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Daily Archives: Feb 27, 2015

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Islamic State (ISIS) militants have destroyed historic artefacts at a Mosul museum in Iraq. The head of the UN agency for culture, UNESCO, has said...

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Mexico's most wanted drug lord, Servando "La Tuta" Gomez, has been captured, Mexican police announced. Servando Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, was...

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An astonishing coincidence has led to the discovery of Zephany Nurse, who was stolen from her mother’s arms in Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital...

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Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his family has announced. Leonard Nimoy played Mr. Spock in...

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A gunman has killed 8 people and injured one person in a series of shootings in south-central Missouri. Police made the discoveries on February 26...

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The new Bond movie, Spectre, will focus on James Bond's childhood as an orphan, director Sam Mendes has revealed. "Spectre is a movie entirely driven...

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Harrison Ford is returning to his iconic role of police officer Rick Deckard in the forthcoming Blade Runner sequel, it has been confirmed. Denis Villeneuve,...

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Zelda Williams, the daughter of late actor Robin Williams, has spoken out for the first time since her father's death in August 2014. Robin Williams...

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PM David Cameron has defended the British security services amid criticisms they failed to stop Mohammed Emwazi, known as “Jihadi John”, from joining ISIS...

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Founder of Mukto-Mona blog Avijit Roy, whose writing on religion had brought threats from Islamist hardliners, has been killed in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Avijit Roy,...

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German lawmakers have voted to extend Greece bailout by another four months. The bailout extension - approved by international creditors last week in exchange for...

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Virginia lawmakers have agreed to pay compensation to people who were forcibly sterilized by the authorities decades ago. Victims will be paid $25,000 following a...

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Madonna suffered whiplash as a result of her on stage fall at this year's Brit Awards. Madonna, 56, was pulled backwards off stage by a...

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Law Wan-tung, the Hong Kong woman convicted of abusing her Indonesian maid, has been jailed for six years. Law Wan-tung was found guilty earlier this...

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The $150,000-dress worn by actress Lupita Nyong'o at the Oscars has been stolen in Hollywood. The gown a custom-made Calvin Klein Collection by Francisco Costa...

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David Haines’ widow says she wants ISIS militant Jihadi John to be caught alive. Dragana Haines says the "last thing" she wants for the man...