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Police papers say Toronto shooter 'emotionally disturbed'
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 5:08pm
Newly released Canadian police documents say the man who went on a shooting rampage that killed two people and wounded 13 in Toronto was an emotionally disturbed loner and did not appear to act out of any particular ideological motivation.
Survey of 104 countries says 1.3 billion live in poverty
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 4:45pm
A survey of 104 countries comprising 5.5 billion people that looked at health, education and living standards has found that some 1.3 billion people are living in poverty — including 662 million children.
Colombian police shut down Pablo Escobar museum
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 4:22pm
Colombian police have shut down a small makeshift museum that showcased the life and times of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, saying the building's managers do not have a tourism license.
8 EU countries urge Israel to reconsider village demolition
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 4:21pm
Eight European Union nations are underlining their opposition to Israel's planned demolition of the Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar and are urging its government to reconsider the decision.
UN chief urges pardon for 2 journalists jailed in Myanmar
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 2:15pm
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he hopes Myanmar's government will pardon "as quickly as possible" two Reuters journalists jailed on charges of possessing state secrets in connection with their reporting about massacres of Rohingya Muslims.
Tanzania regional official says at least 44 dead after ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 1:19pm
Tanzania regional official says at least 44 dead after ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria.
Catalan separatists mark anniversary of independence push
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 11:47am
Thousands of Catalan pro-independence activists are protesting in Barcelona to mark the anniversary of demonstrations that fired up the region's secessionist drive and brought Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
Guatemalan protesters demand Morales reverse on graft body
Sonia Perez D., Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 11:14am
Thousands marched Thursday to protest President Jimmy Morales' decision to end the work of a U.N. anti-corruption commission that has helped lead high-profile graft probes targeting dozens of powerful Guatemalans, including one involving Morales.
Turkey frees prominent opposition lawmaker Berberoglu
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 11:13am
A Turkish court on Thursday released a prominent lawmaker from the main opposition party who had been sentenced to more than five years in prison for revealing state secrets and espionage.
Germany, France help Western Balkans get rid of illicit arms
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 10:40am
Germany and France have launched a project fighting illicit firearms trafficking in the Western Balkans as part of preparations for those nations to seek European Union membership.
More mass graves discovered from Rwanda's genocide
Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 10:00am
Authorities in Rwanda have found new mass graves they say contain 5,400 bodies of genocide victims nearly a quarter-century after the 1994 bloodshed.
Mexican officials say 273 corpses were on wandering truck
Mark Stevenson, Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 9:47am
A wandering refrigerated truck carrying corpses from an overflowing morgue in Mexico actually contained 273 bodies, not 157 as originally stated.
French priest found dead after 'improper' behavior to woman
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 9:31am
French prosecutors are investigating the death of a priest believed to have killed himself days after a mother accused him of inappropriate behavior with her daughter.
Report: Benedict XVI hits back at criticism of resignation
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 9:27am
A German newspaper has quoted a letter allegedly written by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI in which he hit back at criticism of his 2013 resignation.
The Latest: Russia says 3,000 Syrians back home in last week
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 9:11am
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Mexico's president-elect stuck aboard delayed flight
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 8:50am
Mexico's austerity-minded president-elect has vowed to sell the presidential jet and fly commercial. And he even appears prepared to suffer the plight of average travelers: being trapped on delayed flights.
Court rules against Poland over plane crash exhumations
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 8:35am
The European Court of Human rights has ruled that the Polish government violated the rights of two women whose husbands were exhumed without their consent as part of a probe into a plane crash that also killed the president.
British police solve mystery of the 'Croydon Cat Killer'
The Associated Press | Posted Sep 20th - 7:48am
For years, police have sought a killer who was decapitating cats across a south London district.
