Monday, May 30, 2016

Iraq Forces 'Break Into' IS-Held Fallujah

Army, police and elite anti-terror forces move in on three fronts, amid fears fleeing citizens could overwhelm aid camps.

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Student Dies After 'Face Set On Fire By Ex'

Two cars drove by the Italian student as she screamed for help before being set alight with alcohol and a cigarette lighter.

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Four Dead In Flood Chaos In Southern Germany

One of the victims is a 13-year-old girl who is hit by a train after apparently sheltering under a bridge amid heavy rain.

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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Football Star Rescued After Kidnapping

Mexico striker Alan Pulido has been found safe and well after he was kidnapped by an armed gang, according to authorities.

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Search For Boy Left In Forest 'As Punishment'

The parents of a Japanese boy missing in a forest populated by bears confess they left him for a brief time to teach him a lesson.

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Drone Victim's Brother Brings US Legal Action

Mohammad Qasim says his brother Azam, who was killed alongside the Taliban boss Mullah Akhtar Mansour, was an innocent victim.

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Football Star Kidnapping Sparks Massive Manhunt

Mexican international Alan Pulido, 25, was snatched by an armed gang after he left a party with his girlfriend near his home town.

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UN: 700 Migrants May Have Drowned In Med

In the worst incident 500 people, including 40 children, are believed to have died after a boat from Libya sank in the Med.

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Iraq Forces Gear Up For Fallujah Assault

Government troops complete their build up ahead of the major offensive to retake the city as the extremists hit back.

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Fire Kills 17 At Home For The Elderly In Ukraine

At least 17 people have been killed in a fire at an elderly people's home in a village in Ukraine.

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Saturday, May 28, 2016

Gorilla Shot Dead After Boy Falls Into Zoo Moat

The three-year-old is expected to recover after he was picked up and dragged around by the "extremely strong" endangered primate.

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Migrant Shipwreck Survivor Drowns In Lake

The 24-year-old survived the perilous Mediterranean crossing that saw his boat capsize only to die after reaching Europe.

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Dozens Hurt As Football Game Hit By Lightning

Nearly 30 children have been taken to hospital after lightning hit a youth football match in Germany.

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Lightning Strike Hits Children In Paris Park

The children were at a birthday party when a thunderstorm struck the park on Saturday afternoon.

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Rio Games Risk Being 'Olympics Of Brain Damage'

One of the 152 experts urging a postponement warns more brain damaged babies will be born if the event goes ahead.

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Ex-Navy Chief Wants Blockade Of Libyan Coast

Britain commits a warship to the battle against people smuggling in Libya but a former head of the Royal Navy pushes for more.

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Friday, May 27, 2016

Mafia Don Shot Dead In His Car In 'Mob Hit'

Rocco Sollecito - described as an "influential figure" in Montreal's underworld - was gunned down as he sat in his BMW 4x4.

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French Union Plans To Disrupt Euro 2016 Matches

Force Ouvriere reveals its intention to cause havoc during the football tournament in protest against labour law reforms.

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Airstrikes Kill IS Leader And 70 Fighters

More than 70 Islamic State (IS) fighters, including the group's leader in Fallujah, have been killed in airstrikes on the Iraqi city.

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Ex-Model Guilty Of British Millionaire's Murder

Mayka Kukucova shot ex-boyfriend Andrew Bush three times at his villa after he returned home unexpectedly from a trip to the UK.

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New Wave Of French Strikes After Police Clashes

Unions have called on workers to "multiply and support" strikes to get the government to scrap controversial labour reforms.

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Obama Treads Carefully On Risky Hiroshima Visit

Barack Obama's profound speech underlined his desire for a sense of urgency in working to prevent nuclear proliferation.

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Obama Makes Historic Visit To Hiroshima

The US President renews his push for nuclear nonproliferation as he pays tribute to the 140,000 people killed in 1945.

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EgyptAir Deep Water Searches To Start In Days

A French navy surveillance vessel will lead the search operation as investigators hope to retrieve the jet's crucial black boxes.

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Korean Air Jet Evacuated In Engine Fire Drama

Firefighters have been battling an apparent engine fire on a Korean Air jet in Tokyo that was carrying around 300 passengers.

