson to an appropriate facility.
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