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Costa Rica: Quake kills child

SAN JOSE — A strong earthquake shook Costa Rica on Thursday, killing a child and sending frightened residents running into the streets of the capital as windows shattered and walls cracked.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.1-magnitude temblor was centered 22 miles northwest of the capital of San Jose in the early afternoon.

The Red Cross said in a statement that a young girl was killed by a landslide unleashed by the quake near the city of Alajuela, north of the capital.

Argentina: 2 climbers die

BUENOS AIRES — An Italian climber and an Argentine guide both died when a storm trapped five mountaineers just below the summit of the highest mountain in the Americas, an Italian diplomat said Thursday. The three others survived.

Rescuers reached the alpinists and their guide on Aconcagua peak at 22,000 feet, according to Italian consular official Giorgio Giacomello.

The deaths were confirmed by the Italian consul in the city of Mendoza, Pietro Tombaccini, who spoke to The Associated Press by telephone.

Brazil: 340 sickened on ship

RIO DE JANEIRO — Hundreds of passengers on a Swiss-owned cruise ship were stricken with severe vomiting and diarrhea caused by a mysterious ailment, Brazilian health officials said Thursday.

At least 340 victims have been sickened on the MSC Sinfonia, now docked in Salvador, Bahia, according to a spokeswoman for the National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance.

New Zealand: Glacier kills 2

WELLINGTON — A falling chunk of glacier crushed two brothers to death at a popular tourist spot, and one remained buried under ice blocks the size of large vehicles, police said Friday.

The two Australians apparently ignored rope barriers set up to prevent hikers from wandering into dangerous areas.

They were struck when a section of ice sloughed off the main face of South Island's Fox Glacier on Thursday afternoon, said Constable Tony LeSueur.

Pakistan: Blaze claims 38

KARACHI — Some 38 people are dead after a fire swept through a group of makeshift dwellings in southern Pakistan.