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Truck full of gas cylinders set on fire and three stabbed in Australia terror attack
A man set fire to a pickup truck laden with gas cylinders in the centre of the Australian city of Melbourne on Friday and stabbed three people, killing one, before he was shot by police in what they called a terrorist attack. The utility truck ...
Two stabbed in catering staff fight at Sony Music U.K. headquarters
Sony Music said two of its catering staff had been involved in a violent altercation at its U.K. head office in central London on Friday after police reported two people had been stabbed. Armed officers rushed to Sony Music U.K.'s offices after police were alerted ...
U.N. rights chief wants 'international experts' to help probe Jamal Khashoggi hit
The U.N. rights chief called Tuesday for "international experts" to help investigate the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and called on Riyadh to reveal the whereabouts of his body. "For an investigation to be carried out free of any appearance ...
Since the end of World War II, American Jews have lived in relative peace and prosperity, convinced that anti-Semitic attacks were a horror left long behind them. But the massacre of 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday was a brutal reminder that those ...
Before shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise in the U.S.
Swastikas scrawled into Jewish students' notebooks. Headstones toppled and desecrated by vandals at Jewish cemeteries. Jews falsely blamed for challenges facing the nation. The shooting rampage that killed 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday is being decried as the deadliest attack ...
Turkey demands truth over Jamal Khashoggi killing as Saudi prosecutor visits
Turkey called on Monday for the full truth surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be revealed, as Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor held talks in Istanbul. Khashoggi's death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul nearly four weeks ago has escalated into a crisis ...
The speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament warned Monday of a possible bloodbath if the body is not summoned immediately to resolve a deepening political crisis following the president's sacking of the prime minister. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya's comments came hours after dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ...
Halloween revelers overturn small truck near famed Shibuya 'scramble crossing' in Tokyo
Separately, five people were arrested for alleged groping or similar offenses over the weekend, police said.
Trump allies reject link of his rhetoric to increased violence
Allies of President Donald Trump rejected any link between harsh political rhetoric and a rise in violence in the U.S., even as President Barack Obama's homeland security chief said changing the "toxic" political environment must start at the top. The comments came after last week's ...
George Soros — the far right's boogeyman — is again a target
When pipe bombs turned up in the mail of Hillary Clinton and other prominent Democrats last week, the first recipient — billionaire investor and liberal philanthropist George Soros — quickly fell out of the headlines. But there's no chance his many critics and enemies have ...
Several hurt in suspected tear gas incident near Tokyo's Shinjuku Station
Several people were injured Friday after a man sprayed chemical compounds appearing to be tear gas near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, police said. Authorities said they received an emergency call at around 7:50 p.m. reporting the incident, which took place near the west exit ...
Florida man in custody following wave of bombs mailed to Trump critics
Federal authorities took a man into custody Friday in Florida in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 12 suspicious packages, the FBI and Justice Department said. The man was identified by law enforcement officials as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida. He ...
