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Plane crashes in northern Mexico, killing six

​Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in northern Mexico's state of Chihuahua, local officials confirmed Wednesday.

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Four killed, one injured in S.Korean shooting rampage

Four people were killed and one was injured in a South Korean air-rifle shooting rampage in Hwaseong, Gyeonggy Province, Yonhap News Agency reported Friday.

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U.S. man found guilty of murdering 2 Chinese students

A man was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder on Monday for killing two graduate students from China during a robbery in this U.S. city.

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Brangelina's new movie to be filmed in Malta

"Brangelina", the American celebrity super couple -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, will start their new movie called By the Sea on Monday at the Mgarr ix-Xini beach in Gozo, Malta's second largest island.

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Policeman's death sentence appeal heard in SW China

The appeal hearing of a former policeman sentenced to death for killing a pregnant woman in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was heard on Tuesday.

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Qaida-inspired group claims killing of Egypt's senior security official

A Sinai-based militant group said late Tuesday that it carried out the assassination of a senior Egyptian interior ministry official near his house.

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Leader of local fisheries cooperative shot dead in SW Japan city

The chairman of a fisheries cooperative association in a southwestern Japan city was shot and died on Friday morning, local press reported.

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Suicide bomber shot by security guards in Ankara

A suspected suicide bomber was shot by security guards as he was attempting to enter the prime ministry building in Ankara on Thursday, the Anatolia news agency reported.

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3 killed, 2 injured in Houston apartment shooting

Three people were fatally shot and two others were injured at an apartment complex in the U.S. city of Houston Wednesday afternoon, local media reported.

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Iraqi president's chief bodyguard killed in north

The chief bodyguard of Iraq's president was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his home in the northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, an official website reported Wednesday.

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3 injured in shooting incident at Pittsburgh high school

Police in U.S. city Pittsburgh are responding to a shooting at Brashear High School Wednesday, and at least three people were injured, local TV station KDKA reported.

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Iran's deputy minister of industry killed

Iran's deputy minister of industry, mines and commerce was killed here on Sunday evening, the official IRNA news agency reported.

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Israeli girl seriously wounded by gunfire near West Bank settlement

A nine-year-old Israeli girl was seriously wounded Saturday night during a shooting attack near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank.

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UN mission vehicle shot in Syria, investigators safe

A vehicle of the UN Chemical Weapons Investigation Team was deliberately shot at multiple times by unidentified snipers in Syria, the UN said on Monday, adding that the team members were safe.