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Four Thousand Migrants Rescued In One Day

People smugglers take advantage of warm weather and calm seas as thousands of desperate migrants continue attempts to flee Libya.

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Doctor Hopes To Adopt Rescued Orphan Baby

Nine-month-old Favour touches the heart of Pietro Bartolo, who deals daily with dead migrants off a tiny Italian island's coast.

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Trump Gets Enough Delegates To Win Nomination

The billionaire completes his journey from political outsider to beat 16 other contenders to the Republican party crown.

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Why France Is Running Out Of Petrol And Diesel

Striking workers have forced hundreds of petrol stations across the Channel to close. What has prompted unions to take action?

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Siege Negotiator's Training Involved 'Islam 101'

The top negotiator in the Sydney siege says he did about four weeks of training over three years and a very short course on Islam.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

At Least Three People Shot At Manhattan Concert

At least three people have been shot at a concert near Manhattan's Union Square in New York City.

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American Sniper's Service Medals Questioned

Chris Kyle's bestselling memoirs say he received three medals more than his US navy personnel file does, it has been revealed.

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Belgium Arrests Over Fears Of Terror Plot

Four suspects thought to be recruiters for Islamic State are charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist group.

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French Oil Protesters Call For Day Of Action

Hundreds of petrol stations across France remain closed, with the government saying it has been forced to dip into fuel reserves.

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The Moment A Packed Migrant Boat Overturns

Photographs show the blue wooden fishing boat rocking violently before capsizing, sending migrants tumbling into the sea.

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Venezuelan Patients Dying Amid Lack Of Medicine

People lie in filthy hospital wards with no air conditioning and no clean water as a medical crisis sweeps the country.

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Hardliner Becomes Israel's Defence Minister

Avigdor Lieberman wants to introduce the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism.

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Taliban Name New Leader After Mansour's Death

The announcement came as at least 11 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a minibus in the Afghan capital.

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Sydney Siege Victim's Final Texts Revealed

Shortly before being shot at point-blank range, cafe manager Tori Johnson texted that the gunman was becoming more agitated.

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France Uses Emergency Fuel As Strikes Continue

Faced with shortages at dozens of petrol stations, France is using its strategic oil stocks for the first time since 2010.

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Anti-Trump Protests Turn Violent In New Mexico

Mr Trump tells supporters that the wall between Mexico and the US would "look beautiful" and could one day be known as Trump Wall.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

New Greek Bailout Package 'Is A Breakthrough'

The struggling country will receive billions more in funding, and may receive debt relief to make its finances more sustainable.

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Church Shooting Suspect May Face Death Penalty

The US says it will seek the execution of a 22-year-old accused of shooting nine worshippers in a racially motivated attack.

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US-Backed Syrian Group Attacks IS Near Raqqa

The operation close to the de-facto capital of IS comes as Iraqi troops continue their assault on Fallujah for a second day.

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Google Paris HQ Raided In French Tax Probe

France's financial prosecutor confirmed there had been a raid - reported to have involved 100 investigators - on the Paris office

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Riot Police Evacuate Idomeni Refugee Camp

Authorities say officers will not use force as thousands of people are transported away from the Greece-Macedonia border.

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French Police Break Up Oil Refinery Blockade

A union says all eight refineries in France are now closed because of strike action over new labour laws.

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EgyptAir Crash: Human Remains Indicate Blast

An official says the "logical explanation" is that an explosion brought Flight 804 down, as body parts are examined.

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US: Taliban Chief Planned To Target Americans

Barack Obama approved a drone strike to kill Mullah Mansour because he was planning new attacks on American troops, the US says.

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Monday, May 23, 2016

Austrian Election: Far-Right Leader Admits Defeat

Norbert Hofer narrowly loses the presidential race to former Green Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen, a 72-year-old economist.

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Why Is There A Dispute In The South China Sea?

The Chinese have been increasing their presence in the contested waters - building runways, ports and possibly a radar system.

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Suicide Bombers Strike In Syria Killing 120

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said increasing militant attacks "demonstrate how fragile the situation is".

