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3 hostages escape militants in Philippines, 1 drowns
Associated Press, Published on 07/04/2019
» MANILA: Three hostages held by Muslim militants in the southern Philippines have made a daring escape that left one drowned, another shot in the back in critical condition and another safe after swimming to his freedom, officials said.
Philippine police kill 14 men rights groups say were farmers
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2019
» BACOLOD, Philippines: Philippine police said Sunday 14 suspected communist rebels were killed after they opened fire during raids in a central province but rights groups countered the men were farmers and the latest victims of extrajudicial killings.
Deadly bombing in Colombia underscores lingering threats
Associated Press, Published on 18/01/2019
» BOGOTA: Colombian authorities were scrambling to identify who was behind a brazen car bombing at a police academy in Bogota that has rattled residents and raised tough questions about lingering security threats in the wake of a peace deal with the nation's largest rebel group.
Indonesia searches for tsunami victims; death toll hits 373
Associated Press, Published on 24/12/2018
» TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia: Efforts to collect hundreds of bodies and save the injured were stepped up in Indonesia on Monday following the country's latest tsunami, as scientists collected evidence on how a volcanic eruption triggered the weekend tragedy.
Indonesian police say 32 dead, 1 missing in Papua attacks
Associated Press, Published on 04/12/2018
» JAYAPURA, Indonesia: Security forces tried to recover the bodies of 31 construction workers and a soldier who were killed in one of the worst separatist attacks in Indonesia's restive province of Papua, officials said Tuesday.
Argument at Chicago hospital erupts into deadly shooting
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2018
» CHICAGO: An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor with whom he was having a domestic relationship, then ran into the hospital and fatally shot a pharmacy resident and a police officer, authorities said.
Three dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio
Associated Press, Published on 03/11/2018
» TALLAHASSEE, Florida: A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida's capital before killing himself Friday evening, officials said.
Four dead after Maryland warehouse shooting
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» ABERDEEN, Maryland: A woman working a temporary job at a drugstore warehouse in Maryland got into an argument at work Thursday morning and began shooting colleagues, killing three before fatally turning the gun on herself, authorities and witnesses said.
Terrorist crashes car into London pedestrians
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2018
» LONDON: A car ploughed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of attacks in the British capital that used vehicles as weapons.
Crash outside parliament in London treated as terrorism
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2018
» LONDON: A car ploughed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of vehicle-based attacks in the British capital.