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Hezbollah commander Mustafa Amine Badreddine killed
A senior Hezbollah commander has been killed in Syria, the Lebanon-based Shia militant organisation says. Mustafa Amine Badreddine died in a large explosion near Damascus airport, Hezbollah said in a statement on the website of its al-Manar network. It rolled back on an earlier claim that Israel was responsible. Badreddine is...
US naval commander demoted after Iran’s capture of sailors
The US Navy has demoted the commander of 10 US sailors who in January entered Iranian territorial waters and were briefly detained. In a statement, the US Navy said it had lost confidence in Eric Rasch, who was in charge of a riverine squadron at the time of the incident in the Gulf. A Navy official said Cmdr Rasch had been...
Father of missing Tenn. girl says alleged abductor was ‘obsessed with her’
The father of a missing 9-year-old Tennessee girl said Tuesday that her alleged abductor was obsessed with her and wanted her all to himself. James Trent, the father of Carlie Marie Trent told WVLT-TV that Gary Simpson, 57, was jealous over the girl. James Trent told the station that Simpson knew Carlie all her life and had...
George Zimmerman’s Gun Used in Trayvon Martin’s Death to Be Auctioned Off
George Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in 2013, is selling his gun. "The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin," Zimmerman wrote on the auction site. "Many have expressed interest in owning and...
Texas Judge Upholds Nearly Two-Year Jail Term For ‘Affluenza’ Teen
A Texas judge on Wednesday upheld his April order of a nearly two-year jail term for the Texas “affluenza” teenager, who killed four people while driving drunk, a local prosecutor’s office said. Judge Wayne Salvant reaffirmed the four consecutive jail terms of 180 days for each of the four people killed by...
Dining Off-Duty Cop Stops Fatal Stabbing Rampage in Massachusetts Mall
A stabbing rampage that left two victims dead and several others injured ended when an off-duty police officer fatally shot the suspect. Plymouth County Sheriff's Deputy Jimmy Creed was off-duty "with his bride, just having dinner," when the chaos unfolded, police sources told ABC News. They were dining at...
London bus BOMB SCARE sparks mass evacuation of road and Tube station
POLICE evacuated a busy London street and Tube station amid a bus bomb scare. Police officers scrambled to Holloway Road in Islington after a suspicious package was found on a bus. Highbury and Islington Station was also closed off, Transport for London confirmed. The scene at Highbury & Islington amid reports...
UK terror threat level RAISED as MI5 fears Northern Ireland-related attack
AN ATTACK in Britain by Northern Irish terrorists is now a "strong possibility" after the Home Secretary raised the terror threat level to 'substantial'. The surprise move raises the threat level from 'moderate', meaning England, Scotland and Wales are considered to be at an increased risk of an...
IS conflict: Dozens killed in Baghdad car bombings
Two car bomb blasts are reported to have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, just hours after an attack on a market left 64 people dead. Police sources told the Reuters news agency that at least 15 people had been killed in the northern Kadhimiya area and seven others in the city's west. A car bomb was also used in the...
Manchester United bus ATTACKED during ugly scenes ahead of West Ham match
Manchester United bus ATTACKED during ugly scenes ahead of West Ham match The coach was attacked as the Red Devils tried to reach Upton Park to play the Hammers in the last match at their famous grounds. Bottles were thrown towards the United bus and players refused to get off into the street. Video footage showed pieces...
Groom-to-be shot, killed after traveling to New Orleans to plan wedding
A man who was shot and killed in an attempted robbery in New Orleans over the weekend had come to the city to plan his wedding, officials said Monday at a press conference. Orleans Parish Coroner Jeffrey Rouse identified the man as 25-year-old Thomas Rolfes. New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison said Rolfes had marks...
One Dead, Three Wounded in Stabbing in German Train Station
One man was killed and three others injured in a knife attack at a German railway station outside Munich Tuesday morning. Police said they have arrested a 27-year-old German in connection with the attack, which took place around 5 a.m. local time at the station in the small town of Grafing, about 23 miles east of Munich....