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Video shows Los Angeles police fatally shooting man
The video appears to show the man flailing at officers as they try to subdue him.
Former Mossad chief slams Israeli Prime Minister on Iran handling
A former chief of Israel's Mossad spy agency is slamming the prime minister's handling of the Iranian nuclear threat.
IS terrorist 'Jihadi John' resembles man raised in UK
A British-accented militant who has appeared in beheading videos released by the Islamic State group in Syria bears strong similarities to a man who grew up in London, a Muslim lobbying group said on Thursday.
Muslim forum on 'terrorism' seeks education reform
A counter-terrorism conference attended by senior Muslim scholars from around the world on Wednesday called for education reform to tackle religious extremism.
Bangladesh issues arrest warrants for former PM Khaleda Zia in graft cases
A court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants against ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and two others in graft cases.
Fresh nuclear leak detected at Fukushima plant in Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said the sensors, which were rigged to a gutter that pours rain and ground water at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to a nearby bay, detected contamination levels up to 70 times greater.
US astronauts begin spacewalk to lay cable at station
Two US astronauts wearing what NASA assured are "healthy" spacesuits began a spacewalk to lay cable outside the International Space Station.
Death toll from attack on Somali hotel rises to 25
Islamist al Shabaab rebels set off a car bomb inside the Central Hotel compound which also houses a mosque popular with government officials.
Few takers for Indian languages in the US
The Modern Language Association (MLA) has released its quadrennial language enrollments survey of foreign languages in US higher education that shows students in American universities are not signing up for Indian languages.
Nobel literature jury warns to give leaked nominees the boot
Englund suggested that certain interests may lie behind certain leaks but he did not give any concrete examples.
Happy to see friendly ties between India and Sri Lanka: China
"Sri Lanka and India are friendly and important neighbours to China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying said.
Obama condemns 'outrageous murders' of Muslim students
"Michelle and I offer our condolences to the victims' loved ones," the US president said.
People respect governments that punish corruption: UN chief Ban Ki-moon
"The most respected governments are those that ensure equal rule or law and justice for all, and those that fight corruption," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
US has sharp differences with Israel on Iran, says Barack Obama
"I don't want to be coy. The Prime Minister and I have a very real difference around Iran's sanctions," the US President said.
Xi Jinping confident of new progress in India, China ties in new year
"I have full confidence in India-China relations and I believe that new progress will be achieved in growing this bilateral relationship in this new year," Xi told Swaraj.
PM Modi to visit China before May 26, says Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj said that the Prime Minister would undertake the visit before the BJP-led government completes one year in office.