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Two slain in knife attack at Swedish IKEA furniture ...
Two people were killed yesterday afternoon and another seriously injured in Västerås, Sweden. The injured man is consid...

Malaysia to investigate suspected plane debris washe...
After published reports stated suspected plane debris washed up on several Maldives islands, Malaysia has stated it wil...

Location of Kaafu Atoll within the Maldives. (Image: TUBS.)

Suspected plane debris washes ashore on several Mald...
Authorities are investigating what's left of debris believed to belong to a plane, that washed ashore several small islands in the Maldives. The investigation began as a result of photos of the debris being uploaded to the social networking website Facebook. Some of the debris is reported to have washed ashore as early as May 31 and was found on a beach owned ...

File photo of Mark Everson (Image: U.S. Government.)

U.S. presidential candidate Mark Everson challenges ...
U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate Mark Everson, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), filed a complaint on Monday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to challenge his exclusion from Thursday's first Fox News Republican Party presidential debate. Everson argues his exclusion violates Title 11 of the U.S. Code of Federal Re...

Istituto Gonzaga, a catholic school in Milan. (Image: Friedrichstrasse.)

Local municipalities in Italy ask taxes from religio...
The request of the municipalities results from the sentence of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation on July 8, recognising as legitimate the request of the Municipality of Livorno asking religious schools to pay property taxes. Requests have come from the Municipality of Bogliasco, next to Genova, and from the deputies of Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) of the reg...

Portrait of former Indian president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, also known as the Missile Man of India; 2008. (Image: M. Prasanna Kumar.)

Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam dies at age 83
Yesterday, former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam died at the age of 83 after collapsing at about 6:30 p.m. local time (0000 today UTC) while delivering a speech about Livable Planet Earth at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, in Meghalaya, India. Abdul Kalam was taken to Bethany Hospital's intensive care unit and was declared dead about an hour and...

A C-130 similar to the accident aircraft. (Image: Erik l.)

C-130 Hercules crashes in Medan, Indonesia
On Tuesday, an Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed in the city of Medan, Indonesia. All 122 people on board were killed as well as people on the ground in the city in North Sumatra, according to North Sumatra police Major A. Tarigan. Officials said the plane exploded on impact into a big fireball. A C-130 similar to the accident aircraft. Image: E...

Graffiti stencil of Khader Adnan, Ramallah, 2012. (Image: Friends123.)

Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan stops hunger strik...
Khader Adnan, a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, has stopped his hunger strike. According to media reports on Monday, Adnan ceased his strike after achieving an agreement with Israel entailing his release from administrative detention. Adnan's strike lasted over 50 days, and he was in mortal danger for the last couple of weeks. Du...

File photo of Annabel Goldie. (Image: Wsdouglas.)

Former Scottish Conservatives leader Annabel Goldie ...
Annabel Goldie, Scottish Conservative Party leader from 2005 to 2011, has announced she will stand down as an MSP at the next elections in 2016. Goldie, who has been an MSP for the West Scotland (previously West of Scotland) electoral region since the Scottish Parliament's formation in 1999, said she intends to focus on her role in the House of Lords, where sh...

File photo of Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra. (Image: Media House of Chief Ministers Office, Mantralaya, Mumbai< Maharashtra, India.)

Dozens dead in Mumbai after consuming toxic alcohol
Police said five people have been arrested for the transport and sale of the alcohol with three men ages 30 to 50 taken into police custody on Thursday night, and eight police suspended for failing to prevent the incident. An investigation has been ordered by Devendra Fadnavis, the present chief minister of Maharashtra state. Illicit alcohol is commonly sold...

16-year-old girl charged with attempted murder in Me...
ss="published">Thursday, June 11, 2015 Australia Related articles 11 June 2015: 16-year-old girl charged with attempted murder in Melbourne, Australia 5 June 2015: Australian businessman Alan Bond dies aged 77 30 May 2015: Non-parole period extended to 43 years for Australian rapist and murderer 28 May 2015: Western Australia police close in on murder sus...

Kennedy, pictured in 2006, died on Monday. (Image: catch21productions.)

Major haemorrhage linked to alcoholism announced as ...
Charles Kennedy, former UK Liberal Democrats leader, died of a major haemorrhage linked to his alcohol addiction, his family announced in a statement yesterday. Kennedy, a Scottish former Member of Parliament, died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 55. His family said in the statement, "Charles's death was caused by a major haemorrhage and the report makes...

The Right Honorable Charles Kennedy, pictured in 2009 (Image: Moniker42.)

Charles Kennedy, former Liberal Democrats leader, di...
Charles Kennedy, British former Member of Parliament who once led the Liberal Democrats, has died at age 55. He was found dead on Monday at his home in Fort William, Scotland by his partner, Carole Macdonald. Kennedy was a Member of Parliament for 32 years, losing his seat in the 2015 general election to the Scottish National Party just under a month ago. He ...

File photo of Beau Biden, 2013. (Image: Doug Gansler.)

Beau Biden, son of US vice president, dies at 46
After being diagnosed less than two years ago, Beau underwent treatment and was considered recovered, but was recently admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland due to return of the cancer. Biden released a statement through the White House. Noting the family was with Beau when he died, he said, "It is with broken hearts t...

Official portrait of John Kerry, 2013. (Image: US Department of State.)

Kerry hospitalized after cycling accident
Kerry was in Geneva on Saturday for talks with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Muhammad Javad Zarif, on the Iranian nuclear program. As a result of the accident Kerry has canceled his official trips, including an international conference on Islamic State (ISIS). Kerry was taken to Geneva's HUG medical centre by helicopter and after an X-ray examination it was c...

Non-parole period extended to 43 years for Australia...
Australian Adrian Ernest Bayley, 43, previously convicted of rape and murder, has been sentenced on Thursday to a further 18 years in prison for three more rapes. Bayley had already been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 35 years, over the 2013 rape and murder of ABC employee Jill Meagher. The additional 18 year sentence means Bayley would not be ...

Tony Blair resigns as envoy of Quartet to Middle East
ss="published">Friday, May 29, 2015 Palestine Related articles 29 May 2015: Tony Blair resigns as envoy of Quartet to Middle East 22 May 2015: FIFA president 'on a mission of peace' 29 April 2015: UN publishes report on 2014 Gaza conflict 18 March 2015: Netanyahu's Likud party wins election in Israel 31 January 2015: Millions march in France and around th...

Western Australia police close in on murder suspect,...
Police in Western Australia revealed Monday they have reason to believe 59-year-old Francis John Wark was involved in the alleged murder of Hayley Marie Dodd. A warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest, and it is likely that he will be charged. Witnesses had seen 17-year-old Hayley walking and hitchhiking in the Badgingarra area July 29, 1999 – the day ...

Joe Hockey agrees to lobby states to ditch tampon tax
Australian treasurer Joe Hockey has agreed to reconsider the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on tampons and other hygiene products after being confronted about the issue on Q&A Monday night. Mr Hockey was responding to a question from student activist Subeta Vimalarajah. "I started a petition against taxing the sanitary products under the GST. It now has over 86...

An aerial view of Ramadi and the Euphrates River. (Image: Cpl. Jeremy M. Giacomino, USMC.)

Pro-government forces in Iraq launch operation to re...
Iraq has started a new military operation to push back Islamic State by reclaiming the city of Ramadi, according to an Iraqi paramilitary spokesperson yesterday. Ramadi, which is the capital of the province of Anbar, fell to Islamic State earlier this month. The new offensive includes both government troops and paramilitary forces — Hashed al-Shaabi, also kno...

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