World News at a Glance

Powerful Indonesia Earthquake Kills at Least 82

The Indonesian resort island of Lombok, already under a state of emergency for a July 29 earthquake that killed 17 people, was struck once again Sunday by a powerful earthquake. At least 82 people were killed in the quake, which was also felt on Bali, just to the west, the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Television footage showed panicked residents and tourists fleeing to safety on both islands. Most of the people killed in the magnitude 7.0 quake were from the northern and western regions of Lombok. Minutes later, a magnitude 5.6 aftershock jolted the region again.

As Brazil’s ‘Lula’ Sits in Jail, Party Launches His Presidential Bid

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the two-time president of Brazil who left office in 2011 with a record-high approval rating, now sits in a jail cell serving a 12-year sentence for corruption. The Supreme Electoral Court is widely expected to bar him from running for a third term in the October election. But the charismatic leader could still be the deciding factor in this year’s race. The Workers’ Party insists Lula is the only name they will put on the ballot. Their aim is to generate enough popular support to force the courts to set him free.

Vintage Plane Crashes in Switzerland, Killing All 20 on Board

A propeller plane built at the onset of World War II crashed in the Swiss Alps this weekend while on a sightseeing tour, killing all 20 people on board, Swiss police said Sunday. The German-built Junkers Ju-52 was carrying 17 passengers, all Swiss except for an Austrian couple and their son, Swiss authorities said. Three crew members were also killed in the crash Saturday. The plane crashed into the mountainside near the ski resort of Flims. Authorities said an investigation was underway, but they ruled out an explosion on board or an in-flight collision as the cause of the crash.

Suicide Bomber Kills 3 NATO Troops in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber struck a joint patrol of NATO and Afghan forces near a large military base just outside the Afghan capital Sunday, killing at least three NATO service members and injuring three others, officials said. Lt. Col. Martin O’Donnell, a spokesman for the coalition, said the attack happened in the Charikar district of Parwan province, to the north of Kabul. All three service members killed were from the Czech Republic, according to Lt. Gen. Ales Opata, the Czech army’s chief of general staff. NATO said one of the wounded was American and two were Afghan.

Bangladeshi Students March for Safe Roads

Thousands of students paralyzed parts of Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday to protest the country’s abysmal road safety conditions. Teenagers dressed in school uniforms erected checkpoints across the city, forcing the police and government ministers to observe traffic laws. The protests in Dhaka, the capital, have entered their second week with no signs of abating, with demonstrators demanding justice after two students were killed and 12 others wounded when a bus plowed into a bus stop on July 29. The driver had lost control of his vehicle while racing another bus to pick up passengers, a common occurrence in Bangladesh.

Racist Graffiti Appears on Weisel Home

The graffiti in a northwestern town in Romania was scrawled late Friday evening on the outside wall of the childhood home of a man who had been imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp and spent the rest of his life preaching against hate: Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. The building in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania, is now a protected historical monument and museum. The graffiti read in part, “Nazi Jew lying in hell with Hitler” and “Public toilet, anti-Semite pedophile.” When the vandalism was discovered, it drew condemnation from Israel. In a communiqué Saturday, the county council said there were suspects.

Seagal Appointed by Russia as Special Envoy to the U.S.

Action-movie star Steven Seagal has played a former CIA agent, a hit man and a killer of criminals. On Saturday, Russian officials tapped him for another role: special representative to improve relations between the United States and Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the appointment on Facebook, saying his mission will include promoting “relations between Russia and the United States in the humanitarian field, including cooperation in culture, arts, public and youth exchanges.” The position is unpaid, said Russian officials, who compared the role to that of a U.N. goodwill ambassador.