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  • 3 killed, 9 wounded in attack at Colorado women's healthcare centre

    Two people and a police officer with the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs were killed in the rampage. Nine other people, including five police officers, were shot at, the police said. Authorities said they haven’t determined a motive or whether the ....

    Two people and a police officer with the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs were killed in the rampage. Nine other people, including five police officers, were shot at, the police said. Authorities said they haven’t determined a motive or whether the ....

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  • Paul Walker’s father files lawsuit against Porsche

    In the court documents obtained, the actor’s father, who is the executor of Walker’s estate, alleges the Porsche Carrera GT lacked certain safety features that could have saved the lives of Walker and his friend, Roger Rodas, who was driving at the time of t ....

    In the court documents obtained, the actor’s father, who is the executor of Walker’s estate, alleges the Porsche Carrera GT lacked certain safety features that could have saved the lives of Walker and his friend, Roger Rodas, who was driving at the time of t ....

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  • Japan to resume whaling in the Antarctic despite IWC ruling

    Japan has decided to resume whaling in the Antarctic Ocean by the end of March after a hiatus since last year, a move likely to prompt international outrage. The International Court of Justice ruled in March last year that Japan's decades-old whale hunt in the Antarc ....

    Japan has decided to resume whaling in the Antarctic Ocean by the end of March after a hiatus since last year, a move likely to prompt international outrage. The International Court of Justice ruled in March last year that Japan's decades-old whale hunt in the Antarc ....

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  • France vows to destroy the ‘army of fanatics’

    With each name and age read aloud inside the Invalides national monument, the toll gained new force. Most, as French President Francois Hollande noted, were under the age of 35, killed while enjoying a mild Friday night of music, food, drinks or sports. The youngest was ....

    With each name and age read aloud inside the Invalides national monument, the toll gained new force. Most, as French President Francois Hollande noted, were under the age of 35, killed while enjoying a mild Friday night of music, food, drinks or sports. The youngest was ....

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  • Life-saving medicines in short supply in blockade-hit Nepal

    Dr. Mukti Ram Shrestha of the Nepal Medical Association said hospitals were rescheduling surgeries by weeks, and patients were finding it difficult to get to medical facilities due to fuel shortages. “If the situation of shortages continues, patients could star ....

    Dr. Mukti Ram Shrestha of the Nepal Medical Association said hospitals were rescheduling surgeries by weeks, and patients were finding it difficult to get to medical facilities due to fuel shortages. “If the situation of shortages continues, patients could star ....

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  • US thanks Pak army chief for counterterrorism cooperation

     The U.S. on Thursday thanked the army chief of Pakistan for his support to the counter terror cooperation between the two countries. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif is on a visit to the US and it is the second time in less than a month that ....

     The U.S. on Thursday thanked the army chief of Pakistan for his support to the counter terror cooperation between the two countries. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif is on a visit to the US and it is the second time in less than a month that ....

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  • Islamic State releases photo of ‘Schweppes bomb’ that downed Russian airliner

    The photo showed a can of Schweppes Gold soft drink and what appeared to be a detonator and switch on a blue background. “The divided Crusaders of the East and West thought themselves safe in their jets as they cowardly bombarded the Muslims of the Caliphate,&r ....

    The photo showed a can of Schweppes Gold soft drink and what appeared to be a detonator and switch on a blue background. “The divided Crusaders of the East and West thought themselves safe in their jets as they cowardly bombarded the Muslims of the Caliphate,&r ....

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  • ‘Mastermind’ is dead, but several questions remain

     The Islamic State jihadist suspected of masterminding the Paris attacks was killed in a major police raid, prosecutors confirmed on Thursday, as French lawmakers voted to extend the state of emergency imposed after the carnage. Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in Wedn ....

     The Islamic State jihadist suspected of masterminding the Paris attacks was killed in a major police raid, prosecutors confirmed on Thursday, as French lawmakers voted to extend the state of emergency imposed after the carnage. Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in Wedn ....

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  • Wigneswaran, TNA to iron out strains

    Northern Province’s Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran will soon hold a meeting with the leadership of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to sort out differences on key issues. Tamil National Alliance’s deputy leader in Parliament Mavai S. Senathirajah said Mr. W ....

    Northern Province’s Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran will soon hold a meeting with the leadership of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to sort out differences on key issues. Tamil National Alliance’s deputy leader in Parliament Mavai S. Senathirajah said Mr. W ....

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  • Paris attacks complicate Europe’s strained border controls

    But after months of discussion on exactly that point — and as many leaders and others warned that infiltration by would-be attackers was a grim possibility — Europe is no closer to resolving the issue, or even agreeing on what must be done to reduce that ris ....

    But after months of discussion on exactly that point — and as many leaders and others warned that infiltration by would-be attackers was a grim possibility — Europe is no closer to resolving the issue, or even agreeing on what must be done to reduce that ris ....

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