THIS IS AP NEWSMINUTE

TWO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS WERE SHOT NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE WEDNESDAY AND A SUSPECT WAS IN CUSTODY.

EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE SEEN RESPONDING TO THE AREA AND AT LEAST ONE HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE NATIONAL MALL.

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MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE DIED IN A FIRE THAT SPREAD ACROSS SEVEN HIGH-RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN A HONG KONG HOUSING COMPLEX.

ABOUT 700 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED TO TEMPORARY SHELTERS.

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GUNFIRE WAS HEARD NEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN GUINEA-BISSAU’S CAPITAL THREE DAYS AFTER THE NATIONAL ELECTION.

THE MILITARY HIGH COMMAND SAID IT HAD SEIZED POWER IN THE WEST AFRICAN NATION.

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AND THE OLYMPIC FLAME BEGAN ITS JOURNEY TO THE MILAN CORTINA WINTER GAMES ON WEDNESDAY.

POOR WEATHER LASHING WESTERN GREECE FORCED ORGANIZERS TO MOVE THE TORCH-LIGHTING CEREMONY INDOORS, FROM OLYMPIA’S ANCIENT STADIUM AND TEMPLES TO A NEARBY MUSEUM.