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5 DEAD, U.S. VETERAN IN CUSTODY IN SHOOTING AT FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT
Passengers gather on the tarmac of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport in Florida after a gunman opened fire... READ MORE›
AT LEAST FIVE DEAD IN FT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT SHOOTING
Some 20 miles 30 km north of Miami, the Fort Lauderdale airport is near cruise line terminals at Port Everglades... READ MORE›
FOUR INDICTED IN RACIALLY CHARGED CHICAGO HATE CRIME AGAINST MENTALLY DISABLED WHITE MAN
Cook County prosecutors identified the suspects as Jordan Hill of suburban Carpentersville, Brittany Covington of Chicago and Tesfaye Cooper of Chicago, all 18... READ MORE›
DRESSES FOR EXCESS - MEET GUO PEI, CHINA'S COUTURE QUEEN
Chinese designer Guo Pei was propelled into the spotlight when Rihanna wore one of her stupendous gowns, leaving everyone in the fashion industry slack-jawed... READ MORE›
4 ARRESTED FOR RAPING US TOURIST IN INDIAN CAPITAL
In January 2014, a Danish woman was gang-raped by a group of men at knifepoint near the New Delhi railway station... READ MORE›
CHRISTMAS TYPHOON LEAVES THREE DEAD IN PHILIPPINES
Marasigan said hundreds of people in Bicol celebrated Christmas day in evacuation centres where many had to make do with emergency food packs... READ MORE›
TYPHOON NINA BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO PHILIPPINES ON CHRISTMAS
The typhoon made a second landfall over Camarines Sur province, then weakened slightly with winds of 175kph but gusts at 290kph, the weather bureau said... READ MORE›
2 SUSPECTED MILITANTS DETONATE SUICIDE BOMBS DURING A POLICE RAID IN BANGLADESH
In July, militants attacked a bakery in Dhaka and 22 people were killed... READ MORE›
GOOD SAMARITANS HELP WOMAN, CHILD TRAPPED IN CAR UNDERWATER
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles said a man escaped, but the woman and a 3-year-old child remained inside the car... READ MORE›
JAMES TAYLOR CANCELS MANILA CONCERT OVER DUTERTE'S DRUG WAR
Taylor said his scheduled concerts in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand would not be affected... READ MORE›
GAS TANKER EXPLODES KILLING TWO ON HIGHWAY AS ICY WEATHER GRIPS EAST OF US
Washington Dulles International airport reopened two runways after having to close all runways for more than three hours due to icy weather... READ MORE›
'AFFLUENZA' TEEN'S DAD CONVICTED OF PRETENDING TO BE OFFICER
Fred Couch, 51, was sentenced Wednesday in a Tarrant County courtroom to a year's probation... READ MORE›
LONDONERS 'TAKE MORE COCAINE ON WEEKDAYS THAN OTHER EUROPEANS'
The analysis points to very low to negligible cocaine use in the majority of eastern European cities... READ MORE›
SIX HELD IN ANTI-TERROR RAIDS IN LONDON, BURTON AND DERBY
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences in a series of raids across the country on Monday morning, police have said... READ MORE›
BOBBIES ON THE BEAT A RARE SIGHT IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRYA
Joining Bedforshire in the three worst areas for police visibility are Norfolk 52 per cent and Wiltshire 51 per cent ... READ MORE›
THEY ARE SLAUGHTERING US LIKE ANIMALS
The rain-soaked alley in the Pasay district of Manila was my 17th crime scene, on my 11th day in the Philippines capital... READ MORE›
'CAB SHOULD BE DISBANDED' - BROTHER OF VERONICA GUERIN CALLS FOR END TO GARDA UNIT
Veronica stood up to this drug dealer, Gilligan, who was a cancer in society... READ MORE›
SUSPECTED BOMB FOUND NEAR US EMBASSY IN MANILA
At around 8 00 am, members of the Manila Police District's bomb squad detonated the suspected bomb, and the road has been opened to traffic from around 9 00 am... READ MORE›
THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE THAT BOLSTERED TRUMP ISN'T JUST AN AMERICAN THING; IT'S PREVALENT IN EUROPE, TOO
Tilbury, an economically deprived dockside town on the outskirts of London, voted to leave the European Union with a majority of more than 70 percent... READ MORE›
LONDON POLICE INVESTIGATE HOW KILLER OF AT LEAST 4 GAY MEN ELUDED THEM FOR 15 MONTHS
The Metropolitan Police Service of London has acknowledged it might have missed opportunities to identify the killer sooner... READ MORE›
MET POLICE APOLOGISES FOR FAILING TO PROTECT CHILDREN AT RISK OF ABUSE
The Met has appointed assistant commissioner Martin Hewitt to address the failures identified in the report... READ MORE›
CHICAGO 'HAMILTON' AUDIENCE MEMBER CHARGED AFTER SHOUTING
Chicago police say 56-year-old John Palmer of Chicago is charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass in the incident Saturday... READ MORE›
ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE IN CITIES WORLDWIDE LIVE IN AREAS WITH NO SAFE TOILET
China, which also has a massive rate of rural to urban migration, is the second worst, with 104 million people without safe sanitation... READ MORE›
