Earthquake with 7.5 magnitude hits Ecuador
Quito: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit Ecuador Friday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The quake struck before dawn in Ecuador’s eastern Amazon region 17 kilometers (10 miles) from the town of Montalvo near the border with Peru, the US Geological Survey said.
Swede gets 4.5 years for royal jewels heist
Copenhagen: A 22-year-old Swede was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison after he was convicted of stealing 17th-century Swedish royal treasures estimated to be worth 65 million kronor (USD 7 million) from a cathedral last year. The Eskiltuna District Court said Johan Nicklas Backstrom stole two crowns and an orb used at the funerals of King Karl IX and Queen Kristina. The jewels, dating from 1611, had been on display in Strangnas Cathedral, west of Stockholm.