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British police identify new leads in Madeleine McCann case
LONDON, May 19 — British police said on Friday they had identified people they want to question about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old who went missing in Portugal six years ago.
Madeleine disappeared from her room at a holiday resort in the Algarve, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, as her parents dined at a nearby restaurant, ... Read More
Pilgrims wait before taking part in a procession next to the shrine of El Rocio in Almonte, southern Spain May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic
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Dozens injured as car plows through parade in Virginia
RICHMOND, May 19 — A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia yesterday, injuring dozens of people, ... Read More
Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
MEXICO CITY, May 19 — Two men arrested in the fatal beating of the grandson of US civil rights activist Malcolm X were sent to prison yesterday to await trial, a Mexico City court spokesman said.David ... Read More
Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party
ISLAMABAD, May 19 — Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan yesterday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of ... Read More
France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
PARIS, May 19 — French anti-terror judges ordered the detention yesterday of a man on suspicions he aided an al-Qaeda-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said.Mohamed ... Read More
Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology
VATICAN CITY, May 19 — Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people yesterday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it “breaks my heart” that the ... Read More
North Korea fires three short-range missiles
SEOUL, May 19 — North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast yesterday, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint.Launches ... Read More
Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq’s Sunni heartland
RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 — Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq today, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi’ite-led ... Read More
Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
ROME, May 18 — Thousands of people protested in Rome today against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out ... Read More
Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women’s law
KABUL, May 18 — Afghanistan’s parliament failed to pass a law today banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women’s rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist ... Read More
France’s Hollande’s signs gay marriage law
PARIS, May 18 — French President Francois Hollande (pic) has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings.France’s official journal announced ... Read More
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