BATTLE OVER MARCOS: PHILIPPINE CITIZENS REACT TO 'HERO'S BURIAL'
More than a week after a Philippine supreme court's decision, the former president Ferdinand E Marcos has been buried at the Heroes' Cemetery, in Metro Manila... READ MORE›
DUTERTE PLANS $1 BILLION AIRPORT, RAIL IN FORMER U.S. BASE
At 9,450 hectares 23,000 acres, Clark Green City would dwarf the main financial district of Makati in metropolitan Manila, home to the nation's stock exchange and banks' headquarters... READ MORE›
TERRORISM STILL HIGHLY CONCENTRATED, BUT ATTACKS IN DEVELOPED WORLD INCREASED IN 2015
Economic impact estimated at 89B In total, 23 countries registered their highest ever number of terrorism deaths... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND FANS CLASH BEFORE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Scuffles have broken out in Trafalgar Square on Armistice Day as thousands of football fans descended on London before the England v Scotland World Cup qualifier... READ MORE›
LONDON POLICE GUILTY OF 'SERIOUS FAILINGS' OVER VIP CHILD SEX CASES
London police guilty of serious failings over VIP child sex cases... READ MORE›
STRIKING GARDAI 'WILL HAVE THEIR PAY DOCKED'
Earlier, the Garda Commissioner had warned that strike action by gardai, sergents and inspectors may irreparably compromise the force's authority to run the state... READ MORE›
TENT CITIES RISE IN PARIS AFTER 'JUNGLE' EVACUATION
Ama, a 24-year-old Sudanese who is six months pregnant, said she had come to Paris from Calais, but that was months ago... READ MORE›
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'FAKE' BOMB DETECTORS BEING USED BY HOTEL SECURITY GUARDS SEARCHING FOR EXPLOSIVES
Egypt plane crash 'Fake' bomb detectors being used by hotel security guards searching for explosives... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT IN ROTHERHAM COUNCIL TAKEOVER AFTER ABUSE INQUIRY
Rotherham Council demonstrated a resolute denial of the child abuse that was taking place, the report found... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH IN EGYPT KILLS ALL 224 PEOPLE ABOARD
Unfortunately, all passengers of flight 7K9268 Sharm el-Sheikh-Petersburg were killed, The Russian embassy in Cairo said, in Russian, on Twitter... READ MORE›
EDITORIAL THE COST OF LETTING YOUNG PEOPLE DRIFT
In the greater Boston area, white and black youths fare relatively well, while Latinos do worse... READ MORE›
WHERE IS THE WORLD'S MOST STRESSFUL CITY?
The Shanghai urban area is home to more than 23 million people 119,000 per sq mile in the inner city, way above that of Paris or Manhattan... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH MYSTERY DEEPENS AS OFFICIALS DIFFER
Metrojet officials also dismissed claims by the Islamic State that its operatives felled the plane... READ MORE›
MET FACES SEX ABUSE COVER-UP INQUIRY
Metropolitan police probed over child abuse cover-up claims... READ MORE›
'PLANE STOWAWAY' BODY FOUND ON RICHMOND ROOF
The two men are believed to have been clinging to a British Airways flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow... READ MORE›
CCTV SHOWS UK GIRLS ON WAY TO SYRIA
Guardian.co.uk london schoolgirls among 60 female britons thought to have joined isis 1 hr ago... READ MORE›
MAN CHARGED OVER PECKHAM BABY DEATH ATTACK
A man is charged with child destruction and causing GBH after a heavily-pregnant woman is attacked and loses her baby in Peckham, south London... READ MORE›
SEVEN DIE AS NEW YORK TRAIN HITS CAR
A commuter train has hit a vehicle at a level crossing north of New York City, killing at least seven people and injuring 12, officials say... READ MORE›
LOUISIANA FLOODING DEATH TOLL AT 7 AS MORE EVACUATE
Parts of Airline Highway were underwater as a result of rain and heavy flooding throughout the southeast Louisiana... READ MORE›
CHELSEA FANS IN LONDON RACISM PROBE
Chelsea FC has already barred five fans from attending Stamford Bridge following the earlier incident... READ MORE›
DC POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH AIDING ISIS
Young was a Metro police officer since 2003 but was fired Wednesday morning after his arrest, according to Metro Transit Police... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA TRAIN DERAILS AFTER COLLISION WITH LORRY
Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson estimated the train struck the lorry at a speed between 40 mph to 50 mph 65-80km h ... READ MORE›
HUSBAND AND WIFE 'KEPT TEENAGER AS SEX SLAVE FOR FIVE YEARS'
Rob Johnson, 44, and his wife, Marie Johnson, 43, from Port St... READ MORE›
MISSING UK GIRLS IN SYRIA, POLICE SAY
Earlier, Scotland Yard denied it had taken three days to inform officials in Turkey about the schoolgirls travelling to Syria... READ MORE›
MISSING SYRIA GIRLS' FAMILIES DEMAND POLICE APOLOGY
Potential witnesses Shamima, Amira, and Kadiza were among seven girls spoken to by police at Bethnal Green Academy as potential witnesses after their friend went missing... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE SHIRE MOVES TO PREPARE SALIX BID
