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September 25, 2016 2:18 PM

Suspect in fatal shooting of five at Washington state mall captured

In the United States, a man believed to have opened fire with a rifle at a Washington state mall, killing five people, was captured. Authorities said, the suspect has been taken into custody but declined to immediately release more details. <br/><br/>Seattle television station KOMO repor...

September 25, 2016 10:56 AM

Suspect in fatal shooting of five at Washington state mall captured

In the United States, a man believed to have opened fire with a rifle at a Washington state mall, killing five people, was captured. Authorities said, the suspect has been taken into custody but declined to immediately release more details. <br/><br/>Seattle television station KOMO repor...

September 25, 2016 8:31 AM

Colombia's largest rebel group gives "unanimous approval" to peace deal

Colombia's largest rebel group has given its approval to a peace deal agreed with the government after nearly four years of talks. The announcement of the unanimous decision by FARC members was made at the end of their conference. <br/><br/>The group's Chief negotiator, Ivan Ma...

September 25, 2016 8:19 AM

EU to work closely with Turkey to deal with Refugee crisis

Leaders of European countries affected by waves of refugees and migrants from North Africa and the Middle East have agreed that it's essential to work closely with Turkey to deal with the crisis. The leaders of 10 nations met in Vienna yesterday. They agreed to urge the EU to handle the relatio...

September 25, 2016 8:07 AM

Egypt court sentences 7 to hang for shooting officer

An Egyptian court today sentenced seven men to hang for killing a police general in the unrest following the 2013 military overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. It was the defendants' second trial, after having won an appeal against an initial sentencing. General Nabil Farag was shot d...

September 25, 2016 8:07 AM

Obama opens new African American Museum

President Barack Obama today opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture, an institution dedicated to the many threads of black suffering and triumph. The first black President of the United States cut the ribbon to inaugurate the striking 37,000-square-meter bronze-clad edifi...

September 25, 2016 8:07 AM

18 killed in Islamic State attack in Tikri, Iraq

In Iraq, 18 people, including two children, were killed today when militants shot at a checkpoint north of Tikrit and then set off two bombs. The attacks were later claimed by Islamic State. It was the first such assault since Tikrit, 150 km north of Baghdad, was retaken from the ultra-hardline jiha...

September 25, 2016 7:55 AM

Strong 6.8 earthquake strikes off Fiji

A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Fiji today but there is no threat of a tsunami. US seismologists said, the offshore quake hit at 9:28 am local time and was centred around 100 km northeast of Ndoi Island in Fiji. Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there is no tsunami threat.

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