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Istanbul (AFP) – A heavy snowstorm paralysed life in Istanbul on Saturday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and the Bosphorus closed to shipping traffic. Almost 65 centimetres (25 inches) of snow fell on parts of the Turkish metropolis overnight and during the day, causing havoc on roads as travellers sought to leave the city for […]

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is finalizing a security deal with Russia allowing the two countries’ leaders to exchange visits and observe military drills, a minister said on Monday, at the same time assuring the United States that ties with Moscow will not affect its alliance with its traditional ally. Two Russian warships made port […]

Miami (AFP) – Video of the moment a gunman opened fire at a Florida airport emerged Sunday as authorities try to piece together his motive for traveling to the state to carry out a killing spree that left five dead and six wounded. Iraq war vet Esteban Santiago flew to the Fort Lauderdale airport on […]

Miami (AFP) – The US authorities have charged the Iraq war vet accused of fatally shooting five people and wounding six at a Florida airport with federal crimes that could carry the death penalty. The Justice Department on Saturday charged Esteban Santiago, 26, with firearms offenses and carrying out an act of violence when he […]

Sara Packer and her boyfriend Jacob Sullivan have been charged for the rape and murder of Packer’s 14-year-old adopted daughter, in an attack the couple allegedly planned for more than a year. Sullivan and Packer have both been charged with murder criminal homicide, rape, kidnapping and abuse of a corpse, according to court documents. [restrict] […]