In essence, Paris Metropole promises a new regional council to coordinate housing, urban planning and transit for a greater Paris... READ MORE›
'CHUMLEE' FROM 'PAWN STARS' ARRESTED ON GUN, DRUG CHARGES
Post to Facebook 'Chumlee' from 'Pawn Stars' arrested on gun, drug charges Austin Lee Russell, 33, was taken into custody during a sex assault investigation... READ MORE›
PIPPA MIDDLETON PHOTO HACK: MAN ARRESTED
Report pippa middleton photos stolen in icloud hack... READ MORE›
FORCE WARNED OVER POLICE KILL THREAT
West Midlands Police said it had implemented additional security measures after obtaining the information, but the force declined to confirm the exact nature of the threat... READ MORE›
NEW YORK METRO'S CAMPAIGN TO STOP 'MAN-SPREADING'
But now, a grassroots campaign against so-called man-spreading the habit of male passengers parting their legs and placing them in a V... READ MORE›
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VANCOUVER RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE PLUNGES AFTER NEW TAX INTRODUCED
But there has also been a bump in sales outside the Metro Vancouver region, where the tax does not apply, numbers have shown... READ MORE›
MAN DIES AFTER BEING SHOT BY POLICE IN NORTH LONDON
The 43-year-old white man was shot outside a flat on the sixth floor of Picardy House a 12-storey former local authority building in Enfield... READ MORE›
101 NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER DOWN
'Fault in Birmingham' The 101 phone number is for local police in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, for less urgent matters than a 999 call... READ MORE›
MPS WARN ON GROWING NUMBERS OF BRITISH JIHADISTS
Not enough is being done to prevent people leaving the UK to join Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a group of MPs warns... READ MORE›
FORMER NFL PLAYER'S MISTRESS KILLS WIFE, HERSELF
Clayton County police say 49-year-old Sandra Barnett was kidnapped by Lisa Brown at her Ellenwood Ga... READ MORE›
THREE HELD OVER TEEN CYCLIST MURDER
Between her mother Polly Chowdhury, who suffered from low self esteem, and Kiki Muddar, who had a narcissistic personality disorder... READ MORE›
MET 'SORRY' OVER SYRIA GIRLS LETTER
The three schoolgirls travelled from east London to Turkey last month, before crossing into an area of Syria controlled by Islamic State militants... READ MORE›
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2 ARRESTED IN LA PARTY SHOOTING THAT LEFT 3 DEAD, 12 WOUNDED
Los Angeles police have arrested two suspects in the shooting that left three people dead and 12 wounded at a restaurant operating out of a converted home... READ MORE›
BLACK LIVES MATTER ACTIVISTS PROTEST IN U.K., SHUT DOWN ROAD TO HEATHROW
Black Lives Matter activists protest in U.K., shut down road to Heathrow... READ MORE›
1 DEAD AND 5 INJURED IN RUSSELL SQUARE, POLICE FIND NO EVIDENCE OF TERRORISM OR RADICALIZATION
London Knife Attack 1 Dead And 5 Injured In Russell Square, Police Find No Evidence Of Terrorism Or Radicalization... READ MORE›
WOMAN KILLED, FIVE INJURED IN LONDON STABBING ATTACK
British police say man accused of stabbing six in London's Russell Square was Norwegian of Somali origin, but they found no signs of radicalization... READ MORE›
MAN HELD AFTER AMERICAN KILLED IN LONDON ATTACK
The first call about the attack came at 10 33 p.m., the London police said... READ MORE›
WOMAN KILLED, 5 HURT IN LONDON KNIFE ATTACK; SUSPECT HELD
Even with the additional armed officers, most of London's 31,000 police officers will not be armed... READ MORE›
ONE DEAD AND FIVE INJURED IN KNIFE ATTACK IN LONDON
One person was killed and five others were injured on Wednesday night in a knife attack in London, the Metropolitan Police said... READ MORE›
ONE WOMAN DEAD AND FIVE INJURED IN CENTRAL LONDON KNIFE ATTACK
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner, Mark Rowley, said officers were following several lines of inquiry... READ MORE›
LONDON KNIFE ATTACK LEAVES WOMAN DEAD, 5 WOUNDED
"Early indications suggest that mental health is a significant factor in this case and that is one major line of inquiry," London Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley told reporters... READ MORE›
KNIFE ATTACK HITS CENTRAL LONDON
One woman has been killed and five people hurt in a knife attack in central London, police said... READ MORE›
ONE DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED IN LONDON KNIFE ATTACK, POLICE SAY
A woman is dead and five others are injured after a knife attack in London's Russel Square that authorities say may be terror-related... READ MORE›
MORE ARMED POLICE TO PATROL THE STREETS OF LONDON IN RESPONSE TO TERROR ATTACK THREAT
More armed police officers are to be deployed on the streets of London amid mounting fears over a possible terrorist attack... READ MORE›