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Accused's parents say actions were part of a prank and that son viewed late Australian conservationist Steve Irwin as an idol.

Vladimir Putin'in talimatıyla Rusya, Karadeniz kıyısına 40 savaş uçağı ve helikopteri gönderdi.Devamı için tıklayınız

India on Tuesday proposed a global grouping of major coal-based power producing countries for a common approach in tackling climate issues and achieving economy of scale by combining individual requirements to make clean technology more affordable.

A billionaire sports mogul has purchased a Texas mega-ranch that has been operated by one family for nearly a century

The AFL will sound a little different after the end of the 2016 season with veteran commentator Dennis Cometti confirming he will hang up the microphone.

– The National Assembly postpones the passage of the 2016 budget – The next date for the passage is still unknown – “We need sufficient time to pass a comprehensive budget.” The National Assembly has announced the indefinite postponement of 2016 budget passage, which had been earlier scheduled for February 25, due to various controversies surrounding the document. Future date for […]

Iraqi forces, US-led coalition say government has regained full control of Ramadi from IS

In de gemeenteraad van Midden-Delfland is onenigheid ontstaan. VVD en PvdA weigeren om tafel te zitten met collega's die tegen de herbenoeming van burgemeester Rodenburg stemden. Daardoor kon de commissievergadering van dinsdagavond niet doorgaan. 'De wond is nog open en het vertrouwen is weg.'

A group of Argentine forensic experts says it has determined there's no biological or physical evidence to conclude that 43 students who disappeared in southern Mexico in 2014 were incinerated at a trash dump as government investigators initially claimed

Het jaar is amper zes weken oud of er valt al een triest record te melden: dit jaar zijn al 409 vluchtelingen omgekomen tijdens hun poging om de Middellandse Zee over te steken. In dezelfde periode vorig jaar waren dat er 69. De Internationale Organisatie voor Migratie (IOM) meldt tevens dat in de eerste zes weken van dit jaar tien keer zoveel vluchtelingen de oversteek waagden dan in dezelfde periode in 2015.

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank bosses face a formidable task to drag its shares off a 30-year low, with reassurances about its capital levels doing little to improve investor confidence and few other options on the table to trigger a recovery.

Germany's flagship lender has trailed its rivals in bouncing back from the 2008 financial crisis, hamstrung by having to pay out billions of dollars in fines to end a string of legal disputes and ageing technical infrastructure. Читать дальше...

Pressure rises on Athens to improve facilities so migrants can be sent back

Trai’s regulation on differential pricing is being celebrated as a victory for net neutrality. But many are pointing out that the exemptions contained within it give cause for concern.

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It's been months since two shooters attacked a community center in San Bernardino, California. And law-enforcement officials still can't get into the phone of one of the killers, FBI Director James Comey told a Senate committee on Tuesday.

Although law enforcement has the authority to access the phone, they haven't been able to get past the locking feature on the device. Comey said that law enforcement is still working to access the data in the phone.

"The growing use of... Читать дальше...

A new report shows California farmers reaping record sales in 2014 despite the epic drought

Warner Music's publishing wing Warner/Chappell has settled a lawsuit challenging its hold on "Happy Birthday to You" for $14 million, paving the way for the song to finally enter the public domain, according toThe Hollywood Reporter . The settlement comes after United States District Judge George H. King ruled in...

Only one race will be on the Tuesday, Feb. 16 election ballot — a three-way primary for State Supreme Court Jusice.

Alpha Natural Resources says it has received a $500 million offer from existing lenders for the potential sale of the bankrupt coal producer's core assets

The frontman of The Hold Steady makes his first solo appearance in front of a Mountain Stage crowd.

The father of two New York girls wrote a note to the school.

In the summer of 2014, Davide Monteleone, an Italian photographer who had lived in Moscow for more than a decade, began to travel to the Russian-Chinese border in search of something that felt real and reliable. “I had been covering the uprising in Ukraine, and then the civil war and the occupation of Crimea,” he told me. “I was disturbed by how hard it was to remain neutral when there was so much press attention. I felt like whatever I did was going to be used for propaganda. So I thought about... Читать дальше...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A team-based approach to maintaining blood control treatment helped improve patient management of high blood pressure, according to a recent study.

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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper gave a chilling threat assessment today to the Senate Armed Services Committee. 

Clapper's testimony to the committee reflected the US Intelligence Community's Worldwide Threat Assessment for the coming year.

Based on the insights of the various branches of the US Intelligence Community (IC), Clapper provided a rundown of the major global and regional threats. 

Based on his released statements, we have summarized the main global threats facing the world below... Читать дальше...

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Has Toyota’s youth-oriented sub-brand, Scion, failed, or merely timed out in its mission?

Jim Lentz, Toyota’s CEO for North America, announced yesterday in a video statement that the brand will be phased out after the 2016 model year, with all products but the tC coupe reappearing with a Toyota badge (and, perhaps, a new corresponding Toyota name).

Some will argue that Scion’s death was a long time coming, a result of some ill-conceived vehicles, a tenuous product plan... Читать дальше...

An Amber Alert for a missing 2-year-old girl ended with a wild police chase that left the toddler ejected from a car, authorities said in a statement.