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Woolwich latest Shocked eyewitness tells of horrific machete attack on soldier
An eyewitness who watched a man brutally killed with a machete-style knife and dumped in a street tonight dramatically revealed how he watched the two attackers behave like 'crazed ...
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Man murdered in London in suspected terror attack
A man thought to be a serving soldier has been killed near a barracks in Londonin what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist ...
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The joke’s on me – Chechen leader is double the trouble in online hoax
As if one Ramzan Kadyrov were not trouble enough, for a while this week it appeared that the world might have to deal with two of them. Chechnya's controversial president posted a number of photographs on his Instagram account laughing and joking with a body double. Both men were dressed in the same outfits and bore such a close resemblance to each other that it was impossible to tell which ...
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Former B.C. MLA Harold Long dies in float-plane crash off Stuart Island
A former member of B.C. legislative assembly, Harold Long, has been identified as the victim in a float plane crash off Stuart Island.The BC Coroners Service says Long was the pilot and sole occupant of a Beaver float plane that overturned in Bute Inlet off Stuart Island, northeast of Campbell River, yesterday afternoon.Long died at the scene and his body was recovered later in the day.Long, who ...
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Topless protest at church after historians suicide
Topless protest at church A Femen activist protested in Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral on Wednesday, one day after far-right historian Dominique Venner committed suicide inside. Venner shot himself at the altar in front of around 1,500 visitors. Venner condemned both same-sex marriage and Islamist influence in France in writings before his death. The now infamous topless protesters released ...
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Truly shocking London attack leaves 1 dead 2 injured
Police officers man a cordoned-off area in Woolwich, southeast London, May 22, 2013, following an incident in which a man was killed and two others were seriously ...
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Obama to view Oklahoma tornado damage Sunday
President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view the tornado damage first-hand. He also plans to meet with victims and first responders. The monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday afternoon, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of rubble. State ...
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People cling to car in sidewalk skiing stunt
A plane carrying 140 people caught on fire when landing at an airport in Moscow, Russia. No one was injured. Video shows passengers fleeing the aircraft via emergency exits, then jumping from the wing, while firefighters attempt to extinguish the ...
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Triple homicide focus of questioning before FBI shooting
Mugshot photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Ibragim Todashev, was fatally shot in Orlando, Fla. May 22, 2013 when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials ...
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Christie Keep politics out of Oklahoma disaster relief
BELMAR, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says now is "not a time for political retribution" against the people of Oklahoma victimized by a powerful tornado. The Republican governor on Wednesday urged lawmakers in Washington to support "swift and immediate" aid to tornado victims, even though Oklahoma's two GOP senators voted against bills sending $60 billion in ...
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Officials Meet After Brutal Attack in Southeast London
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Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
A Chechen immigrant has been shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was gunned down at his Orlando home during a meeting with the agent and two Massachusetts state troopers, authorities said. The agent was ...
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IMF says Britain a long way from recovery
LONDON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that Britain was a long way from a "sustainable recovery", and called for the government to boost infrastructure spending in order to accelerate economic growth and offset austerity."Recent data suggest some improvement in economic and financial conditions," the IMF said in a statement published at the conclusion ...
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IMF Chief Lagarde to Appear Before French Courts
Paris, May 22 (Prensa Latina) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will be grilled Thursday by prosecutors investigating her alleged involvement in a corruption case occurred during her time as French finance minister. Lagarde will appear before the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), which probes cases of ministerial misconduct, to explain her 2007 handling of a row that ...
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Cameron Indications London attack terror
British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related. Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks. One man died and the two others believed to have weapons were shot by police. Speaking at a press conference in Paris with French President Francois Hollande, Cameron called the attack "the most appalling crime" ...
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Woolwich attack Two men hack soldier wearing Help for Heroes T-shirt to death with machetes in suspected terror attack
'We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you': Chilling words of bloodied man 'after he hacked soldier in Help For Heroes T-shirt to death in terror ...
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Soldier killed in shocking London street attack
A man thought to be a serving soldier has been killed near a barracks in London, while two alleged suspects are in a serious condition in hospital after police responded to reports of an incident, a local lawmaker said ...
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Costa Concordia captain to be tried for manslaughter
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year, killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter as well as other charges, an Italian judge has ...
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A bad day for tax cheats EU to crack down on those seeking to escape heavy bills
European leaders are under pressure to do more to crack down on individuals and corporations seeking to escape heavy tax bills, with Austria and Luxembourg giving the strongest signals yet that they would finally drop opposition to sharing bank account ...
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Oklahoma tornado The lucky lost their homes. The unlucky lost their lives
Stay or flee? Pick up loved ones or take cover? The choices made in the moments after the tornado warnings sounded were a matter of life and ...
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Friends of Syria gather in hopes of bringing an end to Syria civil war
Diplomats gathered in Amman today for the latest Friends of Syria meeting to discuss the prospects of joint US and Russian sponsored peace talks aimed at bringing an end to the country's bloody two-year civil ...
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Atheists are good if they do good Pope Francis says
Pope Francis waves as he leaves at the end of his Wednesday general audience at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile) VATICAN CITY - Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in his latest urging that people of all religions - or no religion - work together. The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman ...
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Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks
Shi 'ite Muslim cleric's home. Little progress has been achieved in the talks that began in February as part of efforts to end two years of political deadlock following pro-democracy protests by majority Shi'ite Muslims in 2011 that were crushed by the Sunni-led government. Bahrain's information affairs ...
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Britain calls emergency meeting after man killed in London
1 of 2. Police officers guard a cordon set up around a crime scene where one man was killed was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, ...
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Analysis From opera to exercises U.S. and China deepen military ties
Musicians from the military bands of China's People's Liberation Army and the U.S. Army take photos during a rehearsal for their joint concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, in this October 29, 2012 file ...
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Cuba and Venezuela pushing ahead with major undersea project
Submarine cables are the information gateways of the modern world and Cuba will soon be linked to Venezuela and Jamaica by one, which will increase the efficiency of information flows between the countries by over 3000 times.
Work on an underwater cable that will link Cuba, Venezuela and Jamaica is underway with the survey ship RV Ridley Thomas mapping the ocean floor between the countries to determine the exact path of the cable. Read more
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