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A disgruntled ex-worker shot dead one person and wounded five others Friday in the US city of Orlando, before shouting "they left me to rot" as he was hauled into custody, police said. ... more
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Two Americans who traveled to Thailand on three occasions to prey on young boys in sex sessions they filmed and photographed were Friday each sentenced to more than six years in jail. ... more
Top-level political clout will now decide the outcome of the much-trumpeted Copenhagen conference on tackling the peril of climate change, now just a month away. ... more
The man who killed 12 people at a Texas military base Thursday is an American Muslim of Palestinian origin who joined the army against his parents' wishes ... more
Australia's resources boom is set to grow as Asian economies lead the global economic recovery, the country's central bank said Friday ... more
A seven-month old baby missing in Florida for five days, was found unharmed Thursday, stashed in a box under the bed of her babysitter ... more
An international fisheries group set up to protect Atlantic tuna has done the opposite and driven one species of the fish, the bluefin, to the edge of extinction ... more
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements ... more
An Italian judge Wednesday convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003 under the covert "extraordinary rendition" programme. ... more
A year after his historic election President Barack Obama told Americans Wednesday he had saved the nation from economic ruin and launched sorely needed and far-reaching reforms. ... more
The Italian prime minister and politicians of left and right were united with the Vatican Wednesday in condemning a European court ruling that crucifixes displayed in schools are a breach of human rights. ... more
An Australian vagrant known as the "Bondi caveman" in honour of his clifftop home at the world-famous beach has been arrested on allegations of rape, police said Wednesday. ... more
Five British soldiers have been shot dead by an Afghan policeman at a checkpoint in an incident which is now under investigation, officials said Wednesday. ... more
China's military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top American general said on Tuesday. ... more
Argentina's ex-strongman Reynaldo Bignone took the witness stand Tuesday in his trial for alleged human right violations during the country's ruthless military dictatorship. ... more
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