Man burned trying to kill bedbugs in car

EASTPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a Long Island man set his rental car ablaze while trying to kill bedbugs inside the vehicle.

Scott Kemery suffered first- and second-degree burns in the incident Tuesday outside an Eastport supermarket.

Police say the Bridgehampton resident poured alcohol over the insects, then sat in the car and lit a cigarette, setting off the blaze.

He fled the vehicle on his own.

Detective Sgt. Edward Fitzgerald told Newsday that someone told Kemery that if he saturated the bedbugs with alcohol it would kill them.

Trial for killing of 6-year-old boy to start

PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers are scheduled to make opening statements today at the trial of an Arizona man accused of killing his half brother and 6-yearold nephew.

Christopher Rey Licon is charged with fatally shooting his half brother Angel Jaquez at their south Phoenix townhome in December 2010.

He also is charged with killing his nephew, Xavier Jaquez.

Authorities say the child was likely killed because he either saw or heard his uncle fatally shoot his father in a drug dispute.

The child’s body was found in a west Phoenix alley.

Court backs Vassar’s ouster of student

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge says Vassar College did not act unfairly by expelling a student after deciding he violated school rules by having sex with a fellow student who was too intoxicated to consent.

U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams rejected a gender discrimination claim made by Xiaolu “Peter” Yu, who argued that the school overlooked evidence both students were intoxicated when they engaged in consensual sex after a rowing-team party in 2012. He and his lawyers cited Facebook messages the pair traded the next day in which she wrote she was sorry she led him on and that she had a wonderful time.

5,000 Burundians flee to Rwanda

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says more than 5,800 Burundians have crossed into Rwanda since the end of last month amid fears of violence ahead of elections later this year.

UNHCR said in a statement today that hundreds are crossing the border daily, most of them children. About 800 of the refugees arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday alone.

That statement said the refugees cite disappearances of relatives and pressure to pledge allegiance to the ruling party among reasons for fleeing their country.

Human Rights Watch has been warning of growing tension in Burundi, where peace activists and the opposition want President Pierre Nkurunziza to step down.

Strong quake rattles southwest Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus Geological Survey Department says a strong earthquake has shaken the east Mediterranean island. There were no immediate reports of any serious damage or injuries.

The 5.6 magnitude tremor shortly before noon today was centered on Cyprus’ southwestern coastline and was felt across the country including in the capital, Nicosia. The epicenter was 5 miles northwest of the coastal town of Paphos at a depth of 15 miles.

The department said the earthquake was followed by about 10 aftershocks.

Paphos District Officer Yiannakis Mallourides said authorities reported no major damage to structures or injuries, and were monitoring the situation.

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