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Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting, suspect, 22, arrested
Gunfire in a Copenhagen mall Sunday left several dead and several wounded, Danish police said, adding they had arrested one person in his twenties.
Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting, young suspect arrested
Gunfire in a Copenhagen mall Sunday left several dead and several wound, Danish police said, adding that they had arrested one person in his twenties.
Shots fired in Copenhagen mall, several victims, one arrest
Gunfire in a Copenhagen mall Sunday left several victims, Danish police said, adding that they had arrested one person in connection with the shooting, but did not give details on a potential motive.
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead: rescuers
An avalanche sparked by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others on Sunday, an emergency services spokeswoman said.
S.African entrepreneur seeks to turn caterpillars into tasty snacks
A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars popularly known as "mopane worms" are viewed and eaten.
Mixed fortunes of celebrities who leapt on NFT craze
Sports, film and music stars have all flocked to the NFT market to buy pictures of apes, endorse corporate partners or even launch their own art collections.
Like none other: profound impact of conservative US Supreme Court
Two years after President Donald Trump filled its ranks with conservatives, the US Supreme Court has engineered a sharp turn in US constitutional law that could have a profound effect on American life for decades.
Hundreds of flights axed as US kicks off long holiday weekend
Airlines cancelled several hundred US flights Saturday at the start of a long and almost certainly messy holiday travel weekend as carriers struggled to staff their planes.
Afghan clerics vow loyalty to Taliban, but no word on girls' schooling
Thousands of Afghan clerics pledged loyalty to the Taliban Saturday, but ended a three-day meeting without recommendations on how the hardline Islamist group should govern the crisis-hit country.
Georgian fighters in Ukraine wrestle with international humanitarian law
His forearm tattooed "Never forget, never forgive," the head of the Georgian National Legion Mamuka Mamulashvili listens intently to a presentation on the need for fighters in Ukraine to respect international humanitarian law.
Brazil sets new six-month Amazon deforestation record
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022, the INPE national space agency said Friday.
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
From why we follow our noses to trying to match Putin's pecs. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
French police bust gang selling fake Bordeaux wine
French police have broken up a gang that had allegedly produced hundreds of thousands of bottles of fake Bordeaux wine in an elaborate counterfeiting operation, prosecutors said on Friday.
Assange lodges UK appeal against US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday filed an appeal against his extradition to the United States, as supporters denounced the British government.
French court jails serial rapist for 20 years
A French court on Friday jailed a man for 20 years over dozens of rapes and sexual assaults he committed over a 30-year period along the border with Belgium.
Berlin mosque flies rainbow flag for pride month
A mosque in Berlin on Friday became the first in Germany to fly a rainbow flag in support of the LGBT community, ahead of two major gay pride events in the city this month.
Metaverse years from being global phenomenon, says pioneer
Big brands are rushing to the metaverse but the path to profit is still unclear and mass adoption may be years away, one of the sector's biggest players, Sebastien Borget, told AFP in an interview.
Taliban's reclusive supreme leader attends Afghan clerics' meeting
The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada showed up Friday at a major gathering of clerics in the Afghan capital called to rubber-stamp the hardline Islamist group's rule over the country.
Nine protesters killed in Sudan anti-coup mass rallies
At least nine Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces sought to quash mass rallies of protesters demanding an end to military rule, pro-democracy medics said.
California passes sweeping law to reduce non-recyclable plastic
Garbage be gone: California Thursday passed an ambitious law mandating reduction of non-recyclable plastic by at least 30 percent in six years, while also placing responsibility on producers.
Flight trouble: Strained US airlines face July 4 test
US airlines are bracing customers for what will probably be another bumpy holiday weekend as the industry struggles to manage a surge in travel demand that probably exceeds its current capacity.
Washington blocks more than $1 bn in Russian oligarch's US assets
The United States on Thursday blocked a US-based company worth more than $1 billion linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, saying the ally of President Vladimir Putin used it to funnel and invest shadowy funds.
DR Congo inters Lumumba remains after nationwide pilgrimage
The scant remains of DR Congo's fiery independence hero Patrice Lumumba were interred on Thursday after a nine-day homage that stirred traumatic memories and national pride.
France holding 10 suspects over Channel migrant disaster
French police are holding 10 people suspected of involvement in the November 2021 Channel drowning of migrants in which 27 people died, a judicial source said Thursday.
Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media
The gruesome killing of a Hindu tailor has inflamed religious tensions in India and sparked a furious response on social media, including calls for reprisal attacks against the country's Muslim minority.
Thousands gather at all-male meeting to rubber-stamp Taliban rule
Thousands of Afghan religious scholars and tribal elders gathered in the capital Thursday for a men-only meeting the Taliban hope will rubber-stamp their hardline Islamic rule.
UK urged to cleanse 'stain' of dirty Russian money
For all its tough talk against Russia, the UK's government is failing to enforce its promises to clean up dirty foreign money, a hard-hitting report by MPs said Thursday.
Texans mourn migrants who died in sweltering truck tragedy
Texas residents gathered under a scorching sun Wednesday to mourn the 53 migrants who died this week after they were abandoned in a trailer in soaring temperatures, leaving tokens of flowers, candles and bottles of water.
Maximum life term for sole surviving Paris 2015 attacker
The sole surviving member of an Islamic State terror cell that killed 130 people in Paris in November 2015 was handed a whole-life sentence on Wednesday at the end of a trial that aimed to draw a line under the worst peace-time atrocity in modern French history.
Singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years over sex crimes
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex.
Paris attacker sentenced to whole life in prison
The sole surviving member of an Islamic State terror cell that killed 130 people in Paris in November 2015 was handed a whole-life sentence by a French court on Wednesday, the toughest punishment possible.
Toll in migrant trailer tragedy rises to 53
The number of migrants who died in San Antonio, Texas after they were abandoned in a red-hot trailer rose to 53 Wednesday, US immigration authorities said.
Husband of slain Kenyan runner Tirop seeks plea bargain
The husband of slain Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop is seeking a plea bargain after initially denying a charge of murder, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
UK extends steel tariffs, breaching WTO obligations
Britain has extended steel tariffs for another two years to protect its ailing industry, the government said Wednesday, breaching World Trade Organization obligations.
French court blocks extradition of ex-Red Brigades members to Italy
A French appeals court on Wednesday turned down Italy's request to extradite 10 former members of left-wing Italian extremist groups exiled in France for their involvement in violence decades ago.
Anger, pain at vigil for migrants who died in tractor trailer in Texas
Dozens of people held a vigil for 51 migrants who died when they were abandoned in a suffocatingly hot tractor-trailer in Texas near the border with Mexico.
Spain to 'fully' cooperate with migrant death probes
Madrid will offer "total collaboration" with the Spanish and Moroccan investigations into the deaths of 23 migrants during a mass attempt to enter Spain's Melilla enclave, Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday.
Turkey seeks extraditions from Finland, Sweden under NATO deal
Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 alleged Kurdish militants from Sweden and Finland under a deal to secure Ankara's support for the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids.
France awaits verdicts in marathon 2015 terror attacks trial
A French court is to hand down verdicts Wednesday against 20 men accused over the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, after a marathon 10-month trial that reopened the scars of modern France's worst peacetime atrocity.