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Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears
3 hours 39 mins ago
Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime _ shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody.
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IAEA report: Iran expands nuclear technology
7 hours 32 mins ago
The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor.
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Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
9 hours 51 mins ago
An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people.
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Malaysian charged with sedition over protest call
28 mins ago
Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud.
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Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster
47 mins ago
A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh, the committee head said Thursday.
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Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
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An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said.
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Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girl
56 mins ago
Prosecutors are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.
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Globovision owners hint at toned-down news stance
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The new owners of Venezuela's only television channel to take critical stands against the government say they will, in their words, "contribute to a climate of peace and not of conflict."
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Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.
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Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster
A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh, ...
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