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Israel indicts Jewish extremists in deadly arson attack

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 11:10 Last update: about 9 years ago

Israel today indicted four Jewish extremists suspected in a July arson attack on a Palestinian home that killed a toddler and his parents - a case that has been unsolved for months and helped...

'Game of Thrones' author blogs that he missed book deadline

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 07:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

For fans of George R.R. Martin, winter is not coming — at least not right away. The "Game of Thrones" author says he missed a Dec. 31 deadline to finish "The Winds of Winter," the sixth...

Iranian protesters damage Saudi Arabia embassy in Tehran

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 07:37 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Protesters in Iran, angered by the execution by Saudi Arabia of a prominent Shiite cleric, broke into the Saudi embassy in Tehran early Sunday, setting fires and throwing papers from the roof, Iranian...

Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping

Saturday, 2 January 2016, 20:22 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

An Italian parliament-mandated health survey has confirmed higher-than-normal incidents of death and cancer among residents in and around Naples, thanks to decades of toxic waste dumping by the local...

Munich police remain on alert following New Year's Eve threat

Saturday, 2 January 2016, 13:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Police in the German city of Munich are maintaining a heightened presence following warnings of a planned attack on New Year's Eve. Two Munich train stations were evacuated late Thursday after...

France quarrels over revoking citizenship of terrorists

Saturday, 2 January 2016, 13:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The push by France's Socialist government to revoke the citizenship of convicted terrorists with dual nationality after the Paris attacks has turned into a harsh political dispute, with the far right...

Four gunmen, two troops dead in attack on Indian air base

Saturday, 2 January 2016, 11:19 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Indian troops killed four suspected militants who entered an air force base near the border with Pakistan and exchanged fire with security forces on Saturday, officials and news reports said. At least...

In final year, Obama seeks to stave off lame-duck status

Saturday, 2 January 2016, 10:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming, "Offense! Stay on offense!" It was a rallying cry for a White House that...

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