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Plane crashes in San Diego parking lot; 1 dead

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A small plane crashed in a San Diego shopping center parking lot Wednesday, killing one woman on board and seriously injuring another, a fire spokesman said. The single-engine 1988 Mooney M-20L went down around 5:30 pm.…

Official: Landslides trap 150 people or more in western India

New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains may have trapped 150 people or more in a village in western India, a senior official said Wednesday. "There are reports that up to 30 to 40 houses have been affected," said…

‘Die Hard’ actor James Shigeta dies

(CNN) -- James Shigeta, a prolific and pioneering Asian-American actor whose 50-year career includes the movies "Die Hard" and "Flower Drum Song," died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Monday, his agent said. He was 81. "It is with great…

Female suicide bomber kills three in Nigeria blast

KANO, Nigeria (AP) — A woman blew herself up at a petrol station in northern Nigeria on Monday, killing three people in one of three suicide bombings by females in Kano in two days, police said. The woman was in line with other women, all…

U.S.: Russia violated missile treaty

Washington (CNN) -- The United States accused Russia on Monday of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, citing cruise missile tests that date to 2008, senior State Department and White House officials said. "This is…

US: Russia has fired rockets into Ukraine

Washington (AP) -- Stepping up pressure on Moscow, the US has released satellite images it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighbouring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for separatists has crossed the border.…

NBA: LeBron will return to 23 jersey with Cavaliers

Cleveland, USA (AFP) -- NBA superstar LeBron James confirmed Sunday he will return to the number 23 jersey he wore in his first stint with Cleveland when he returns to the Cavaliers next season. James posted a message on Twitter and…

UK deputy PM says Russia should not host World Cup

London, England (AFP) -- British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joined calls on Sunday for Russia to be stripped of the World Cup in 2018 following the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine. The Liberal Democrat leader, whose party…

Pope to visit Philadelphia next year for conference

(CNN) -- Pope Francis has accepted the invitation of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year, Catholic News Service reported Friday. It would be the popular pontiff's…

Taiwan plane-crash survivor crawls out, phones dad

XIXI, Taiwan (AP) — The 10 survivors of Taiwan's worst air disaster in more than a decade include a 34-year-old woman who called her father after scrambling from the wreckage and seeking help at a nearby home. Hung Yu-ting escaped through…

France: Air Algerie flight vanished over Mali

PARIS (AP) — France's transport minister says the Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people vanished over northern Mali. The flight was traveling from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital when it disappeared from radar early Thursday. Transport…

Surgeons remove 232 teeth from Indian teenager

MUMBAI, India (AFP) - Surgeons in Mumbai have removed 232 teeth from the mouth of an Indian teenager in what they believe may be a world-record operation, the hospital said Thursday. Ashik Gavai, 17, sought medical help for a swelling on…

MH17 shootdown may have been a ‘mistake’

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Malaysian flight MH17 may have been shot down by "mistake" by ill-trained pro-Russian separatists, US intelligence officials said Tuesday, while dismissing Moscow's accounts of the incident as propaganda. Evidence…

Queen’s horse Estimate fails drugs test

(CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II cheered Estimate on to success at the Gold Cup in 2013 but now her her five-year old filly is in the dock. Buckingham Palace confirmed to CNN Tuesday Estimate had tested positive for banned substance…