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Iraq: Baghdad suicide bomb attack dead rises to 165
The number of people killed in Sunday's suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 165, interior ministry officials say. The government has declared three days of mourning after the huge blast, which injured 225 others. A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families...
President Obama Reaffirms Goal to Defeat ISIS in Wake of Istanbul Attack
President Obama indirectly blamed ISIS for Tuesday's terrorist attack in Istanbul, calling the carnage "an indication of how little these vicious organizations have to offer" to society. “We stand with the people of Turkey and we intend to do what's necessary to make sure that these kinds of terrible...
3 Railroad Employees Presumed Dead After Fiery Train Crash, Official Says
Three railroad employees are presumed dead after they went missing when two freight trains collided in a fiery crash near Panhandle, Texas, on Tuesday, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety official. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said four of its employees were involved when two intermodal freight trains...
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: At least 28 dead and dozens injured
A gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed at least 28 people and injured up to 60. Up to three attackers were involved, with one reportedly opening fire with a Kalashnikov as they targeted an entry point to the terminal. Recent bombings in Turkey have been linked to either...
Dozens dead after Filipino president vowed to ‘kill drug dealing sons of bitches’
THE trigger-happy president elect of the Philippines who vowed to “kill” drug dealers looks to have made good on his promise as scores of criminals have allegedly died at the hands of police in recent weeks. Rodrigo Duterte called drug dealers “sons of bitches” and referred to himself as a one man...
Rio 2016: Jaguar in Amazon torch relay shot dead
A jaguar has been shot dead shortly after it was used in an Olympic torch relay at a zoo in the Brazilian city of Manaus, the army said. The female jaguar escaped its handlers after the ceremony on Monday and attacked a soldier, a spokesman said. Four tranquiliser darts failed to stop it and a soldier shot it with a...
Russia Lake Syamozero: Children die after storm catches boating group
At least 11 children and an adult died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia's Karelia region. Ten children on holiday from Moscow were killed, according to the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, quoting preliminary information. Of the group of 51, at least 36 are safe,...
Chicago man shot dead during Facebook live-stream
A Chicago man was shot dead while live-streaming a video of himself on Facebook, police said on Friday. Antonio Perkins, 28, was shot in the head and neck on the city's west side. The video is still available on Facebook and has been watched nearly 700,000 times. It is the second time in less than three months in Chicago...
Pilot of Elite Russian Aerobatic Squadron Killed in Crash
A pilot of the Russian air force's elite aerobatic squadron died Thursday when his fighter jet crashed near Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Su-27 fighter jet went down while returning from a training mission. It said, according to preliminary information, the crash had been caused by a technical malfunction,...
Three dead and more missing in fierce Australia east coast storms
Wild weather which has smashed into Australia's east coast and whipped up giant waves on Sydney beaches has left at least three people dead and others missing, police said on Monday as the clean-up began. Ferocious storms pounded the coast over the weekend, causing flooding in New South Wales while huge seas resulted in...
California shooting: Dead woman on gunman’s ‘kill list’
Police say the gunman who killed a professor at the University of California Los Angeles had a 'kill list', which led them to find a woman dead in Minnesota. Mainak Sarkar is said to have taken his own life after shooting Bill Klug at the university campus on Wednesday. Investigators found a note at the scene naming a...
Garissa university attack plotter ‘dead’
The leader of the attack on Garissa University in Kenya has been killed, officials in Somalia say. Kenya's government said Mohamed Kuno was behind the attack in April 2015 that killed 148 people. Regional forces in Somalia said Kuno was one of 16 people killed in a raid overnight in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia....