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He Got Custody and Killed Their 5 Kids
Timothy Jones is on trial for the murder of his five children—and his ex-wife is suing South Carolina’s Social Services, saying they failed to intervene and save the kids despite horrific evidence of abuse. In 2014, a South Carolina father allegedly did the unthinkable. Timothy Jones, 34, is currently on trial for...
‘Suicide bomber’ hits western Turkey
A suicide bomber has blown themselves up in the western Turkish city of Bursa, killing one person and injuring 10 others , local media say. The attack took place near the city's 14th century Grand Mosque, a symbol of the city, reports said. The governor of Bursa said the attacker was a suspected female suicide bomber....
Migrant crisis: Austria passes controversial new asylum law
Austria has passed a controversial new law that restricts the right of asylum and allows most claimants to be rejected directly at the border. Rights groups say the law undermines the principle of protection from war and persecution. It comes days after Austria's far-right came top in the first round of a presidential...
Hillsborough disaster: Tears of joy as inquest jury finds 96 fans WERE unlawfully killed
FAMILIES clapped, cried and cheered as the jury in the Hillsborough inquests found 96 people were unlawfully killed on the day of the football disaster. The jury delivered their verdicts on the 14 questions concerning the tragedy of April 15 1989, which saw dozens of Liverpool fans killed in the UK’s worst sporting...
Sick Algerian thug sexually assaulted eight women in ten days MONTHS after arriving in UK
A SERIAL sex attacker who had only come to the UK from Algeria months before targeted young women walking home alone after dark in a wealthy suburb. Mehdi Midani attacked eight young women in the south London suburbs of Clapham and Brixton in just 10 days last October, including one on Halloween. The 28 year old followed some...
Venezuela introduces two-day week to deal with energy crisis
Venezuela's government has imposed a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious energy crisis. Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz announced that civil servants should turn up for work only on Mondays and Tuesdays until the crisis was over. Venezuela is facing a major...
Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds ‘destroyed by strikes’
Up to $800m (£550m) in cash held by so-called Islamic State (IS) has been destroyed in air strikes, a US military official says. Maj Gen Peter Gersten, who is based in Baghdad, said the US had repeatedly targeted stores of the group's funds. The blow to the group's financing has contributed to a 90% jump in...
Cockfighting roosters found at Ohio family massacre scene
Ohio's attorney general said Monday that cockfighting chickens were found at one of the properties where eight members of the same extended family were killed execution-style last week. Mike DeWine told The Cincinnati Enquirer that investigators found roosters kept in individual cages, which he said was...
Margaret Aspinall: ‘I was denied final cuddle with dead son’
I'm so grateful that God chose me to be James' mom. He was my first born, the eldest of five, and he was a beautiful child. He was a wonderful son; very kind, very generous, very helpful to his brothers and sisters. Anybody would have been proud to be James' mum. He came home one day with a gift for his Dad, even...
Ohio Family Killings: Facebook Threat Was Made Against Youngest Victim, AG Says
As the Ohio manhunt intensifies for a gunman who shot dead eight relatives in "execution type" killings, the Ohio Attorney General’s office confirmed that a Facebook threat was made against the youngest victim — 16-year-old Chris Rhoden. Authorities say they are pursuing the Facebook threat along with...
Militants kill Canadian hostage John Ridsdel in the Philippines
A Canadian man murdered by militants in the Philippines has been described as a "kind and gregarious person who touched everyone he knew with his enthusiasm and generosity." John Ridsdel was beheaded by Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf, which took him hostage along with three others in September last year. In a...
Nepal still reeling from devastating 2015 earthquake
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Usha Pandey was dancing when the earthquake hit. She was at home with her younger sister and brother on a school holiday, listening to music and having fun. "As soon as the house started shaking, we ran outside," Pandey, 19, said. "The house collapsed right afterward. We're lucky to...