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Three die as storm hits southern UK

(BBC) Three people have died after a storm battered southern Britain, leading to 580,000 homes losing power, and rail and flight cancellations. A teenager in Kent and a man in Watford were killed by falling trees. And a man was found dead…

China Tiananmen Square car blaze kills five people

(BBC) Tiananmen Square was the scene of the 1989 pro-democracy protests which were ended by a military crackdown. The site is generally kept under very tight security both because of its proximity to key political institutions and so that…

Michael Jackson’s doctor released from jail after 2 years

Los Angeles (AP) — The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson was released from jail Monday after serving nearly two years of a four-year sentence. Conrad Murray was released from a downtown Los Angeles jail at 12:01 am, according to…

Mexico: Candy factory explosion injures dozens; 1 killed

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (CNN) -- An explosion rocked a candy factory in the Mexican border city of Juarez on Thursday, injuring dozens and killing at least one person, officials said. Search crews were still combing through the rubble hours…

EU says distrust of US on spying may harm terror fight

(BBC) EU leaders meeting in Brussels say distrust of the US over spying could harm the fight against terrorism. A statement agreed by the leaders says that "a lack of trust could prejudice" intelligence-gathering co-operation. France and…

Antiguan woman commits suicide in US jail

York, Pennsylvania (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) agency says a female citizen of Antigua and Barbuda committed suicide while in the custody of immigration authorities at York County Prison in Pennsylvania. On…

Woman gets 1 year in ‘toxic tush’ case

Miami, United States (AP) — A Florida woman accused of injecting toxic substances into women's buttocks as an enhancement procedure has been sentenced to a year in prison. As part of a deal with Miami-Dade County prosecutors, 32-year-old…

US ambassador to Germany summoned in Merkel mobile row

(BBC) Germany has summoned the US ambassador in Berlin over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will meet US envoy John Emerson later in what is seen as an unusual…

Mexico to summon U.S. ambassador over spying allegations

(CNN) Mexico's foreign minister says he's summoning the U.S. Ambassador following fresh reports of spying. "Shared security and responsibility between respectful neighbors cannot be constructed by violating the law and violating trust,"…