Six people were taken to hospital today after the top deck of a bus was ripped off as it ploughed into a railway bridge. read more »
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A new study shows that watching major sports events could cause a heart attack. read more »
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A 19-year-old man, angry after being sacked from a McDonald's job, killed eight people and then himself with a rifle at a busy mall in Omaha today. read more »
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Soldiers manning a checkpoint near Baghdad stopped a wedding convoy to find that the purported bride and groom were wanted terror suspects, an Iraqi Defense Ministry official said Monday. read more »
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More than 150 people were evacuated from a ship that struck an object in Antarctic waters and was expected to sink, Britain's Coast Guard said Friday. No injuries were reported. read more »
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At least 500 people have been killed and thousands made homeless after a powerful tropical cyclone slammed into the southern coastal region of Bangladesh late Thursday, local government officials sai read more »
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The economic costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated to total $1.6 trillion. The $1.6 trillion figure, for the period from 2002 to 2008, translates into a cost of $20,900 for a famil read more »
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A Washington Post writer is apologizing for calling District of Columbia Council member and former mayor Marion Barry a "crack addict" in an e-mail to Barry's aide. read more »
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He published a manifesto online demanding war on the "weak-minded masses" and pledged to die for his cause. Finnish media reported someone posted a message two weeks ago on the Web site, warning o read more »
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A 19-month-old boy was in a Queensland hospital after ingesting a toy that was today banned interstate. Authorities in NSW placed an immediate ban on the toy, which took out the 2007 Toy of the Year read more »
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"Tomorrow we will bury ourselves alive if we are not immediately heard. The mayor will have his conscience to answer to if there are any grave consequences, such as the death of my comrades," the l read more »
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It sounds like a kung fu movie sequel: "Return of the Ninja Bandit." It's the real-life ramblings of a house burglar who may have struck for the 16th time in four months. read more »
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