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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Sept. 2) - Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a suburban Atlanta Walmart slapped the child several times after warning the toddler's mother to keep her quiet. A police report says after the stranger hit the girl at least four times, he said: "See, I told you I would shut her up." Roger Stephens of Stone Mountain is charged with felony cruelty to children. It was unclear if he had an attorney and a telephone call to his home Wednesday was unanswered. Authorities say the girl and her mother were shopping Monday when the toddler began crying. The police report says Stephens approached the mother and said, "If you don't shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you." Authorities say Stephens then grabbed the 2-year-old and slapped her. The child began screaming and Stephens was arrested. Police say an examination showed the girl's face was slightly red. A call to the girl's mother, identified in the police report as Sonya Mathews of Grayson, was answered by a woman who identified herself as Sabrina Mathis, the victim's aunt. Mathis said Wednesday that the girl is doing fine. "As of today, she has really forgotten about it," Mathis said. "She's been playing." Mathis said the girl's mother was shaken up over the incident. "She's as well as to be expected," Mathis said. "Right now she's just trying to calm down."

BERLIN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Landing gear problem forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing at Germany's Stuttgart airport on Monday, leaving no death or severe injuries. Stuttgart Airport said five passengers suffered shock and a stewardess was taken to a hospital for observation. Among those on board the Fokker 100 was Franz Muentefering, chairman of Germany's Social More..Democratic Party (SPD), who flew to the southwestern city to address a rally for upcoming Sept. 27 general election. "It was a very, very serious situation. We had to circle for a long time, before making our approach and then carrying out an emergency landing," Franz Muentefering said in a press release issued by the SPD. Local media reported that all 73 passengers and five crew members on board had to leave the Fokker 100 via emergency chutes. A female flight attendant suffered minor injuries and several passengers had to be treated for shock. The aircraft was on its way from Berlin to Stuttgart. Despite several attempts, the crew had been unable to get the landing gear to deploy fully. After circling around the sky for a long time, the jet made an emergency landing on a protective layer of foam, with the landing gear only partly extended. The runway of the airport was closed following the landing. The plane is owned by the small airline Contact Air regional, an partner of Germany's biggest airline, Lufthansa.