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Florida airport gunman charged, US seeks death penalty

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 07:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida was charged Saturday and could face the death penalty if...

Updated: UK envoy who quit top EU post resigns from civil service

Saturday, 7 January 2017, 14:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The British government says a senior diplomat who warned that negotiating a European Union exit could take 10 years has quit the civil service, days after stepping down as the U.K.'s envoy to the...

At least 43 killed in car bomb in Syrian town

Saturday, 7 January 2017, 14:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

At least 43 people were killed Saturday when a car bomb went off in a busy market in a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, activists and rescue workers said. The explosion ripped...

Florida airport shooting raises questions about guns in baggage

Saturday, 7 January 2017, 13:44 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida airport used a gun that he had stored in his checked luggage, raising questions about airport security and whether safety officials need to...

Turkey dismisses more civil servants in post-coup purge

Saturday, 7 January 2017, 11:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Turkey has dismissed more than 8,000 civil servants for alleged ties to terror organizations, in the latest purge under a state of emergency imposed following the failed July 15 coup attempt....

US report: Putin ordered effort to help Trump, hurt Clinton

Saturday, 7 January 2017, 06:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America's presidential election in favor of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, U.S. intelligence agencies declared Friday in the...

Jamie Oliver to shut six UK restaurants in tough Brexit market

Friday, 6 January 2017, 15:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is shutting six of his 42 Jamie's Italian restaurants in Britain amid tough trading conditions and a lower pound following Britain's vote to leave the European...

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