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Denmark to charge 1,000 youths with spreading sex videos via Facebook

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- More than 1,000 youths in Denmark are to be charged with spreading sex videos of two…

Ahead of pope’s Chile visit, priests accused of child sex abuse

by Giovanna Fleitas Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Almost 80 Roman Catholic clergies have been accused of sexually abusing…

Armed robbers seize jewels worth ‘4 million euros’ from Paris Ritz

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A gang of five armed robbers launched a spectacular raid on the world famous Ritz hotel…

Cocaine worth $2.5m washes up on Philippine seashore

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Millions of dollars of cocaine packed in a plastic drum has washed up on a…

Australian gran escapes death in Malaysia drugs case

by Patrick Lee Agence France-Presse SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) -- An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying…

2017 Mexico’s most violent year in two decades: officials

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- 2017 was Mexico's most violent year in two decades, with 23,101 murders carried out between January and…

Rio’s stray bullets give innocent nowhere to hide

by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- While the fighting in Rio de Janeiro's crime war is done…

Cambodia seizes shipment of ivory hidden in hollow logs

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia has seized nearly a tonne of ivory hidden in hollowed-out logs and discovered inside…

US to study legality of bump stocks used in Las Vegas massacre

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is reviewing the legality of "bump stocks," two months…

Wife of California shooter found dead under floorboards

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Detectives searching the home of a man who went on a shooting rampage in northern California…

UPDATED: Four killed in California mass shooting

by Jocelyne Zablit Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Four people were killed and nearly a dozen…

Massive data breach has cost Equifax nearly $90 million

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- A massive security breach that hit Equifax has cost the US credit bureau nearly $90 million…

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