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Report: Egypt court hands down tough sentences in sexual assault cases
(CNN) -- An Egyptian court has given nine men sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting women near Cairo's Tahrir Square, according to state run newspaper al-Ahram.
The sentences handed down Wednesday were…
Russia defiant in face of new U.S. sanctions over Ukraine
Moscow (CNN) -- Russian leaders reacted angrily Thursday to President Barack Obama's decision to slap further sanctions on Russian banks, energy firms and defense companies over Russia's actions in Ukraine.
"Sanctions are evil," said Prime…
Man charged for hugging child to death
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — A 27-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter more than a year after he hugged a 14-month-old child so tightly that the boy stopped breathing and died, Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said…
BBC cuts 415 jobs, creates 195 new posts in digital shift
LONDON, (AFP) -- The BBC said on Thursday it will cut 415 jobs from its news department in the latest cost-cutting measures by the world's largest public broadcaster.
Director of News James Harding said the cuts were part of savings needed…
Sewol ferry search helicopter crash kills 5 in South Korea
Seoul (CNN) -- A helicopter carrying emergency workers involved in the Sewol ferry disaster operations crashed Thursday in a South Korean city, fire officials said, leaving five dead and one injured.
The helicopter came down in an urban…
Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border
(BBC)-- A Malaysian airliner with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, amid allegations it was shot down.
Malaysia Airlines said it lost contact with Flight MH17 from Amsterdam over…
Dutch state found liable in deaths of more than 300 men in Srebrenica massacre
(CNN) -- The Netherlands is liable for the deaths of more than 300 men who were taken from a Dutch compound in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995, during the Bosnian war, a Dutch court ruled Wednesday.
The Dutch peacekeepers…
UK police arrest 660 suspected pedophiles after online operation
(CNN) -- UK police have arrested 660 suspected pedophiles -- including doctors, teachers and scout leaders -- in a six-month operation spanning the country, the National Crime Agency said Wednesday.
The operation -- which targeted people…
Two men arrested over deadly Moscow metro crash
Moscow (CNN) -- Two people have been arrested in connection with a metro train derailment in Moscow which left more than 20 people deadand injured scores more, Russia's Investigative Committee said Wednesday.
The pair held on suspicion of…
2 police officers linked to KKK in Florida
FRUITLAND PARK, Florida (AP) — A city official says two police officers in Florida are no longer with the department after a law enforcement report tied them to the Ku Klux Klan.
Fruitland Park City Manager Gary La Venia said Monday that…
Nigerian police say they’ve arrested senior Boko Haram member
(CNN) -- Nigerian police have arrested a man claiming to be Boko Haram's "chief butcher" in an area identified as the Balmo Forest of northeastern Nigeria.
Detectives arrested Mohammed Zakari, 30, as he fled from what police and the…
34 killed in militants’ raid on reputed brothel in Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- An attack on apartments that neighbors say were used as a brothel in Baghdad has killed at least 28 women and six men, security officials told CNN.
Unidentified militants wearing military uniforms and street clothes…
Smell test may help detect Alzheimer’s
(CNN) -- In the future, a test of your sense of smell may help doctors predict your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to new research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark,…
Malaysian police officer killed, another kidnapped at Borneo resort
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) -- Armed men fatally shot a Malaysian police officer and abducted another at a diving resort on the island of Borneo, according to Malaysian authorities.
A group of eight gunmen dressed in army fatigues stormed…
Tracy Morgan sues Walmart over deadly crash
(CNN) -- Comedian Tracy Morgan is suing Walmart over a deadly limo bus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that left him critically injured.
The complaint was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey.
Morgan, 45, suffered…