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Haqqani Commander Could Be Next Taliban Chief

The man US officials say leads one of the most lethal insurgent groups in Afghanistan could replace Mullah Akhtar Mansour.

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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Seven Killed In Indonesia Volcano Eruption

Homes are incinerated and animals left blackened, as the effects of the volcanic eruption spread across 7.5 miles.

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At Least 17 Girls Killed In Thai School Fire

A fire sweeps through a private school, killing pupils as they slept, in a blaze that is still being investigated by police.

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Iraqi Army Begins Operation To Retake Fallujah

Iraq's military has already warned tens of thousands of civilians to flee the city, under Islamic State control since early 2014.

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Pakistan Slams Deadly US Strike On Taliban Chief

Islamabad calls the raid a "violation" of its sovereignty and says only negotiations can bring a lasting peace to Afghanistan.

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Austria Presidential Election Too Close To Call

A projection suggests right-wing candidate Norbert Hofer and independent candidate Alexander van der Bellen are neck-and-neck.

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Submarine Joins Hunt For EgyptAir Black Boxes

Egypt deploys a submarine to hunt some of the deepest waters of the Mediterranean for the plane's flight recorders.

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Two Dead As Man Fires Into Crowd At Concert

The man started shooting after having a row with a woman at the event organised by bikers in Austria.

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First Funeral Of EgyptAir Jet Crash Victim

The search for wreckage is continuing, with investigators saying only the two black boxes will reveal the cause of the crash.

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Taliban Leader 'Likely Killed' In Drone Strike

Mansour was appointed leader of the Taliban in 2015 following the revelation that the group's founder had been dead for two years.

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EgyptAir Crash: Data Shows Smoke Near Cockpit

Flight data given to Sky News shows sensors detected smoke just before flight MS804 crashed into the sea.

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Flight MS804: What Do We Know So Far?

What does evidence that smoke was detected on the stricken EgyptAir flight minutes before it crashed tell us about the cause?

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Bangladesh Doctor Hacked To Death 'In IS Attack'

Islamic State says it carried out the killing, but the Bangladeshi government claims it was homegrown extremists.

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First Images Of EgyptAir Jet Crash Debris

Analysis of the debris is likely to be key to determining what happened to the flight which plummeted into the Mediterranean.

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Coca-Cola Forced To Stop Production In Venezuela

The drinks company says it can no longer make its trademark product due to a sugar shortage in the strife-hit country.

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Friday, May 20, 2016

Under Fire President Maduro Orders War Games

Two days of drills have been ordered to show that the Venezuelan government is ready to confront threats from home and abroad.

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Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Going To US

Drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is to be extradited to the United States, Mexico's foreign ministry has confirmed.

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Zika Virus Strikes 157 Pregnant Women In US

Virtually all the US cases have occurred in people returning from countries where the virus is prevalent, or by sexual contact.

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Record 51C Temperature Recorded In India

Water tankers are being sent to the worst-affected areas as a severe drought is accompanying the intense heat.

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Paris Attacks Suspect Remains Silent In Court

Salah Abdeslam is disturbed by 24-hour video monitoring in his cell, his lawyer says, as the suspect refuses to answer questions.

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US Swimming Team Moves Training Camp Over Zika

The move follows a decision by Major League Baseball to shift two games away from San Juan over player fears about the virus.

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Flight MS804: What Do We Know So Far?

Missing flight MS804 has not been located since it disappeared between Paris and Cairo with 66 people on board.

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Second Kidnapped Chibok Girl Found In Nigeria

The girl and her classmate, who was found on Tuesday, were among 276 abducted from their school by Boko Haram fighters in 2014.

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Oz Anger At Visa Changes For Non-EU Workers

New legislation means up to 40,000 people a year from outside the EU face deportation if they earn less than £35,000.

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'Dr Death' Psychiatrist Charged With Murders

Thirty-six of Dr Narendra Nagareddy's patients died - 12 from overdoses - as he prescribed them painkillers, it is alleged.

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Trump Raises Bill Clinton Rape Claim In Interview

The presumptive Republican nominee brings up sexual misconduct claims against Mr Clinton to attack Hillary during his campaign.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

EgyptAir Plane: What Could Have Happened?

