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World's largest gorillas 'one step from going extinct' AFP on September 5, 2016, 6:17 am Honolulu (AFP) - The world's largest gorillas have been pushed to the brink of extinction by a surge of illegal hunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and are now critically endangered, officials...

6 UK teens arrested amid Pole murder probe AP on August 31, 2016, 10:35 am Six teenagers have been arrested in the UK over the murder of a Polish man in a possible hate crime. British police have arrested six teenagers suspected of murdering a Polish man in a possible hate crime, according...

US man gets 40yrs for scalding gay couple AP on August 25, 2016, 11:30 am A judge has sentenced a Georgia man to 40 years in prison for throwing scalding water on a gay couple sleeping in an apartment, leaving them with severe burns that required surgery. Jurors deliberated for about 90...

Philippines detains 177 Indonesians over haj passport scam PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 August, 2016, 8:24pm UPDATED : Friday, 19 August, 2016, 10:12pm Kyodo Philippine immigration officers on Friday detained 177 Indonesian nationals who were attempting to travel out of the country on Philippine...

Italy launches campaign to warn migrants of risks AFP on July 29, 2016, 12:24 am Rome (AFP) - Italy on Thursday launched a hard-hitting campaign on the internet, TV, radio and social media to warn African migrants of the many dangers they face in trying to reach Europe. Dubbed "Aware...

Philippines rejects China conditions for sea row talks AFP on July 19, 2016, 9:25 pm Manila (AFP) - Manila has rejected Beijing's demand that it "disregard" an international ruling that invalidated the Asian giant's claims to much of the South China Sea before negotiating on the issue, the...

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Police kill knife-waving man in California AP on July 12, 2016, 8:55 pm Authorities say police officers fatally shot a knife-waving man behaving erratically in Sacramento. Two police officers fatally shot a knife-waving man during a confrontation on a street in Sacramento, California...