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Fatal shooting of sexagenarian causes uproar among Chinese Americans

The shooting of a 60-year-old man in Chesapeake, Virginia, has stirred up indignation among Chinese-American communities, who are demanding justice for the killing of the unarmed man.

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Three dead, 20 seriously injured after car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne CBD

​A man is in custody after a car intentionally hit several pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD, killing three people and leaving up to 20 with serious injuries.

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Australian Christian Lobby 'car bomb' not politically motivated, police say

​A man has driven a van filled with gas bottles into the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) headquarters in Canberra.

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U.S. condemns deadly attack on German Christmas Market

The United States on Monday condemned "in the strongest terms" an attack on Christmas Market in Berlin, Germany which killed at least nine.

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US Osprey aircraft crashes off Okinawa coast in Japan

​The US Marines have suspended flights of all Osprey military aircraft in Japan, after a crash off the coast of Okinawa island.

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Four killed on ride at Australia's biggest theme park

Four people were killed on Tuesday on a river rapids ride at Australia's biggest theme park, police said.

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Homemade bombs hurt four at Shanghai airport

Four people were injured in explosions at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Sunday after a man threw homemade bombs at a check-in counter.

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Police shoots man outside Dallas Love Field Airport

A police officer shot on Friday afternoon a man who had been involved in a domestic dispute with a woman outside the Dallas Love Field Airport, and the man was sent to hospital for medical treatment.

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Two injured by gun shots in Denmark

​Two persons were shot and injured Saturday night in a shooting incident in Elsinore, north of Copenhagen, in Denmark -- a nordic country which is regarded as one of the safest place to live in.

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8 injured as Metro railway pillar collapses in northern India

At least eight people were injured as an under-construction Metro railway pillar collapsed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow Sunday, a senior police official said.

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20 people die in Afghan suicide attack against police station: official

The death toll from Monday's suicide bombing against a police station has risen to 20 with 29 others injured, an official said.

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Australia pays $207,000 compensation to 2,800 Afghans over six years

More than 2,800 Afghans have received payments totalling $207,000 as Australian compensation for “collateral damage to property, injury or loss of life” during military operations in their country.

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White House "quite concerned" by Russia's incursion into Turkish airspace

​The White House said on Monday that the U.S. and its allies are "quite concerned" by Russia's incursion into Turkish airspace, calling the incident a "provocation."

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2 killed, many trapped in building collapse near Mumbai

​At least two people were killed and many people trapped in debris after a four-story building collapsed in Thane near the Indian financial hub Mumbai Tuesday night, said local media.

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Six people killed in balcony collapse in California

​A balcony collapsed early Tuesday morning on the fourth floor of an apartment building in Berkeley, north California, killing six college students and injuring seven others.

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U.S. Secret Service detains man attempting to fly drone over White House fence: media

​U.S. Secret Service on Thursday detained a man who was attempting to fly a remote-controlled aerial device over the fence of White House in the country's capital Washington, media here reported.

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Israeli officer lightly injured by gunfire from Syria border

​An Israel Defense Force (IDF) officer was lightly wounded Tuesday by gunfire from across the Israeli-Syrian border, a spokesperson with the Israeli military said in a statement.