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Police Open Fire at Man Rampaging in Berlin Cathedral
The iron-domed house of worship is on Museum Island off east Berlin's main Unter den Linden boulevard and close to the Alexanderplatz shopping district.
8 kg Plastic Bags Found in Stomach of Dead Pilot Whale in Thailand
The pilot whale was discovered on Monday in a canal in the southern province of Songkhla and received treatment from a team of veterinarians. An autopsy found another 80 bags and other plastic items weighing eight kg in the whale's stomach.
No North Korea Relief Until Verifiable Denuclearisation Steps: Jim Mattis
Speaking at a security conference in Singapore ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Mattis said it is vital that the international community keeps UN Security Council sanctions in place for now.
Japan Mother Held for Dumping Newborn Baby's Body in Locker
Officers found the decomposing body of an infant, who appeared to have been choked to death, in the locker last month after unpleasant smells were reported there.
Donald Trump's Power Daughter Ivanka Trump Strikes a Nerve
Ivanka Trump presented herself as a champion of equal pay for equal work, vowing to "fight for this right alongside of him," only to support Trump's rollback of a key equal pay initiative once he was president.
TV Show 'Roseanne' Abruptly Cancelled After Star's Racist Tweet Sparks Furore
President Donald Trump has cited its huge viewership as evidence his supporters, who include Barr, want shows that speak to their concerns.
Archaeologists Discover New Geoglyphs Near Nazca Lines in Peru
Most of the newly found geoglyphs, which include figures of a killer whale and a woman dancing, appear to have been made by the Paracas culture more than 2,000 years ago.
Real Life 'Spider-Man' Awarded French Citizenship for Climbing 4-Storey Building to Save Dangling Toddler
In less than a minute, he pulls himself from balcony to balcony and grabs the four-year-old as a neighbour tries to hold the child from an adjoining flat.
China to Host Iran to Avoid Project Disruption Amid Nuclear Deal Doubt
The 2015 agreement between Iran and world powers lifted international sanctions on Tehran. In return, Iran agreed to restrictions on its nuclear activities, increasing the time it would need to produce an atom bomb if it chose to do so.
Asked Which Company She Would Like to Head, Hillary Clinton Gives a Surprising Answer
On being asked which company she would want to be the CEO of, Hillary Clinton didn't pause before quickly answering "Facebook".
Italy Brings Pakistani Woman Back After Forced Abortion
The case of the woman, identified as Farah, attracted a lot of interest in Italy following the recent strangulation death in Pakistan of Sana Cheema, an Italian of Pakistani origin who police suspect was killed by her family because she refused an arrange...
Thailand Arrests Senior Monks in Temple Raids to Clean up Buddhism
Phra Phrom Dilok, 72, a member of the Sangha Supreme Council, which governs Buddhist monks in Thailand, was arrested over alleged embezzlement of temple funds, they added.
Trump Administration Weighs Slapping Tariffs on Auto Imports
Wilbur Ross announced he initiated a so-called Section 232 investigation on auto trade -- which would provide the legal basis to impose tariffs, if his department finds imports threaten US national security .
NASA's New Chief Changes Mind, Now Believes in Climate Change
Jim Bridenstine's nomination to head NASA raised alarm among scientists because not only did Bridenstine have no scientific background, he had also questioned, in 2013, whether global warming was real, saying that temperatures had ceased to rise about a d...
Pakistani Woman Convicted in UK of Tricking Teen Daughter into Forced Marriage
The woman took her 17-year-old daughter to Pakistan in 2017 under the guise of a holiday. When they arrived, the victim was told that she was to be married to a 36-year-old man in September, after she had turned 18. When her daughter protested the marriag...
MH370 Search Under Review, May be Scrapped: Mahathir
No sign of the plane was found in a 120,000 square kilometre sea search zone and the Australian-led hunt, the largest in aviation history, was suspended in January last year.