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US: Emotional reunion after judge realizes burglary suspect was middle school classmate
A Florida burglary suspect wept after the judge overseeing his bond hearing realized they had been childhood friends.Exército sírio bombardeia rebeldes em Aleppo, dizem monitores
Forças governamentais sírias iniciaram pesados ataques aéreos nesta sexta-feira contra posições rebeldes, dentro e próximo à cidade de Aleppo, foco de uma ...UN declares Burundi elections not free or credible
Elections in Burundi that were wracked by violence and boycotted by the opposition were not free or credible, United Nations observers said, ...BP reaches $18.7 billion settlement over deadly 2010 spill
BP Plc will pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states to resolve nearly all claims ...US seeks extradition of FIFA officials from Switzerland
Switzerland said Thursday the United States had formally requested the extradition of seven FIFA officials arrested in May in a wide-ranging probe ...WikiLeaks claims NSA targeted German ministers beyond Merkel
WikiLeaks published a list of German phone numbers Wednesday that it claimed showed the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on senior German ...US, Cuba reach deal to reopen embassies
The United States and Cuba have reached a deal to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana, in a major step toward ending ...Swedish woman gets $18M in sex harassment suit against boss
A young Swedish woman who sued her former Wall Street executive boss over lurid allegations of sexual conquest, betrayal and stalking was ...WikiLeaks says NSA spied on French business
WikiLeaks has released documents that it says show that the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on France\'s top finance officials and high-stakes ...Solar Impulse leaves Japan on delayed Pacific flight
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed "the point of no return" Monday after it left Japan bound for Hawaii, the most ...