The jet was about to enter Egyptian airspace when it disappeared and "most likely" crashed into the sea - but what was the cause?

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EU Referendum: The View From Britons In Spain

More than 800,000 Britons have made Spain their home and may have a lot to lose if the UK votes to leave the European Union.

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Blue Diamond Sets New Record With $51m Sale

The Oppenheimer Blue, one of the rarest and largest blue diamonds ever put on the market, is sold at auction for $51m (£34.9m).

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Two More Tremors Strike Earthquake-Hit Ecuador

President Rafael Correa said the tremors were aftershocks from the quake which hit the country last month, killing 650 people.

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Hundreds Missing After Sri Lanka Landslides

Sixteen bodies have been recovered and almost 200 people rescued - but many more are feared buried under mud and rubble.

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Venezuelans Protest Against State Of Emergency

Nationwide marches are predicted as President Nicolas Maduro strengthens his control amid food shortages and power cuts.

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First Kidnapped Chibok Girl Reportedly Found

The first of 219 girls kidnapped by terror group Boko Haram in 2014 has been found alive, according to reports in Nigeria.

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Interpol: 800,000 Migrants Ready To Head To EU

Claims that large numbers of people are waiting in Libya to enter the EU are seized on by Leave campaigners over terror risks.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Trump Ready To Meet Kim Jong-Un Over Nukes

The presumptive Republican nominee lays out a controversial foreign policy goal, and faces Fox News presenter Megyn Kelly.

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Senate Passes 9/11 Bill Despite Saudi Threats

The White House has talked of vetoing the bill while Riyadh threatened to sell up to $750bn in US assets if it becomes law.

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Clinton And Sanders Neck And Neck In Kentucky

Hillary Clinton is in a knifeedge race with her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders as results trickle in from Kentucky's primary.

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French Fury As Hollande Warns: 'I Won't Give In'

France is gripped by nationwide protests and braced for possible strikes across the country over the president's labour reforms.

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Thousands Flee Another Canada Wildfire

Oil production has been severely disrupted by the blaze, which is again heading towards the evacuated city of Fort McMurray.

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RAF Jets Scrambled To Intercept Russian Planes

It is the second time in a week British combat planes have shadowed Russian aircraft approaching Baltic countries.

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Bangkok Bomb Suspect: 'I'm Not An Animal'

Adem Karadag is led shaven, shackled and barefoot into court to face charges over the deaths of 20 people at a shrine last year.

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Iran Cracks Down On 'Un-Islamic' Modelling

Women who share images of themselves on social media sites without wearing a headscarf are among those targeted by the operation.

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Car Bomb And Market Blast Kill 44 In Baghdad

The twin explosions are the latest in a series of deadly militant attacks in Iraq.

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Crude Oil Price Recovers To Near $50 Level

The slump in the cost of oil in recent months has seen lower petrol prices for consumers but has cost thousands of North Sea jobs.

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Hillary Clinton Says No Cabinet Role For Bill

The former Secretary of State mouths "No" when asked if her husband could be a key member of her administration.

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Potentially Explosive Tinned Tomatoes Recalled

Customers are warned "there is a risk of injury" when opening the tins which may explode due to an increased pressure in the cans.

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Monday, May 16, 2016

'Amazing' Trove Discovered In Roman Shipwreck

Divers find thousands of coins and life-size bronze statues, preserved in an "amazing state" due to sand coatings.

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Philippines' New Leader Vows Death By Hanging

The country's president-elect says the fish in Manila Bay will grow fat from feeding on the bodies of dead criminals.

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Al Qaeda Calls For Killings Of US Businessmen

An online magazine urges followers to carry out "professional assassinations" alongside an image of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

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Colombia In Biggest Drugs Bust In Its History

Police raid a banana plantation and find eight tons of cocaine - 1.5 tons of which is wrapped "and ready to go out".

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Rio Mayor: Zika 'Not A Big Issue' For Olympics

Eduardo Paes insists that visitors to Rio for the Games will be "completely safe" despite the spread of the mosquito-borne virus.

