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"Painful To All": Saudi Prince's First Comment Since Khashoggi's Killing
In his first public comments since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi security agents in Istanbul three weeks ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Wednesday that his country is doing all it can to complete an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Pakistani Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed In US Drone Strike
A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander who had ordered attacks on schoolchildren in Pakistan, including future Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
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Over 100 Killed In Boeing 737 Crash In Cuba, 3 Survivors Pulled Out
An aging airliner crashed Friday shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight in Cuba, officials and Cuban news media reported, leaving more than 100 people dead in an accident that highlighted the precarious state of the country's commercial aircraft fleet.
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Terror In Barcelona Leaves At Least A Dozen Dead And Scores Injured; Second Potential Attack Thwarted
Spain came under repeated attack starting Thursday in what authorities called linked terrorist incidents, when a driver swerved a van into crowds in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district, killing more than a dozen people and injuring scores of others. Early Friday, an attempted attack unfolded in a town down the coast. The Islamic State claimed...
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Philippines Casino Attack: 34 Bodies Found After Man Opens Fire, Steals Chips, Kills Self
A gunman burst into a casino at a resort complex in Manila early Friday, set fire to gambling tables and stuffed a bag with casino chips. He was later found dead in an apparent suicide in a hotel room. Local media reports said at least 34 died as a result of the fire.
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ISIS Claims Attack On French Police That Left 1 Dead, 2 Wounded
A gunman opened fire on French police Thursday on Paris' best-known boulevard, killing one officer and wounding two others before being fatally shot himself in an incident that raised the specter of renewed terrorism just three days before voters go to the polls to elect a new president.
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Matthew Lashes Haiti, Hits Eastern Tip Of Cuba
Hurricane Matthew slammed into the southwestern coast of Haiti early Tuesday, unleashing 145 mph winds and torrential rains that threatened to wreak new devastation across a country still reeling from a ruinous earthquake six years ago.
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Munich Shooter, 18, Killed 9 Before Committing Suicide
A gunman carried out a shooting rampage Friday in a busy shopping area of Munich, killing at least nine people and wounding several others in an act of "suspected terrorism" before he committed suicide, police said early Saturday.
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84 Killed As Truck Ploughs Through Crowd In Nice; Terrorist Act, Says France
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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Truck Rams Bastille Day Crowd In Nice, France, Killing At Least 84
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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84 Killed As Truck Ploughs Through Crowd In Nice; Terrorist Act, Says France
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack as the driver also opened fire on revelers, French officials said, before being shot to death by police.
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Dallas Police Chief: Shooter Seemed Delusional, Scrawled Cryptic Messages In Blood
The gunman who fatally shot five Dallas law enforcement officers appeared delusional, taunted police during extensive negotiations by singing and "laughing at us" and wrote cryptic messages on a wall with his own blood before he was killed by a bomb-equipped robot, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Sunday.
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"Painful To All": Saudi Prince's First Comment Since Khashoggi's Killing
In his first public comments since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi security agents in Istanbul three weeks ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Wednesday that his country is doing all it can to complete an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Pakistani Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed In US Drone Strike
A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander who had ordered attacks on schoolchildren in Pakistan, including future Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
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Over 100 Killed In Boeing 737 Crash In Cuba, 3 Survivors Pulled Out
An aging airliner crashed Friday shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight in Cuba, officials and Cuban news media reported, leaving more than 100 people dead in an accident that highlighted the precarious state of the country's commercial aircraft fleet.
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Terror In Barcelona Leaves At Least A Dozen Dead And Scores Injured; Second Potential Attack Thwarted
Spain came under repeated attack starting Thursday in what authorities called linked terrorist incidents, when a driver swerved a van into crowds in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district, killing more than a dozen people and injuring scores of others. Early Friday, an attempted attack unfolded in a town down the coast. The Islamic State claimed...
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Philippines Casino Attack: 34 Bodies Found After Man Opens Fire, Steals Chips, Kills Self
A gunman burst into a casino at a resort complex in Manila early Friday, set fire to gambling tables and stuffed a bag with casino chips. He was later found dead in an apparent suicide in a hotel room. Local media reports said at least 34 died as a result of the fire.
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ISIS Claims Attack On French Police That Left 1 Dead, 2 Wounded
A gunman opened fire on French police Thursday on Paris' best-known boulevard, killing one officer and wounding two others before being fatally shot himself in an incident that raised the specter of renewed terrorism just three days before voters go to the polls to elect a new president.
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Matthew Lashes Haiti, Hits Eastern Tip Of Cuba
Hurricane Matthew slammed into the southwestern coast of Haiti early Tuesday, unleashing 145 mph winds and torrential rains that threatened to wreak new devastation across a country still reeling from a ruinous earthquake six years ago.
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Munich Shooter, 18, Killed 9 Before Committing Suicide
A gunman carried out a shooting rampage Friday in a busy shopping area of Munich, killing at least nine people and wounding several others in an act of "suspected terrorism" before he committed suicide, police said early Saturday.
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84 Killed As Truck Ploughs Through Crowd In Nice; Terrorist Act, Says France
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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Truck Rams Bastille Day Crowd In Nice, France, Killing At Least 84
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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84 Killed As Truck Ploughs Through Crowd In Nice; Terrorist Act, Says France
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack as the driver also opened fire on revelers, French officials said, before being shot to death by police.
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Dallas Police Chief: Shooter Seemed Delusional, Scrawled Cryptic Messages In Blood
The gunman who fatally shot five Dallas law enforcement officers appeared delusional, taunted police during extensive negotiations by singing and "laughing at us" and wrote cryptic messages on a wall with his own blood before he was killed by a bomb-equipped robot, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Sunday.
