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'Jailbreak king' who escaped in hijacked helicopter is captured in France

In 2013, Redoine Faid took four wardens hostage and blasted his way out of a different prison using explosives hidden in tissue packs.

03/10/2018

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Stranded Syrian is arrested after living in airport for 7 months

Hassan al Kontar survived on airline meals given to him by staff members and slept on a mattress on the floor to avoid returning to his war-torn homeland.

03/10/2018

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Ryder Cup fan plans legal action after her eye exploded from tee shot

Scans of her eye revealed a "fracture of the right socket and the explosion of the eyeball," Agence France-Presse reported.

02/10/2018

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Hundreds of ferry passengers stranded in Baltic Sea after engine breakdown

The malfunction aboard the Regina Seaways produced smoke, which triggered the ship's fire extinguishing system in the engine room.

02/10/2018

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Five decades of two-party rule ends just ended in Quebec

Its airline boss-turned-leader vowed to take in 10,000 fewer immigrants a year and to expel new residents who fail tests on French and Quebec values.

02/10/2018

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Ferry with hundreds of people on board powerless in Baltic Sea

A Lithuanian-flagged ferry carrying hundreds of people is powerless in the Baltic Sea but no injuries are reported injured

02/10/2018

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Turkey seeks help from Wall Street despite 'economic war' with U.S.

The Finance Ministry said the use of consultants was normal, adding that suggestions a private company would be running Turkey's economy were false.

02/10/2018

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Laser scientists scoop 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics

2018 Nobel Prize for Physics awarded for groundbreaking laser science and sees first female physics laureate since 1963

02/10/2018

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Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to starting wildfire fire in gender reveal gone wrong

Dennis Dickey, 37, has agreed to pay more than $8 million for the fire started during an ill fated gender reveal in 2017.

02/10/2018

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New Jersey surfer dies from brain-eating amoeba

Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic amoeba commonly found in warm freshwaters like lakes, rivers, and hot springs around the world, according to the CDC.

02/10/2018

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Georgia high school football player injured during game dies

Dylan Thomas, a linebacker at Pike County High School, was injured during the game last Friday.

02/10/2018

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'Nightmarish' scale of Indonesian quake disaster emerges

The extent of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi may become clearer as rescuers push into isolated areas.

02/10/2018

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'Unsafe and Unprofessional': Chinese warship sails within 45 yards of Navy destroyer

China has protested previous navigation operations in the sea, saying the United States is meddling in an Asian conflict.

02/10/2018

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Iran launches missiles at Syria, but message is aimed at U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia

"There are multiple theaters where escalations could result, and something bigger than anybody really wants to see," one expert warned.

01/10/2018

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French singer Charles Aznavour dies at 94

French singer Charles Aznavour dies at 94. Euronews takes a look at his career

01/10/2018

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Seven suspected neo-Nazis arrested for allegedly plotting terror attack

Prosecutors said the group, Revolution Chemnitz, wanted to "carry out violent and armed attacks against foreigners and political enemies."

01/10/2018

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Vote fails to end decades-old dispute over Macedonia's name

The U.S. said Macedonians had "expressed their support for NATO" despite low turnout.

01/10/2018

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Man at center of Nobel Literature scandal convicted of rape

Arnault had denied the charges, which have rocked the prestigious academy, with seven members either being forced to leave or quitting in April.

01/10/2018

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Americans make history by skiing down world's 4th-highest mountain

James Morrison of Tahoe, California, and Hilaree Nelson of Telluride, Colorado, had scaled Mount Lhotse's 27,940-foot summit on Sunday.

01/10/2018

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Survivors rescued, mass burials begin as tsunami toll climbs to 844

Trenches dug for dozens of bodies but some survivors found in rubble from the quake-triggered wave.

01/10/2018