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Sunday, May 15, 2016

UK-Bound Flight Grounded Over Bomb Scare

The Ryanair flight was evacuated just before take-off near Oslo after two passengers were thought to have used the word "bomb".

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Dad And Son Held For Kidnapping Five Women

A mother and her four teenage daughters manage to break free and get help after they are tied up in a basement.

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Suicide Bombers In Deadly Attack On Gas Plant

A gang of militants blast their way into the facility in Iraq where they engage in an hour-long firefight with security forces.

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Saturday, May 14, 2016

Leicester Boss Launches Football Talent Show

The Premiere League champions' Thai owner launches a reality TV show in their home country to find the footballer of the future.

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Two Dead In Russia Cemetery Mass Brawl

Police say at least 200 people were involved in the clashes, which are thought to have broken out in a row over jobs.

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Police Hunt Escaped Tigers In Holland

Two tigers escape from their sanctuary and make for its outer fence, which officials admit is "not fully secure".

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Buddhist Monk Hacked To Death In Temple

It is the latest in a series of attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh which have been blamed on Islamic extremists.

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Auctions Refuse Gun That Killed Trayvon Martin

Some firearms dealers say they want nothing to do with the weapon George Zimmerman used to kill the unarmed teenager in 2012.

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Pfizer Blocks Its Drugs For Lethal Injections

The decision by one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies means it will be harder for US states to find execution drugs.

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Russia Warns Of 'Ending' NATO Missile 'Threat'

A US-led missile shield on Europe's borders is described by the Russian president as a risk to its security.

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Hizbollah's 'Untraceable Ghost' Killed In Syria

Mustafa Badreddine, who led the militant group's intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad, is killed in an explosion.

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Russia Slams 'Turncoat' For Sochi Doping Claims

The Kremlin dismisses claims of a sophisticated cheating campaign at the 2014 Winter Olympics as "treacherous slander".

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World's Oldest Person Dies Aged 116

Relatives of former nanny Susannah Jones said she was a strong supporter of education for girls and "she adored kids".

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Lotto Syndicate Scraps Over $40m Powerball Win

Fourteen factory workers in Sydney win the Powerball jackpot but, just days later, lawyers have been hired to sort out a dispute.

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IMF Warns Over 'Negative' Impact Of Brexit

Quitting the EU would lead to a "protracted period of heightened uncertainty" for the UK with a hit to output and "sizeable" long-term losses in income, the IMF has warned.

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EU Naval Mission Fails To Stem Migrant Crossings

The operation is saving lives at sea but instability in Libya is allowing the people smugglers to operate freely, a reports finds.

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Trump In 'Positive Step' To Unite Republicans

The businessman and the top elected Republican say they are "totally committed to working together" to beat Hillary Clinton.

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Will Brazil Impeachment Make Any Difference?

Sky's Greg Milam says there's a sense of a power vacuum in Brazil after the country's senate voted to impeach the president.

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Brits First Foreigners To Top Everest Post-Quake

Two Britons are among a group of six to make it to the peak after a deadly earthquake halted last year's climbing season.

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Zimmerman Sells Gun Used In Trayvon Martin Death

The 32-year-old says he "couldn't care less" about people opposed to him selling the pistol he used to shoot the teenager.

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Snapshots Of North Korea On A Morning Run

Sky News' Katie Stallard finds a way to escape the "claustrophobic" supervision of her government minders.

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Rousseff Appears Set For Impeachment Trial

A majority of lawmakers in Brazil indicate they will vote for an impeachment trial of the embattled President Dilma Rousseff.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

At Least 88 Killed In Baghdad Car Bombings

The Iraqi capital is rocked by three blasts, the deadliest of which has been claimed by Islamic State.

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Plane Debris Confirmed As Being From MH370

Investigators confirm wreckage found in South Africa and Mauritius is "almost certainly" from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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Brazil's President Faces Key Impeachment Vote

Dilma Rousseff is expected to be impeached and suspended from office in what she describes as a "decisive moment" for the country.

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Antibiotic Resistance Becoming Global 'Crisis'

A doctor who is seeing children die from antibiotic-resistant infections warns that the modern medical system could collapse.

