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Suspects linked to banned Islam radicals

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:21:53 GMT

A MAN seen with bloody hands after the killing of a British soldier in London was described as an Islam convert who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group.

Cars fall into river as bridge collapses

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:06:16 GMT

A HIGHWAY bridge over a US river has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol says

Five feared dead on Himalayan peak

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:29 GMT

FIVE climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain, Mount Kanchenjunga, Nepalese officials say.

Perpetual war 'self-defeating': Obama

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:38:38 GMT

US President Barack Obama has laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning against a "perpetual" war on terror.

Riot-hit Sweden divided over integration

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:14 GMT

STOCKHOLM is bracing for a fifth night of rioting, as Sweden debates its failure to integrate swathes of its immigrant population.

Islamists attack Niger uranium mine

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:26:56 GMT

ISLAMIST militants have staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger, killing at least 20 people.

Jury hung over boyfriend slaying

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:50:38 GMT

A JURY has failed to agree on whether to sentence Jodi Arias to death for killing her boyfriend, after a trial which has gripped America.

Cleveland rescuer gets free McDonald's

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:11:22 GMT

THE man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland house will get free McDonald's for the next year.

Boy Scouts approve gay youth plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:21:55 GMT

LOCAL leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the organisation.

Boston suspect under scrutiny in killings

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:21:40 GMT

AUTHORITIES are trying to determine whether Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev had a hand in an unsolved triple slaying.