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New Zealand police find body they believe is British tourist
Associated Press, Published on 09/12/2018
» WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand police said Sunday they found a body they believe to be that of missing 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane.
'Mission Accomplished' in Syria, Trump declares
Associated Press, Published on 14/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: Allied missiles struck at the heart of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a show of force and resolve aimed at punishing the Assad government for a suspected poison gas attack against civilians and deterring the possible future use of such banned weapons.
11 injured in balloon heavy landing north of Sydney
Associated Press, Published on 30/03/2018
» SYDNEY: A hot air balloon landed heavily after hitting a tree north of Sydney on Friday, injuring 11 people, officials said.
Pulp giant stirs new conflicts with Indonesian villagers
Associated Press, Published on 21/12/2017
» AIR MENDUYUNG: Less than five years after it pledged to end dozens of disputes over land and gain local consent for new plantations in Indonesia, one of the world's largest paper companies is backsliding on those vows. At issue: its dealings with a supplier that has been a butt of community opposition.
Crocodile suspected of killing Australia woman with dementia
Associated Press, Published on 13/10/2017
» BRISBANE, Australia: Authorities in northern Australia were searching on Friday for a crocodile suspected of killing a dementia patient who wandered from a nursing home, police said.
Killer Hurricane Maria slams Dominica, menaces Puerto Rico
Associated Press, Published on 20/09/2017
» ROSEAU, Dominica - Hurricane Maria smashed into the Caribbean island of Dominica with 200kph (160 mph) winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister's residence and causing what he called "mind-boggling" devastation Tuesday as it plunged into a Caribbean region already ravaged by Hurricane Irma.
Hurricane Maria, month's 2nd Cat 5 storm, lashes at Dominica
Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2017
» ROSEAU, Dominica: Hurricane Maria swept over the small island of Dominica with catastrophic Category 5 winds overnight, starting a charge into the eastern Caribbean that threatens islands already devastated by Hurricane Irma and holds the possibility of a direct hit on Puerto Rico.
H-bomb or not, experts say N. Korea near its nuclear goal
Associated Press, Published on 07/09/2017
» TOKYO -- North Korea's latest nuclear test was part theatre, part propaganda and maybe even part fake. But experts say it was also a major display of something very real: Pyongyang's mastery of much of the know-how it needs to reach its goal of becoming a full-fledged nuclear state.
Govt supporters storm Venezuela congress, injure lawmakers
Associated Press, Published on 06/07/2017
» CARACAS - Pro-government militias wielding wooden sticks and metal bars stormed congress on Wednesday and began attacking opposition lawmakers during a special session coinciding with Venezuela's independence day.
Anti-Republican US gunman killed after shooting congressman
Associated Press, Published on 15/06/2017
» ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican Party legislators at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, wounding House Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen and aides dove for cover.