Deadliest recent mass shootings in the United States
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Twenty people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a packed Walmart store in…
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Japan hangs two for murder, first executions in 2019
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Friday hanged two men convicted of murder, the justice ministry said, the first executions…
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Six shot dead in Croatian capital: state media
ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) -- Croatian police launched a manhunt Thursday night after six people were found dead with gunshot wounds…
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Three arrested over Brazil airport gold theft
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian police said Monday that three people have been arrested over the brazen theft of…
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Canadian air force joins hunt for teen murder suspects
MONTREAL, CANADA (AFP) -- The Royal Canadian Air Force has joined the hunt for two fugitive teens suspected of triple…
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Boy, 6, among 3 killed in US festival shooting, suspected gunman dead
By Philip Pacheco with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles Agence France-Presse GILROY, CALIF. (AFP) -- Three people were killed…
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Japan police raid arson attack suspect’s residence
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese police on Friday raided the home of the main suspect in a deadly arson attack…
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US to resume federal executions after 16-year break
by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government will resume its use of capital punishment after a…
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No charges against NY police in choking death of black man
by Thomas Urbain NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A New York police officer accused of placing…
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Rio’s far-right governor likens drug dealers to Hezbollah
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio de Janeiro's far-right governor Wilson Witzel on Tuesday compared drug dealers to…
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El Chapo expected to get life sentence from US judge
by Laura BONILLA CAL NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- After a dramatic decades-long run as one of the world's…
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Tajikistan probes poisoning deaths of 14 prisoners
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AFP) -- Tajikistan has opened a criminal investigation after 14 prisoners were fatally poisoned while they were being…
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