Man arrested over deadly arson at Japanese animation studio
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese police on Wednesday formally arrested a man on suspicion of an arson attack on an…
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Hong Kong seizes fins from 38,500 endangered sharks
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong has seized 26 tonnes of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered…
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Death toll from Canada mass shooting rises to 23: RCMP
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- The death toll from a weekend mass shooting in Canada's Nova Scotia province has risen to…
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Trudeau laments ‘evil’ mass shooting, raises toll to 18
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday the death toll from an "evil" weekend shooting rampage…
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UPDATED: At least 16 killed in Canada’s worst-ever shooting rampage
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people in an Atlantic Canada…
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Australian Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse
by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Cardinal George Pell was released from prison on Tuesday,…
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Sri Lanka seizes record drugs haul at sea
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka(AFP) -- Two foreign trawlers packed with over $33 million worth of heroin and crystal methamphetamine were seized…
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Six killed in Milwaukee brewery shooting: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A former employee who had just been sacked opened fire Wednesday at the Milwaukee campus…
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German police seek motive in car ramming that injured 60
by Ina FASSBENDER with Tom BARFIELD in Frankfurt VOLKMARSEN, Germany (AFP) -- German authorities scrambled Tuesday to determine the motives…
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Former Rugby League player suspected of killing wife, 3 kids in Australia car fire
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An ex-rugby league player is suspected of killing his three children and estranged wife by setting…
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Woman gunned down in new Thai mall shooting
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A woman was killed Tuesday at a Bangkok mall in shooting Thai police blamed on "jealousy",…
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Guns and social media: the soldier behind Thailand’s mass shooting
by Dene Chen in Nakhon Ratchasima and Joe Freeman in Bangkok NAKHON RATCHASMA, Thailand (AFP) -- The "pings" from the…
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