Hundreds of students at Egypt's al-Azhar university broke into the offices of the country's top Muslim cleric of the al-Azhar mosque.

BBC: Egypt students storm office of top al-Azhar cleric

The daughter of university professors, Ms Berenson broke off her studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston to travel to Central and South America.

BBC: Peru frees US 'rebel' Lori Berenson after 15 years

The fire broke out as students from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) were holding a freshers' ball, the Diario de Santa Maria, a local newspaper, reported.

BBC: Brazil nightclub fire: Four arrested in Santa Maria

Newly arrived from his native India, Aayush Phumbhra was nearly broke as he began his graduate studies at Iowa State University a decade ago.

MSN: Fast-Growing Chegg Aims for High Marks with Students

Ebb and Flow broke into smithereens upon impact and pinpointing the small craters they carved was difficult, said Arizona State University researcher Mark Robinson, who operates the orbiter's camera.

NPR: NASA Moon Craft Spots Ebb And Flow Crash Sites