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Nigerian President: 'Yes' My Country Is Corrupt

Muhammadu Buhari was speaking in London after David Cameron described his country, and Afghanistan, as "fantastically corrupt".

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Taiwan Executes Rush-Hour Commuter Killer

University student Cheng Chieh never said why he killed four people, but he posted on Facebook he "wanted to do something big".

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Phillip Hughes' Death Sparks Cricket Changes

Cricket Australia announces new safety rules following the release of a report into the batsman's death.

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Brown: Britain Should 'Lead Not Leave' EU

The former prime minister says staying a part of the bloc is the only way Britain can tackle global tax avoidance.

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'Lord Of The Rings' Volcano On Heightened Alert

Hikers are warned to steer clear of Mount Ruapehu - the backdrop for Mordor - amid a rise in volcanic gas and temperature by 21C.

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Bernie Sanders Wins Again As Trump Rolls On

The presumptive GOP nominee takes two more victories, while Bernie Sanders slows Hillary Clinton's march to the nomination.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Obama To Pay Respects To Hiroshima Victims

The US President will visit a memorial to the infamous atomic attack alongside Japan's Shinzo Abe later this month.

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Benghazi Suspect Will Not Face Death Penalty

Ahmed Abu Khattala's lawyer says the decision by US Attorney General Loretta Lynch was not only "correct" but also "courageous".

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London Among Terror Targets Found On Phones

Two men are arrested in southern Italy after suspicious pictures were found of European capitals, including Paris and Rome.

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Wildfires Spare 90% Of Canada's Fort McMurray

An inspection of Fort McMurray finds that despite many homes being lost, the damage is far less extensive than first feared.

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Special Forces Free Ex-PM's Kidnapped Son

Ali Haider Gilani was believed to have been held by the Taliban and was rescued in a special forces operation in Afghanistan.

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Two Dead After Tornadoes Strike Across Oklahoma

Twisters with winds speeds above 111mph hit across the state as buildings are destroyed and residents warned to take shelter.

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Monday, May 9, 2016

Several Injured In Munich Station Attack

Several people have been injured in a stabbing at a railway station in Munich, German officials have confirmed.

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Senior IS Leader Dies In US Airstrike In Iraq

Abu Wahib, who was described as "dangerous and cunning", is believed to be the man who killed three truck drivers in a 2013 video.

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Kim Jong-Un Promoted At Rare Party Congress

By calling a congress - something his father never did - Mr Kim's leadership style may be more like that of his grandfather.

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Austrian Chancellor Quits Amid Far-Right Surge

Werner Faymann unexpectedly resigns, becoming a high-profile victim of Europe's growing shift to the right.

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The Limitations Of Reporting In North Korea

Sky's Katie Stallard thought she would be reporting from a rare congress but her itinerary has been limited to guided bus tours.

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South African Judge's Rape Remarks 'Racist'

The South African judge claims gang raping babies, girls and women is seen as a "pleasurable pastime" to black men.

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Rain Offers Hope For Blaze-Hit Firefighters

Canadian officials complete the evacuation of residents in Alberta as an emotional fire chief calls all his colleagues "heroes".

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Saturday, May 7, 2016

N Korea Images Fuel Fears Of New Nuke Test

Satellite images apparently show activity at a nuclear test site, as leader Kim Jong Un hosts the North's party congress.

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Alberta Fire: A Community Displaced But United

Sky's Amanda Walker speaks to people in Canada who had to flee their homes but who remain resolute in the face of devastation.

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Canadians Flee As Giant Wildfire Spreads

Communities which had welcomed those evacuated from the city of Fort McMurray are now emptying as the blaze spreads.

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Woman Rescued Six Days After Building Collapse

Onlookers applaud and film on their mobile phones as the woman is carried away on a stretcher.

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Israel Uncovers 'Attack' Tunnel From Gaza

Hamas militants fired mortars at Israeli forces in what analysts suggested might have been an attempt to keep the tunnel hidden.

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Satellite Images Show Ramadi Devastation

Before and after shots illustrate the cost of retaking the Iraqi city from IS, with thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed.

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Syrians Have No Chance Of Asylum In Russia

A Russian solicitor working with Syrian refugees tells Sky News there are "unwritten rules" preventing them gaining asylum status.

