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Catholic priest 'caught snorting cocaine in Nazi room’
Fr Crossan has admitted to taking the drugs but denied he is a Nazi
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California auctioneer pleads guilty to $1 mln ivory, rhino horn smuggling
After a rhino carving sold at auction for $230,000, Chait made false documents putting the value at $108.75
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US gun rights advocate accidentally shot by 4-year-old son
The weapon was a .45-caliber handgun the boy found on the floor of the pickup truck
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No Obama meeting with Fidel Castro, dissident talks on track: White House
Obama plans to hold talks with Cuban President Raul Castro during his historic March 20-22 visit
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Texas executes man who killed ex-wife, four other people
It took a jury about 90 minutes to sentence him to death
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Islamic State commander 'Omar the Chechen' survived US strike: monitor
The March 4 strike had indeed targeted the militant's convoy, killing Shishani's bodyguards, and injuring him
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Leaked phone chat embarrasses scandal-hit Spanish royals
Queen pledges support for businessman accused of misusing bank funds for personal use and calls him her yoga mate
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Developers get early look at new Android software
New features touted by Google included ability for applications to launch split-screen modes on smartphones or tablets
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Yazidi teenager escaped Islamic State, appeals for help for sex slaves
The Sunni militants captured around 5,000 Yazidi men and women in summer 2014. Some 2,000 have managed to escape
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US Air Force veteran convicted of attempting to join Islamic State
Prosecutors say Pugh immersed himself in violent IS propaganda before buying a one-way flight from Egypt to Turkey
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Mars robot launch now scheduled for May 2018: NASA
InSight's primary goal is to study how the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth, formed and evolved
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US senator does not expect Pakistan F-16 sale to be blocked
Senator Paul invoked legislation to stop sale by passing Resolution of Disapproval, calling Pakistan an uncertain ally
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Saudi could turn page if Iran changes policies: FM
If Iran changes its way and its policies, nothing would prevent turning a page and building the best relationship
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Three Ukrainians die in cargo plane crash in Bangladesh
The plane went down in the Bay of Bengal minutes after taking off from the southeastern resort town of Cox's Bazar
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Downpour shuts UAE schools, disrupts flights
Images posted on social media showed vehicles half-submerged in flooded streets in Abu Dhabi
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Russia says repeatedly warned athletes about Sharapova drug
Russia's athletics federation says it had repeatedly warned athletes and coaches not to take meldonium
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Mumbai women fighting for Right to Pee want men to join campaign
The campaign is calling attention to the lack of free, clean and safe public toilets for women in Mumbai
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Biden says US will 'act' if Iran missile tests confirmed
Iran fired 2 more long-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday continuing military tests in defiance of US sanctions
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Cambridge college removes African cockerel after student protest
Last month, Jesus College's student union passed a motion that said the statue was looted by British troops in 1897
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It's raining cats and dogs in Dubai and no one can handle it
The Abu Dhabi Education Council ordered all government and private schools in the UAE to remain closed
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Pakistanis can now apply to Indian tech universities
Indian institutes of technology to open entrance tests for foreign students, including Pakistanis
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Suspected shooter of US pastor arrested at White House
Kyle Odom is accused of shooting and wounding Tim Remington in the parking lot of his church in Coeur d'Alene
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China-made truck used by North Korea in new artillery system
North Korea's MRLS may be able to operate outside the range of similar US and South Korean weapons
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Muslim teen gets bravery award for saving Hindu schoolmate from kidnappers in India
Last year, 15-year-old Nazia saved Dimpy from being kidnapped by two youngsters
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Philippine president denies militants in south are linked to Islamic State
President Benigno Aquino denied that armed groups in the southern Philippines are linked to Islamic State.
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Japan court orders two nuclear reactors to shut down over safety fears: media
The order would bring the number of operating reactors in Japan down to two
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15 stunning images of the solar eclipse captured by phones
Thousands of people across the region woke up in the early hours of the day to witness the total eclipse
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Iran tests more missiles, 'capable of reaching Israel'
Washington fears those missiles could be used to carry a nuclear warhead at some point in the future
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Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend tried to save her life - lawyer
Nick Gordon had been wrongly targeted in the criminal probe of her 2015 death despite his efforts to save her life
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George Martin, legendary producer for the Beatles, dead at 90
During his six-decade career in the music industry, Martin produced almost all of the Beatles' recordings
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Tibet's first KFC opens for business
KFC entered China in 1987, and now has just over 5,000 outlets in more than 1,100 locations across the country
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Islamic State's 'minister of war' likely killed in US air strike: officials
He was arrested in 2010 for weapons possession and spent more than a year in jail
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Ex-JPMorgan banker gets 5 years in prison for embezzlement
Oppenheim in November 2015 pleaded guilty to charges he defrauded clients of some $22 million over a seven-year period
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Antarctic blue whales belong to three populations: study
The idea that the whales split up to breed has been around since the 1960s
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Canada seeks accomplished woman - for new bank note
The new note will showcase a Canadian - either by birth or naturalization
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Indian teenager dies after being raped and set on fire
The 16-year-old who sustained 90 per cent burns, was raped and then set on fire on the roof of her home
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Trump: 'Ridiculous' to compare pledge to Nazi salute
Trump calls for supporters to raise their hands at rallies and swear allegiance to him evoking images of Nazi Germany
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Tiger on the loose in Doha traffic jam
Footage also emerged showing the tiger initially falling onto the road from a moving truck
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Indian guru's festival on Delhi floodplain riles greens, worries police
World Culture Festival, organised by one of India's spiritual gurus, spreads across 1,000 acres on the banks of Yamuna
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Belgian paedophile planned 'underground city' of victims: lawyer
Dutroux was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, molesting and imprisoning six girls and murdering four of them
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Play about a French Muslim president hits nerve in Germany's refugee crisis
Weekly Die Zeit says 'Submission' describes how a pre-modern Muslim ideology turns Western society upside down
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Trump presidency would not hurt 2024 Olympics bid-LA mayor
Los Angeles is up against European glamour cities Paris, Rome and Budapest in the race to host the 2024 Summer Games
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US Army plane crashes in Iraq, four crew uninjured: Pentagon
The plane was a twin turboprop, fixed-wing aircraft and the cause of the crash was under investigation
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Bernie Sanders wins Michigan Democratic primary: US networks
In the Republican camp, frontrunner Donald Trump scored major victories in both Michigan and Mississippi
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Trump wins Michigan in repudiation of Republican establishment
Trump's convincing win in Michigan restored his outsider campaign's momentum
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Obama in 'excellent' health, still using nicotine gum: doctor
Obama, a former smoker, continues to use nicotine gum and takes medication for occasional acid reflux symptoms
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A flying baseball bat, a dad’s instinct and a photograph
A father stopped a flying baseball bat that was inches away from hitting his son’s face
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Total solar eclipse sweeps across Indonesia
Many in the Muslim-majority country flocked to mosques to say special prayers
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In jobs push, Saudi Arabia to ban foreigners from selling mobile phones
Stores selling mobiles will have to ensure that at least 50 per cent of staff doing such work are Saudi citizens
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One dead, 9 hurt in Tel Aviv stabbings as Biden visits
Israeli medical service Magen David Adom reported nine people wounded and one dead