• School Shooting in Finland:
  Nine people have been killed and the gunman wounded after he opened fire at a vocational school [1] in western Finland this morning. Chaos ensued after the hooded gunman entered the school and began firing with what appeared to be an automatic weapon. The superintendent of police says, ''The incident is over now." The gunman had posted video of himself on YouTube prior to the attack.



• Iran President Blames Economy on War:
  In New York for the opening of the UN, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that the economic crisis could be blamed on global US military intervention [2] and President Bush's "logic of force." He said, "The world economy can no longer tolerate the budgetary deficit and the financial pressures occurring from markets here in the United States." Bush says [3] he's confident Congress will quickly pass a bailout bill.
• Germany Bids for Hostages:
  Germany continues efforts to free 11 foreign tourists kidnapped in Egypt [4] on Friday. The kidnappers are holding five Germans, five Italians, and one Romanian tourist for a ransom of $15 million. Germany has formed a "crisis team" to deal with the situation as the kidnappers have threatened to kill the captives if any aircraft attempt to reach them.

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