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Boston Police Kill Man Under Terrorism Surveillance
A man who was under anti-terror police surveillance has been shot dead in a car park in Boston. Police say he attacked officers with a...
China: Eastern Star Cruise Ship Sinks on Yangtze River with 458 on Board
At least 5 people have died and hundreds are missing in China after a cruise ship carrying 458 people capsized on the Yangtze River. According...
Solar Impulse 2 Makes Forced Landing in Japan Due to Bad Weather
Solar Impulse 2 has made a forced landing in Nagoya, Japan, aborting a Pacific crossing due to deteriorating weather ahead of it. Solar Impulse is...
FIFA Corruption Scandal: Six Officials Arrested in Zurich
Six FIFA officials have been arrested in Zurich over corruption charges at the soccer governing body and face extradition to the US, Swiss authorities...
Barack Obama Loses Bid to Implement Immigration Executive Action
The temporary hold on President Barack Obama's plans to shield almost five million illegal immigrants from deportation has been backed by an federal court. The...
Ehud Olmert: Former Israeli Prime Minister Sentenced to 8 Months in Jail
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been sentenced to eight months in jail for fraud and breach of trust, a Jerusalem court rules. Ehud Olmert...
Texas and Oklahoma Flooding: Thousands of People Evacuated, Three Dead
Flooding from record-setting rains swept away hundreds of homes and left at least three people dead in Texas and Oklahoma. Two people died in weather-related...
John Nash Dead: A Beautiful Mind Mathematician and His Wife Killed in Car Crash
John Nash, the renowned mathematician who inspired the Oscar-winning movie A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash with his wife Alicia, police...
Nepal Landslide Blocks Kali Gandaki River
A number of landslides have hit Nepal since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25 which killed more than 8,000 people and injured many more. The...
Michael Brelo: Cleveland Cop Not Guilty on All Charges
Cleveland Officer Michael Brelo, who climbed on to a car bonnet and fired repeatedly through the windscreen at unarmed black occupants, has been cleared...
Mexico: At Least 43 Dead in Michoacan Cartel Shootout
More than 40 people have been killed in a shootout between Mexican security forces and an armed gang in the western state of Michoacan. The...
Senate Blocks USA FREEDOM Act and PATRIOT Act Extension
The Senate has blocked the USA FREEDOM Act - a bill that would have ended the bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the...
Hillary Clinton Email Scandal: State Department Releases First Set of Private Emails
Hundreds of emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server - many relating to the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya – have...
Asian Boat Crisis: Myanmar Rescues First Migrant Boats
Two migrant boats holding more than 200 people have been rescued in Myanmar’s waters near the border with Bangladesh. It was the first such rescue...
California Oil Spill: Gov. Jerry Brown Declares State of Emergency
Governor Jerry Brown has declared state of emergency in southern California after a pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil near...
ISIS Takes Control of Palmyra
According to new reports, ISIS has taken near complete control of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Palmyra is home to some of the world's...
Syria: ISIS Captures a Third of Tadmur, next to Ancient City of Palmyra
A third of Syrian town Tadmur, next to Palmyra, one of the Middle East's greatest archaeological sites, has been captured by ISIS. The Islamic State...
North Korea Creates Miniaturized Nuclear Warheads
North Korea claims it made progress on nuclear miniaturization by creating warheads small enough to fit on a missile. A North Korean defense official said...
Israel Suspends Bus Segregation Trial
Israel has decided to suspend a new segregated travel rule which separates Palestinian and Jewish passengers on buses travelling to the West Bank. The defense...
Dean Potter Dies After Attempting Wingsuit Flight from Taft Point
Daredevil Dean Potter has died while attempting a wingsuit flight from the 7,500 ft Taft Point promontory in California’s Yosemite National Park on May...
Waco Shooting: Nine Killed in Biker Gangs Shootout at Twin Peaks Sports Bar and Grill
Nine people have been killed in a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco, Texas police officials say. The incident happened at the Twin Peaks...
Iraq: ISIS Captures Ramadi after Days of Intense Fighting
The Islamic State (ISIS) has seized the Iraqi city of Ramadi after government forces abandoned their positions, officials say. The police and military made a...
Mohamed Morsi Sentenced to Death over Egypt Mass Prison Break
Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 other people have been sentenced to death over a mass prison break in 2011. Mohamed Morsi...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death for Boston Marathon Bombings
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death by lethal injection. Three people were killed and 260 were injured when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and...
Khalid al-Fawwaz Jailed for Life over 1998 US Embassies Bombings
Osama bin Laden’s former aide Khalid Abdulrahman al-Fawwaz has been sentenced to life in jail for aiding in the bombing of US embassies in...
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