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'It Was Like Firecrackers Going Off': Cop Among Six Killed in New Jersey Gunbattle
The shooting took place at two scenes, starting at a cemetery, where the officer was gunned down, and continuing at a kosher supermarket, where five more bodies were found.
China Hints at Trials for 2 Canadians After a Year of Detention on National Security Charges
China's Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters on Tuesday that the cases of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been transferred to prosecutors for 'review and prosecution in accordance with the law.'
Gunman Kills Six in Czech Republic Hospital before Shooting Himself
The 42-year-old gunman shot six people in the waiting room of a hospital in the Czech city of Ostrava and then shot himself dead. The motive of the attack was unclear.
Classified Documents Show Top US Officials Repeatedly Misled Public About Afghanistan War
The documents, the Washington Post said, contradict a long chorus of public statements from US presidents, military commanders and diplomats who assured Americans year after year that the war was worth fighting.
Turkey Deports 11 French Relatives of 'Terrorist' Suspects Back Home
Under a 2014 accord between France and Turkey, Paris agreed to take back jihadists trying to return home from Syria via Turkey and incarcerate them at home.
Over Nine Million Facing Food Shortages in African Sahel Amid Increasing Violence, Say UN Officials
Three countries -- Nigeria, Niger and Burkina Faso -- are facing crisis conditions, at phase three of five on the scale used by the Food Crisis Prevention Network, which includes government and United Nations representatives as well as NGOs.
After No Improvement in Nawaz Sharif's Health, Doctors Advise Former Pak PM be Shifted to US
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said the 69-year-old Sharif's medical reports showed there was an 88 percent blockage in the arteries circulating blood to his brain.
16-Year-old Girl from Kerala Dies After Falling from Building in Dubai's Sharjah
The incident comes after a 15-year-old Indian girl died after falling from the 10th floor of a building in Sharjah on Friday.
How an Ex-Mayor Led a President to the Brink of Impeachment
In the uniquely powerful position Giuliani has fashioned, the former mayor of New York has escorted Trump to the brink of impeachment, and is himself now under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors.
Mayotte, a Small French Indian Ocean Island With 256,000 Inhabitants, on Cyclone Alert
After Mayotte, the cyclone was forecast to on Monday hit the neighbouring Comoros archipelago then the island of Madagascar. They issued orange and yellow alerts respectively.
Activists to Sue Nepal Govt for Failing to Stop Animal Sacrifice at Gadhimai Festival
Tens of thousands of people had poured in from different parts of Nepal and India to take part in the month-long festival, which had December 3 and 4 as the main sacrifice days.
Mexican Man 'Seeking to Urinate' Shoots Four Dead Just Steps from Presidential Residence
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador moved into the palace when he took office a year ago, turning the former presidential residence in Chapultepec Park into a museum.
White House Says Impeachment Move Attempt to Overturn Results of Free, Fair Election
Democrats believe that Trump has abused the power of his office and his conversation with the Ukrainian president is a key instance of that.
World Bank Adopts $1 Billion-plus Lending Plan to Aid China Despite US Objections
US argues that China is too wealthy for such international aid when it is lending hundreds of billions of dollars of its own to poor countries through its Belt and Road infrastructure drive.
Indonesia to Fire Airline CEO for Smuggling Harley Davidson Motorcycle into the Country
Indonesia's state-owned enterprise minister Erick Thohir, said Thursday a government investigation found Garuda Indonesia President was involved in the attempt to import the motorcycle on a new Airbus A330-900 without declaring it.
Indonesian Faints during Punishment for Sharia-banned Sex; Revived, Whipped Again, Then Sent to Hospital
The man was found guilty of having sex with a woman who was also sentenced to 100 lashes outside a mosque in Aceh Timur district, along with another man she had relations with.