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Nazi's body moved to Italian airport
BBC - 16 Oct 2013 12:00
The body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke is taken to a Rome airport after his funeral was called off, amid reports it could be sent to Germany.
Fire bosses' actions 'reprehensible'
BBC - 16 Oct 2013 07:36
The actions of two senior managers at the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were wrong and reprehensible, a report finds.
Police warn over drugs cyber-attack
BBC - 16 Oct 2013 07:08
The head of Europe's crime fighting agency warns of a growing risk of cyber-attacks by organised crime groups to enable them to traffic drugs.
Arrest made over LA dry ice explosions
CNN - 16 Oct 2013 07:44
A suspect was arrested in connection with one of the dry ice explosions at Los Angeles International Airport, police said Tuesday.
Michigan's 2004 Gay Marriage Ban Faces Challenge
ABC News - 16 Oct 2013 07:33
Michigan gay marriage ban approved by voters in 2004 could fall in legal challenge
UK to Press Sri Lanka on Rights, Reconciliation
ABC News - 16 Oct 2013 07:14
UK 's delegation to Commonwealth summit to press Sri Lanka on human rights, reconciliation
Typhoon Wipha hits Tokyo area, kills 14
CNN - 16 Oct 2013 07:11
At least 14 people have died and hundreds of flights have been canceled as Typhoon Wipha pummeled the Tokyo area on Wednesday.
Thousands protest in flood-hit Chinese city
Boston - 16 Oct 2013 06:36
BEIJING (AP) -- Arrests have been made following massive anti-government protests in an eastern Chinese city hit by catastrophic flooding, an official newspaper reported Wednesday.
Cargo ship hits seawall off South Korea; 9 dead
Boston - 16 Oct 2013 06:08
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A cargo ship hit a seawall off South Korea's southeastern coast and partly sank in an accident that killed nine crew members and left two missing, coast guard officers said Wednesday. Eight cre...
Pablo Picasso: £80 Raffle For Masterpiece
Sky News - 16 Oct 2013 04:14
The great artist would have loved the idea one of his pieces of work was being sold for charity, his relatives say.
Police: Girl taunted suicide, arrested
CNN - 16 Oct 2013 03:59
The attorney for a 14-year-old Florida girl charged with aggravated stalking that alledgedly led to the suicide of a 12-year-old classmate told CNN that her client isn't responsible for a controversial Facebook post that...
Protesters take to streets in Brazil
USA Today - 16 Oct 2013 14:01
Brazil beset by protests since June.
Many dead as bus hits bomb in Syria
BBC - 16 Oct 2013 11:57
At least 21 people are killed, including children, when a bus runs over an explosive device in Deraa, southern Syria, say activists.
Philippine quake damages historic churches
Boston - 16 Oct 2013 11:43
LOON, Philippines (AP) -- The earthquake that struck the central Philippines and killed at least 144 people also dealt a serious blow to the region's historical and religious legacy by heavily damaging a dozen or more ch...
KISS, Nirvana set for Hall of Fame
CNN - 16 Oct 2013 08:05
"Teen Spirit" and "Good Times" may be coming to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- sealed with a KISS.
Michigan's 2004 gay marriage ban faces challenge
Boston - 16 Oct 2013 06:59
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan's ban on gay marriage is facing a major court test nine years after voters by a landslide said marriage is reserved for a man and a woman.
Pressure On Cameron As Food Bank Use Soars
Sky News - 16 Oct 2013 06:59
The Trussell Trust calls for urgent action from the Prime Minister as demand for its food parcels rises dramatically.
Researchers dig for remains at site of 1922 union massacre in Illinois
Fox News - 16 Oct 2013 06:55
Administrators in the southern Illinois city of Herrin have given the go-ahead for more cemetery excavation work intended to find the remains of victims of a violent 1922 labor strike.
The Sandy Hook School Demolition Will Be a Private Affair
The Atlantic Wire - 16 Oct 2013 06:26
Following the referendum last week in which Newton, Connecticut residents voted to demolish Sandy Hook Elementary, plans are being put in place to have the teardown completed by the first anniversary of the tragedy on ...
Swatting flies? China's corruption fight
CNN - 16 Oct 2013 05:55
In China, a sex scandal often involves public money, writes CNN's Kristie Lu Stout.
Rescue work as Philippine toll rises
BBC - 16 Oct 2013 05:34
Relief efforts are underway in the central Philippines as the death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake continues to rise.
Best of Banksy, elusive street artist
CNN - 16 Oct 2013 05:14
The famously anonymous British graffiti artist Banksy says he's on a "residency on the streets of New York." View some of his artwork from over the years.