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List of fatal mine disasters around the world in recent years
• A list of some recent fatal mine disasters around the world:
• -- 2014: An explosion and a fire Tuesday kill at least 205 workers at a coal mine in western Turkey and more than 200 miners remained trapped underground.
• -- 2013: 83 workers are buried by a massive landslide at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet, east of Lhasa, according to Chinese state media.
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Judge in Oscar Pistorius murder trial says athlete should undergo psychiatric evaluation
• PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- The judge overseeing the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Wednesday ordered the double-amputee athlete to undergo psychiatric tests, meaning that the trial proceedings will be delayed.
• The decision by Judge Thokozile Masipa followed a request for a psychiatric evaluation by the chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel. The prosecutor had said he had no option but to ask for it after an expert witness for the defense testified that Pistorius had an anxiety disorder that may have influenced his judgment when he fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
• Masipa said the court was "ill-equipped" to assess the diagnosis by Dr. Merryll Vorster, and should therefore send Pistorius for a period of evaluation. She said it was important to assess the Olympic runner's state of mind because of questions raised by the prosecution that Pistorius might argue he was not criminally responsible because of his anxiety disorder.
• "The accused may not have raised the issue that he was not criminally responsible at the time of the incident in so many words, but evidence led on his behalf clearly raised the issue and cannot be ignored," the judge said.
• Masipa noted that having Pistorius evaluated as an outpatient would be preferable as the referral for psychiatric analysis was not meant to punish him, and acknowledged that trial proceedings would be delayed for an unspecified amount of time.
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Analysis: Tea party claims modest win in Nebraska GOP Senate race, but tougher tests await
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- The victory notched by tea party Republicans in the Nebraska Senate race was modest, but they'll take it in a season that has yielded few (Continued on page 24)
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