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Gunman kills 3 Canadian cops, manhunt on
MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) -- A manhunt for a gunman suspected of killing three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers and wounding two others passed the 12-hour mark, with a large section of the usually peaceful city of Moncton under…
South Korea rejects North’s fax request to meet fishermen
Seoul (CNN) -- South Korea has rebuffed North Korea's demand to meet two of its fishermen whose boat strayed into the South's waters.
Three North Korean fishermen were found Saturday in a boat off South Korea's eastern coast, according to…
Florida judge accused of punching attorney in courthouse
VIERA, Florida (AP) -- A judge on Florida is accused of punching an assistant public defender during an altercation in a hallway outside a courtroom.
WFTV in Orlando reports that Judge John Murphy hit assistant public defender Andrew…
Pele’s son sentenced to 33 years for money laundering
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has sentenced the son of soccer legend Pele to 33 years in prison after finding him guilty of laundering money for a drug gang.
Judge Suzana Pereira says Edson Cholbi do Nascimento must surrender his…
Ukrainian official: Five militants killed in attack on border guard base in Luhansk
Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) -- Five militants were killed in the volatile eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk on Monday after they took part in a large coordinated assault on a border guard base, an official at the Ukrainian State Border Guard…
Syria elections: Outcome hardly in doubt in ‘grotesque parody of democracy’
Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- In the midst of a bloody and protracted civil war, the Syrian government is set to hold a presidential election Tuesday.
The outcome is hardly in doubt: President Bashar al-Assad is almost guaranteed to emerge…
3 suspects confess in India gang rape; community outraged
Katra village, India (CNN) -- Three brothers have confessed to involvement in the gang rape of two teenage girls in India, a police officer told CNN.
The men have pleaded guilty to the rape charges but have not admitted to killing the…
Pakistan Taliban splits over ‘un-Islamic’ practices
(CNN) -- After months of infighting within the Pakistan Taliban, a major faction of the deadly militant group has apparently had enough.
The Mehsud faction has announced it's parting ways with the central leadership of the group, known…
Chinese-Australian artist Guo Jian detained ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
(CNN) -- Prominent Australian-Chinese artist Guo Jian has been detained by Chinese authorities ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, according to friends.
His arrest came soon after the artist was profiled in a…
Black bear enjoys repose in a hammock in Florida neighborhood
(CNN) -- In Florida, one could coin a new term for black bears: Pets. Or maybe: Pests.
Some have gotten into the habit, it seems, of visiting neighborhoods there, and on Thursday, one was literally caught hanging around -- in a Daytona…
Boy found locked in Ontario bedroom for 2 years
TORONTO (AP) -- A malnourished 10-year-old boy was found living in squalor in a locked bedroom at an Ontario home, where authorities allege he'd been held for up to two years by his aunt and uncle, police said Friday.
The boy was fed twice…
Ex-NYC radio personality facing sex charge dies at 78
NEW YORK (CMC) -- Legendary New York radio personality, Dave Herman, has died in jail while awaiting United States federal trial on charges of trying to seduce a six-year-old girl in the Caribbean, his lawyer has confirmed.
Attorney Marc…
Rape victim’s mother attacked in northern India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- Police in northern India have arrested three men for brutally attacking the mother of a rape victim after she refused to withdraw her complaint, an official said Friday, as investigators sought clues in a gang rape…
Jamaican among 12 spellers into Scripps National Spelling Bee finals
OXON HILL, Md (AP) — Jacob Williamson shrieked with delight, sank to his knees and pounded the stage as his name was called as one of the 12 finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
In the list of 12 finalists is 13-year-old Tajaun…
Spain arrests 6 suspected of recruiting for terror groups
Madrid (CNN) -- Swooping in at 4 o'clock in the morning, Spanish police arrested six Spanish men on suspicion of recruiting and sending 26 radical Islamic fighters for terrorist groups in Syria, Mali and Libya, the Interior Ministry said…