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Spain: Terrorists planned 'massive' bomb attack
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2017
» BARCELONA - Police put up scores of roadblocks across northeast Spain on Sunday in hopes of capturing a fugitive suspect from the 12-member Islamic extremist cell that staged two vehicle attacks and plotted much deadlier carnage using explosives favoured by Islamic State militants.
Philippine churches to ring bells to protest drug killings
Associated Press, Published on 20/08/2017
» MANILA -- A leader of the dominant Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines has ordered bells to be tolled every night for three months in a northern region to raise alarm over a renewed police crackdown that has left more than 80 drug and crime suspects dead in just a week.
8 charged in Khon Kaen case of insulting monarchy
Associated Press, Published on 18/08/2017
» BANGKOK -- At least eight people have been charged with insulting the monarchy for allegedly burning portraits of members of Thailand's royal family, a legal aid group said Thursday.
3 dead, dozens injured in violent white nationalist rally
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2017
» CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va: A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally. The violent day left three dead, dozens injured and this usually quiet college town a bloodied symbol of the nation's roiling racial and political divisions.
Hackers demand millions in ransom for stolen HBO data
Associated Press, Published on 08/08/2017
» NEW YORK -- A group of hackers posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday, and demanded a multimillion-dollar ransom from the network to prevent the release of entire television series and other sensitive proprietary files.
Death toll from floods in northern Vietnam rises to 23
Associated Press, Published on 06/08/2017
» HANOI -- Rescuers in Vietnam have recovered 16 more bodies over the past three days, bringing the death toll from floods in four northern provinces to 23.
Americans spoil Usain Bolt's farewell
Associated Press, Published on 06/08/2017
» LONDON - Usain Bolt was no longer stunning. He was just stunned.
Uffizi encourages longer visits with new pricing
Business, Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» MILAN: The famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence is taking a swipe at so-called "hit-and-run tourism,'' announcing on Monday price increases on single-entry tickets, while inaugurating three-day and annual passes that offer discounted entry with priority access.
Australian police release suspect in airline plot raid
Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» CANBERRA, Australia -- A man arrested over the weekend in Sydney has been released without charge after being questioned about a plot to bring down an airliner.
Qatar takes fight with Arab bloc to trade body
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2017
» DUBAI -- Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation against three of the four Arab countries that are isolating it, opening up a possible new path for negotiations with its opponents.