'False positives': Colombian army apologises for killing civilians
More than 6,400 civilians were killed and falsely passed off as enemy combatants between 2002 and 2008.
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2 US soldiers killed after Army transport vehicle flips over in Alaska
Two US soldiers were killed and twelve were injured when an Army transport vehicle flipped over in a training accident near Salcha, Alaska, on Monday, the Army said.
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Police resolve 34-year-old cold case in assault and death of Kansas woman
A man who authorities say sexually assaulted and killed a 20-year-old woman three decades ago has been identified.
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Grizzly bear kills couple and their dog in Canada
Experts say more people outdoors is leading to more human-bear encounters.
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The man charged in Tupac Shakur's 1996 shooting death has long put himself at the crime scene. Here's what we know about him
As far back as 1998, Duane Keith Davis was telling a cable channel that he was a front-seat passenger in a car from which a fellow passenger fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
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Southampton nurse returns after helping Morocco earthquake victims
Sarah McBride travelled to Morocco to help those in dire need after the devastating earthquake.
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Sweden's prime minister summons police and army chiefs, as gang violence surges
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a surge in gang violence, as the country reels from record shooting deaths this month.
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Rotterdam shootings: Hospital was warned of 'psychotic' suspect
Dutch prosecutors had raised concerns about the man accused of killing three people in Rotterdam.
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Magpie swooping: How polarising bird terrorises suburban Australia
Each spring, magpies swoop on countless unsuspecting Australians while defending their nests.
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Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak
Extraordinarily wet monsoons have given dengue-carrying mosquitoes fertile breeding ground.
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Convicted felon suspected of killing Baltimore tech CEO has been arrested, police say
Jason Dean Billingsley, a convicted felon suspected of killing Baltimore tech executive Pava LaPere this week, has been arrested, Baltimore police said early Thursday.
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BBC helps free suspected migrants stuck in refrigerated lorry
A woman spoke to us from inside the lorry in France, saying she was struggling to breathe.
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