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Car that crushed actor Yelchin under recall over gear issue

by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The car that fatally crushed "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin had…

US Senate rejects gun control measures after Orlando

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Following the Orlando club massacre, the Republican-controlled US Senate voted down four…

British citizen try to kill Trump: US authorities

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A 19-year-old man arrested over the weekend for trying to kill Donald Trump at a…

Four dead as heatwave grips western US

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- At least four people have died from the blistering heat that has gripped the…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi reiterates stance on not using term ‘Rohingya’

    (Reuters)  Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights that the…

Orlando gunman told 911 he would strap explosives to hostages, had vehicles rigged with bombs

  (REUTERS)  The gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida said he had a car rigged…

Incoming Philippine minister seeks emergency powers to fix traffic snarl

(REUTERS)   The incoming Philippines transportation chief said on Monday President-elect Rodrigo Duterte should be given emergency powers by Congress for…

Record 65 million people displaced worldwide: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The number of people displaced worldwide has hit a new record, with 65.3 million people forced…

Women take charge as populist surge sweeps Italy

by Angus MACKINNON ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Virginia Raggi was elected Sunday as Rome's first female mayor in a triumph…

Suicide bomber hits minibus in Kabul: police

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A suicide bomber hit a minibus carrying foreign security guards and caused several casualties early Monday…

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