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Video Of Battle In Which US Navy SEAL Died

Charlie Keating IV died after IS attackers overran the Kurdish Peshmerga frontline near Telskof, a Christian town north of Mosul.

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Canada Fires: State Of Emergency As Homes Ruined

Alberta declares a state of emergency as firefighters battle flames that have left tens of thousands of people homeless.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Trump Triumphs As Final Rival Kasich Exits

John Kasich suspends his presidential bid, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining candidate to claim the Republican mantle.

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Paris Attacks Suspect 'Behaving Well' In Prison

Video from inside Europe's largest prison shows where Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam is being kept in isolation.

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Fired Worker In Deadly Rampage At Truck Depot

The attacker was a disgruntled employee who killed one person before turning the weapon on himself, report local media.

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Remains Of Baby Found At Recycling Plant

A police investigation is under way after the remains of a newborn baby are discovered at a waste plant in Co Wicklow, Ireland.

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Kenya Arrests Three Over 'IS' Anthrax Attack Plot

Three suspected Islamic State members are arrested in Kenya over a large-scale attack plot using anthrax.

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Dozens Killed As Fighting Continues In Aleppo

Intense fighting in the northern Syrian city is putting renewed pressure on diplomatic efforts to broker a truce.

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Kim Hailed As 'Great Sun' Ahead Of Coronation

A rare party congress is expected to cement Kim Jong-Un's supreme leader status more than four years after he came to power.

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Mum Drops Kids From High-Rise To Escape Fire

Video shows a crowd scream as each terrified child falls from the burning South Korean block and is caught by passing US soldiers.

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Whole City Evacuated As 80,000 Flee Wildfire

As it scrambles to find space for thousands of newly-homeless people, Alberta asks for help to fight the 2,650-hectare wildfire.

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Cuba Provides Backdrop For Chanel Show

The fashion house was influenced by the style of the communist Caribbean island which has been left out in the cold for years.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Navy Seal Killed By IS 'Direct Fire' In Iraq

The US serviceman was assisting Kurdish Peshmerga forces when they came under attack behind the front line, said the Pentagon.

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Death Toll Rises Amid Fresh Clashes In Syria

Syrian state TV says a hospital in Aleppo was struck by a rebel-fired rocket, leaving dozens killed or wounded.

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IS Files Reveal Assad's Deals With Militants

Islamic State forces pulled out of Palmyra in co-operation that has been going on for years, documents handed to Sky News show.

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HSBC First Quarter Profits Dive 14% To £4.2bn

Europe's biggest lender cites market turmoil in China early in the year as a major factor weighing on key businesses.

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Brawl Erupts As Turkish MPs Debate Law Change

Several parliamentarians are injured when a fist fight breaks out over plans to strip MPs of their legal immunity.

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Monday, May 2, 2016

Islamic State Car Bomb Kills Iraqi Pilgrims

Thousands of Shia Muslims were making their way to a site where an eighth century Imam is buried when they were attacked.

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Seattle Police Clash With May Day Protesters

Police officers used pepper spray on anti-capitalist demonstrators who threw rocks and flares at them during the march.

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CIA Criticised For Live Tweeting Bin Laden Raid

As the US agency recalls Osama bin Laden's death five years on, its director looks to the future in the battle against terrorism.

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Islamic State Boosts Attacks Under Pressure

Analysis finds that Islamic State is stepping up its onslaught in Iraq, Syria and Libya, as it comes under increasing bombardment.

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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Anti-Trump Focus For Many US May Day Marches

The Republican presidential hopeful is the focus of anger for many protesters due to policies seen as anti-immigrant.

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Boy Shoots Himself In Head While Taking Selfie

The accident is the latest in a series of incidents which have occurred while people tried to take selfies in India.

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Israel Accused Of West Bank 'Ethnic Cleansing'

With demolitions rising in the occupied West Bank, the UN claims Israel is using planning laws in a "discriminatory" manner.

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Starving Hikers Saved By Giant 'Help' Sign

US hikers Carolyn Lloyd and daughter Rachel were dehydrated and freezing when they were eventually spotted by a helicopter.

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