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'True heroism': Police praise efforts to halt Oregon school shooter

The teenage gunman who shot dead three children and a teacher in an Oregon school was a former special needs student there, officials said Friday, as they praised the heroism of people who helped to shorten the rampage.

Troyes sack sporting director Blanchard amid sexism claims

Promoted French Ligue 1 club Troyes announced on Friday that it has sacked sporting director Jocelyn Blanchard "with immediate effect" amid an investigation into allegations of sexist behaviour.

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Kenya cult toll climbs to 95 as families await news of missing

The number of victims linked to a suspected starvation cult in Kenya climbed to 95 on Wednesday, a government official said, with weeping relatives anxiously awaiting news of loved ones after investigators unearthed mass graves last week.

Powerful Iranian cleric killed in attack at bank

A powerful Iranian cleric, a member of the Assembly of Experts that selects the country's supreme leader, has been killed in an armed attack, officials said Wednesday.

Desperate search for missing families in Kenya cult horror

Outside a morgue, Bethy Kahindi wailed for her missing sister, certain she was the victim of a Kenyan cult believed to have brainwashed dozens of followers into starving to death.

UK blocks Microsoft's $69-bn Activision takeover

Britain on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69-billion takeover of US video game giant Activision Blizzard, arguing it would harm competition in cloud gaming and leaving the blockbuster deal in peril.

Kenyans fear for relatives linked to cult as search for bodies resumes

Weeping relatives on Wednesday awaited news of loved ones linked to a suspected starvation cult in Kenya as police resumed the search for victims after unearthing dozens of bodies since last week.

Pope heads to Hungary weeks after hospital stay

Weeks after a health scare, Pope Francis heads to Hungary Friday to meet Ukrainian refugees and nationalist leader Viktor Orban, with whom he has not always seen eye to eye.

Singapore hangs prisoner over 1 kg of cannabis

Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment.

Trump raped, 'destroyed' ex-columnist, US civil trial hears

Donald Trump raped a prominent former American columnist then "ridiculed" her with defamatory comments, a US civil trial hearing a lawsuit against the ex-president was told Tuesday.

S.Africa backtracks on quitting ICC after communication 'error'

South Africa is not planning to quit the International Criminal Court, as earlier suggested by President Cyril Ramaphosa, his office said Tuesday, citing a communication error from the ruling ANC party.

Indigenous Brazilians demand more land reserves

Thousands of indigenous Brazilians are gathered in the capital this week to demand the creation of new reserves on their ancestral lands.

Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial

A civil trial over an allegation that ex-president Donald Trump raped a prominent former American columnist three decades ago got underway Tuesday with jury selection.

Kenya starvation cult 'massacre' toll hits 90 as search paused

The death toll from a suspected Kenyan starvation cult climbed to 90 on Tuesday, including many children, as police said investigators were pausing the search for bodies because the morgues were full.

Turkey detains 126 pro-Kurdish suspects ahead of vote

Turkey on Tuesday detained 126 pro-Kurdish activists, journalists and lawyers in raids conducted just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule.

Harry Belafonte, pioneering performer and activist, dies at 96

Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.

French court halts clearance of Indian Ocean island slum

A French court halted the controversial clearance of a slum due Tuesday in the Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, dealing a blow to a major operation by the Paris government aimed at improving security.

S.Africa's Ramaphosa says ruling party wants country to quit ICC

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday his ruling ANC party had resolved that South Africa should quit the International Criminal Court, which last month issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kenya starvation cult 'massacre' toll climbs to 89

Kenyan investigators unearthed another 16 bodies on Tuesday in a forest where a cult was believed to be practising mass starvation, bringing the number of victims so far to 89 including children.

Cult of 'Miracle Rabbi' transforms sleepy Hungarian village

They come in their tens of thousands by chartered plane, bus and even helicopter to the shrine of Hungary's "Miracle Rabbi" to pray for health, wealth and marriages for their children.

Ex-Audi exec pleads guilty over 'dieselgate'

A former top executive at German carmaker Audi on Tuesday pleaded guilty over the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal that rocked parent company Volkswagen, after a lengthy trial.

Turkey detains 110 pro-Kurdish suspects ahead of vote

Turkey on Tuesday detained at least 110 pro-Kurdish activists, journalists and lawyers in raids conducted just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule.

Kenya starvation cult toll climbs to 83 as more bodies found

Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the total number of victims to 83, an AFP journalist at the scene said, as fears grow of the toll spiking even further.

China charges journalist with espionage: media rights group

Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said.

Kenya fears more starvation cult victims as search resumes

Fears were growing in Kenya on Tuesday that there could be more victims of a starvation cult as investigators resumed their searches after finding dozens of corpses in mass graves.

French court halts expulsions from Indian Ocean island slum

A French court halted the controversial clearance of a slum due Tuesday aimed at expelling migrants from its Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte -- a plan that has sparked clashes between locals and security forces and sparked tensions with neighbouring Comoros.

Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon cars make image U-turn

Yosuke Takahata doesn't care what people think of his "itasha" car, which has his favourite anime character -- a sexy, red-eyed horse-woman -- emblazoned across both sides.

US prisoners compete in unique Louisiana rodeo

At the sprawling Louisiana prison known as "Angola," inmates clad in black and white stripes go toe-to-toe with horses and bulls at a unique rodeo event now in its 57th year.

Over a dozen alleged gang members stoned, burned alive in Haiti

More than a dozen suspected gang members were stoned and burned alive on Monday by residents in Port-au-Prince, police and witnesses said, as the UN warned that insecurity in the Haitian capital has reached levels similar to countries at war

Haiti insecurity 'comparable' to nations at war: UN

Insecurity in Haiti's capital has reached levels similar to countries at war, the United Nations said Monday in a report that highlighted a surge in murders and kidnappings in the country.

Kenya cult leader accused of preaching starvation as salvation

A taxi driver turned pastor, who allegedly preached that starvation brought salvation, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge was under scrutiny years before 73 of his presumed followers were found dead in Kenya.

Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case climbs to 73

The death toll in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practised starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told AFP as investigators unearthed more corpses from mass graves in a forest near the coast.

Jury selection to begin for Ed Sheeran, Marvin Gaye copyright trial

Jury selection is set for Monday in a trial to determine whether British pop star Ed Sheeran plagiarized American music legend Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud."

Kenya's Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements as police discovered more fatalities in a Christian cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 58.

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