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David McGreavy can be named for murdering three children in 1973
Monster's bid to be moved to Open Prison CAN be revealed: Judge overturns anonymity order on man who killed three children and impaled their bodies on ...
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One in ten British households are now virtual millionaires London property boom and stock market surge drive up value of assets
Soaring house prices in London, rising share prices and brimming pension pots mean that more people than ever are sitting on huge virtual nest eggs ...
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Lawyer tracks down his stolen iPad using special app after police refused to investigate
A lawyer has slammed police for refusing to help him after he tracked down his stolen iPad with a sophisticated app to the home of the suspected ...
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Horrendous racist rant of middle-aged woman on bus caught on video
Vitriol: This woman was filmed screaming racist slurs at a young black man who was sitting opposite her on the bus. It is not known what triggered her stream of abuse. The video was later posted ...
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Oklahoma tornado 2013 The heartbreaking faces of the dead and the missing
The heartbreaking faces of the dead and the missing: Five people named as victims of Oklahoma tornado as desperate families turn to Facebook to search for loved ...
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Shaolin children Martial arts practice makes teenagers in China the most well behaved in the world
The budding martial arts experts were among nearly 2,000 performers taking part in a spectacular ceremony at the foot of the country's sacred Songshan ...
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Cruel friends killed sheep with hammer then butchered it in field so they could have a free roast dinner
Simon Pover, prosecuting, said: 'On April 26, the farmer discovered one of the hoggits (year-old lambs) had been killed and its body mutilated. Its remains were found on a footpath. Both hind legs and the head had been ...
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Tragic sight of dead horses piled high as farmers return to find just scorched earth after Oklahoma tornado
Witnesses who cowered in terror described seeing 'horses and stuff flying around everywhere' and returning to find 'scorched earth' and crumpled ...
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Teenage apprentice who was target of warehouse forklift pranks died after being accidentally crushed into wall
The accident occurred after workers at Pioneer International Logistics in Trafford Park, Manchester were encouraged by senior staff to 'cut corners' by jumping on the pallets and being raised up to scan in items stored on shelves, the hearing was ...
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Out-of-hours doctor put baby at risk after working back-to-back shifts for 24 days straight
The German-born medic put in the hours at different organisations and continued to work excessively despite being warned about the risks, it was ...
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Oklahoma tornado insurance bill set to top $2billion
For survivors of the deadly tornadoes that barreled through central Oklahoma this week, it may be just the beginning of an uphill battle to rebuild their lives as many of them had no insurance coverage to help with the financial ...
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Oklahoma tornado 2013 Heartbreak as girl 9 is the first of seven children killed at school
Nine-year-old Janae Hornsby, whose father said 'always has a smile on her face', is one of the seven children. Family members have shared pictures of other missing children, including Kyle Davis, 8, and Sydney ...
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Oklahoma tornado First victim identified as nine-year-old JaNae Hornsby
Oklahoma tornado: Rescue effort nears an end as authorities say they are confident there are no bodies or survivors left in the ...
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Faith-Healers Child Death Ruled As Homicide
The death of the eight-month-old son of a faith-healing couple has been ruled a homicide by a medical examiner. Brandon Schaible died on April 18 at his home in Rhawnhurst, Philadelphia, from bacterial pneumonia, severe dehydration and an infection after his parents withheld medical care, according to a report by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Gary Collins. It read: "By the ...
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Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses crowds gathered for the country's 33rd independence celebrations at the National Sports stadium in Harare, April 18, ...
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N. Korea sends top envoy to China as tensions mount
Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA), center, and other delegates from North Korea pose before leaving Pyongyang Airport for China, May 22, ...
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12 years post-Taliban Afghan womens rights under fire
KABUL, Afghanistan Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital Wednesday, demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they deem un-Islamic. More than 200 male students protested in front of Kabul University against the decree, which includes a ban on child marriage and forced marriage, makes domestic violence a crime and says rape victims cannot be ...
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Will tornado relief funding escape politics
Clark Gardner, at left, and another man place an American flag on debris in a neighborhood off of Telephone Road in Moore, Okla., after a tornado moved through the area on Monday, May 20, ...
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Power of Moore OK tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled ...
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RFERL Kazakh Correspondent Detained With Housing Protesters
RFE/RL Correspondent Detained In Kazakhstan ASTANA -- A Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent has been detained in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, while covering a protest by homeowners over what they see as unfair mortgage practices. Orken Zhoyamergen informed his colleagues by mobile phone on May 22 that police forced him onto a bus along with several protesters. ...
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Chinese Premier In Islamabad To Boost Strategic Ties
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is in Pakistan for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering economic and strategic cooperation. Li arrived in Islamabad following a trip to India earlier in the week. The Chinese premier is being accompanied by cabinet ministers, other senior officials, and businessmen. Li is meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and outgoing Prime Minister Mir ...
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Comptroller report flags neglect of Holocaust survivors
State Comptroller publishes annual report on public complaints; focus on mistreatment of Holocaust survivors, special education students, general increase in volume of ...
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US VP Biden lauds Jewish drive for gay rights
US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website."The truth is that Jewish heritage, Jewish culture, Jewish values are such an essential part of who we are that it's fair to say that Jewish heritage is American heritage," ...
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‘Screams of agony echo in my head’
The scale of the disaster meant students at a medical college next to the local Enam Hospital had to carry out some of the amputations. Sometimes the operations were done without anaesthetic and howls of agony echoed around the ...
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Mentally ill man stabs six children
Beijing - Authorities in southern China say a mentally ill man stabbed six primary school students and an adult in the latest of several attacks on Chinese ...
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Asia's largest ever infastructure project
The Trans-Asian Railway has been faltering since it was first proposed in the 1960s by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (ESCAP). Throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s the project was hindered by political instability, the wars in Indochina, the reticence of China and a subsequent lack of finance in Asia for mega-projects of this kind.
Now, however, with China emerging as the number two most dominant economy in the world, the project to link two major continents (Asia and Europe) is finding its feet once more and the Chinese are looking into investment opportunities, with some aspects of the project, such as the several thousand kilometers that pass through Thailand, being slated for possible construction in 2013. Read more
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