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Senator Creigh Deeds hospitalized after being assaulted at his Virginia home
Senator and former gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds has been hospitalized after being assaulted at his home in Virginia, where another person was found dead. Virginia...
Joseph Paul Franklin to be executed after clemency denied
White supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin, who is responsible for as many as 20 murders, is set to die in Missouri just past...
George Zimmerman 911 calls released following his arrest
George Zimmerman was arrested and charged in connection with threatening girlfriend Samantha Scheibe with a gun Monday after Florida authorities responded to a disturbance...
Two explosions hit Iran’s embassy in Beirut
Two explosions have hit the Iranian embassy in Beirut in quick succession, killing at least 22 people. The Iranian cultural attaché in Lebanon, Ebrahim Ansari,...
Dallas Zoo: Lion kills lioness Johari in front of visitors
Visitors at the Dallas Zoo on Sunday were shocked as a male lion attacked and killed a lioness in front of them. The male seized...
George Zimmerman arrested again after pointing shotgun at his girlfriend
George Zimmerman, who acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, has been arrested on charges he pointed a...
Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst charges dropped in Germany
Prosecutors in Germany have agreed to drop proceedings against the “bishop of bling”, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, in return for a payment of 20,000 euros...
Cyclone Cleopatra hits Sardinia killing at least 14 people
Cyclone Cleopatra, accompanied by heavy rains, has hit the Italian island of Sardinia, killing at least 14 people. A number of people are believed to...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stripped of most of his authority
The Toronto city council has decided to strip Mayor Rob Ford of most of his authority, as the embattled city leader resists growing pressure...
Vance McAllister thanks Duck Dynasty stars for endorsement
Newly elected Louisiana Congressman Vance McAllister said the endorsement by the Duck Dynasty fame might have given him a leg up in winning Saturday's...
Paris manhunt after Liberation and Societe Generale gun attacks
Paris authorities have launched a manhunt after a gunman attacked offices of the newspaper Liberation and fired outside the HQ of the bank Societe...
Dow Jones and Standard and Poor’s rise to new record high
Dow Jones index rose above 16,000 points for the first time and the broader Standard and Poor's passed through the 1,800. Traders are optimistic about...
Russia extends Greenpeace activist Colin Russell’s detention for three months
Tasmanian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, who is among other 30 arrested during a protest against Arctic drilling, will remain in jail for three more...
Gunman opens fire at Liberation newspaper office in Paris
One man has been seriously injured after a gunman has opened fire inside a Paris office building housing the left-wing newspaper, Liberation. The victim was...
Vance McAllister wins Louisiana Congress seat after Duck Dynasty endorsement
Political newcomer Republican Vance McAllister, who was endorsed by Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson, won a Louisiana special election for Congress on Saturday. Vance McAllister defeated...
Abdul Qadir al-Saleh: Top Syrian rebel commander dies in Aleppo
Top Syrian rebel commander Abdul Qadir al-Saleh has died of wounds he sustained in a government air strike on a rebel-held air base near...
Fukushima nuclear plant begins fuel rod removal at Unit 4 reactor
Stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has begun removing fuel rods from a storage pond at the Unit 4 reactor building. The delicate operation is seen as...
Alex Calderwood: Ace Hotel chain co-founder dies at 47
Co-founder of the upscale Ace Hotel chain, Alex Calderwood, has died at age 47, the company said. Ace Hotel chain started in 1999 with a...
Edward Snowden documents: Australia spied on Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reportedly revealed that Australia's intelligence agencies spied on phone calls of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and...
Midwest tornadoes kill at least 6 people in Illinois
Dozens of tornadoes killed at least six people, injured many others and left devastating damage in parts of Illinois. The powerful tornadoes have swept through...
Tatarstan Airlines plane crashes at Kazan airport killing 50 people
A Russian passenger plane has crashed at Kazan airport killing at least 50 people, officials say. The Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737 had taken off from...
Pakistan government requests treason trial for Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has been asked by the government to try the former military leader Pervez Musharraf on treason charges. Pervez Musharraf is accused of...
Nelson Mandela still unable to talk
Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak but uses facial expressions to communicate, the former South African president’s ex-wife has told a local newspaper. Winnie...
Glafcos Clerides dies in Nicosia hospital aged 94
Cyprus ex-President Glafcos Clerides, who oversaw his country's entry into the EU in 2004, has died at the age of 94 in a Nicosia...
China: Xinjiang police station attack leaves 11 dead
Two police officers and nine axe-wielding assailants have been shot dead during an attack on a police station in China's volatile western Xinjiang province,...
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