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10:03pm, 4th August, 2019

Walmart massacre in Texas investigated by authorities as domestic terrorism

U.S. authorities investigating what drove a young man from the Dallas area to kill 20 people at a Walmart store hundreds of miles away in the border city of El Paso said on Sunday they are treating it as a case of domestic terrorism.

U.S. combat veteran arrested in plot to cause mass casualties: federal authorities

3:32pm, 29th April, 2019

US

U.S. combat veteran arrested in plot to cause mass casualties: federal authorities

A U.S. veteran of the war in Afghanistan who prosecutors say plotted to cause "mass casualties" with explosive devices has been taken into custody following an FBI online sting operation, federal prosecutors said on Monday.

Sudanese authorities arrest members of Bashir's party: source

4:45pm, 20th April, 2019

World

Sudanese authorities arrest members of Bashir's party: source

Sudanese authorities have arrested several members of the former ruling party of ousted President Omar al-Bashir, an official of Bashir's National Congress Party (NCP) said on Saturday.

NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, authorities to begin releasing bodies

10:48pm, 16th March, 2019

World

NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, authorities to begin releasing bodies

The death toll in the New Zealand mosque shootings rose to 50 on Sunday after police found another victim at one of the mosques, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said bodies of those killed would begin to be released to families for burial.

Major London underground hub reopens after false alarm - city authorities

5:56pm, 5th March, 2019

UK

Major London underground hub reopens after false alarm - city authorities

London's Kings Cross St Pancras underground station has reopened after a fire alert proved to be a false alarm, a spokeswoman for the city's transport authorities said on Tuesday.

Long Island train strikes truck, killing three: authorities

2:31am, 27th February, 2019

US

Long Island train strikes truck, killing three: authorities

Three people were killed on Tuesday when a commuter train headed into New York City collided with their vehicle, local police said.

Four planes make emergency landings in Chile and Peru after bomb threats: authorities

8:33pm, 16th August, 2018

World

Four planes make emergency landings in Chile and Peru after bomb threats: authorities

Four planes were forced to make emergency landings in Chile and Peru on Thursday due to bomb threats issued to the Chilean Civil Aviation Authority, it said in a statement.

Ex-Trump aide Manafort lied to banks, tax authorities: prosecutor

11:17am, 15th August, 2018

Politics

Ex-Trump aide Manafort lied to banks, tax authorities: prosecutor

Paul Manafort lied to "bank after bank after bank" to get loans and falsified his tax returns, a prosecutor said on Wednesday as the former Trump campaign chairman's trial on financial fraud charges moved toward a close.

Two police officers among four fatally shot in Canada -authorities

10:50am, 10th August, 2018

World

Two police officers among four fatally shot in Canada -authorities

Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in eastern Canada on Friday in the latest eruption of gun violence across the country that has led to calls for weapons bans in cities.

Eighty-five injured in Aeromexico plane crash in Mexico: authorities

6:36pm, 31st July, 2018

World

Eighty-five injured in Aeromexico plane crash in Mexico: authorities

About 85 people were injured on Tuesday, some seriously, when an Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed just after takeoff in Mexico's state of Durango, but authorities said there were no fatalities.

Indiana authorities to release more information on 1988 murder case

3:29am, 17th July, 2018

US

Indiana authorities to release more information on 1988 murder case

Indiana authorities were expected on Tuesday to release more details about a cold case they say has been solved after DNA led them to a man who they arrested and charged for the assault and murder in 1988 of an 8-year-old girl.

Ousted Pakistan PM flying home to face jail, authorities lock down Lahore city

3:21am, 13th July, 2018

World

Ousted Pakistan PM flying home to face jail, authorities lock down Lahore city

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, both sentenced to lengthy jail terms in absentia, are due to return to Pakistan on Friday in a high-stakes gamble to galvanize their beleaguered party ahead of a July 25 general el...

UK authorities release confiscated cannabis after boy hospitalised

7:13am, 16th June, 2018

UK

UK authorities release confiscated cannabis after boy hospitalised

LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities have released the medicinal cannabis oil they had confiscated from an epileptic boy who was later hospitalised suffering from seizures, the boy's mother said on Saturday.

'Quiet' student shoots and kills 10 at Texas school: authorities

7:00pm, 18th May, 2018

US

'Quiet' student shoots and kills 10 at Texas school: authorities

SANTA FE, Texas (Reuters) - A 17-year-old student armed with a shotgun and pistol opened fire at his Texas high school on Friday, killing nine fellow students and a teacher, authorities said, in an attack with eerie echoes of the massacre at a Florid...