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'Jihadi John' From ISIS Execution Videos Was Under Watch by British Intelligence
New York Times
LONDON — Mohammed Emwazi was 6 when his parents moved to West London from his birthplace in Kuwait, and he seems to have lived a normal life, studying hard and graduating in computer sciences from the University of Westminster in 2009.
'Jihadi John': Haines widow wants militant caught alive   BBC News
Islamic State beheadings: Steven Sotloff family to relish Jihadi John prosecution   Sydney Morning Herald
British government made 'Jihadi John' torture and kidnap prisoners? Really? (+ ...   Christian Science Monitor
Daily Mail
The Independent
Reuters
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CNN

Video shows ISIS militants destroying antiquities in Iraq
CNN
Irbil, Iraq (CNN) They take sledgehammers to statues with an uncommon gusto -- destroying in seconds what may have survived centuries. New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq.
Islamic State's smashing of artifacts latest act of cultural hatred   Los Angeles Times
Islamic State militants' destruction of ancient artefacts in Iraq's Mosul museum ...   ABC Online
Islamic State takes sledgehammer, drills to Iraqi history   Sydney Morning Herald
NDTV
Gulf Daily News
New York Times
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Death toll climbs in Afghanistan avalanches
CBS News
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At least 186 people have been killed by a series of avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan. The increased death toll came on Thursday as crews struggled to clear incredible amounts of snow that buried several homes, according to ...

Raw: Death toll rises in Afghanistan Avalanche   USA TODAY
Afghanistan avalanche kill 150 people   BBC News
More than 160 killed in Afghanistan avalanches   Stuff.co.nz
New York Times
Toronto Star
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Assailants hack to death writer Avijit Roy, wife injured
Bangladesh News 24 hours
Unidentified assailants have hacked to death writer Avijit Roy and seriously injured his blogger wife Rafida Ahmed Banna. Print Friendly and PDF. Related Stories. Go for the head. 2014-11-18 09:57:10.0. Police said the couple came under assault near TSC ...

Atheist US blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh   Daily Mail
US blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh   Sydney Morning Herald
American atheist blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh   The Guardian
Independent Online
Heavy.com
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Nurse who claims to have killed 50 in care is jailed for life
The Independent
A former medical orderly nicknamed the “Death nurse of Delmenhorst” was jailed for life by a German court yesterday after he admitted secretly killing at least 30 hospital patients in what was held to be the country's worst serial murder case since the Second ...

Nurse who killed to show off resuscitation skills is given life   The Times (subscription)
Germany: Nurse Guilty in Clinic Deaths   New York Times
German suspected serial killer nurse jailed for life   The Nation
Irish Examiner
Irish Times
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Suicide attack kills Turkish soldier, Afghan civilian in Kabul
DAWN.com
KABUL: A Taliban suicide attack targeting a Turkish diplomatic vehicle belonging to the Nato mission killed two people in Kabul on Thursday, highlighting the fragile security situation as the Afghan government presses for talks with the militants. The blast ...

Suicide attack on Turkish embassy car in Kabul kills one   Daily Times
3 killed in suicide attack on NATO vehicles in Kabul   Xinhua
Turkey vows continued support to Afghanistan   Business Standard
Daily Sabah
Hurriyet Daily News
ABC News
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Stolen Oregon house found safe and sound
9news.com.au
February 27, 2015: An entire house has reportedly been removed from its foundations and stolen, in the US. ninemsn. US police who were left baffled by an entire home vanishing earlier this week have reportedly found the property safe and sound. Officers in ...

Lost and found: One entire house   NEWS.com.au
Missing House: Oregon Police Investigating Possible Case Of Stolen House   The Inquisitr
Officials In Oregon Are On The Hunt For Someone Who Stole An Entire House   Uproxx
OregonLive.com
Mirror.co.uk
KING5.com
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6 women accuse hot yoga founder of sex assaults, groping
Daily Mail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A yoga guru who founded a rigorous routine of exercises practiced in steamy rooms around the world is facing lawsuits by six women who claim he sexually assaulted them. The most recent case, filed Feb. 13 in Los Angeles Superior ...

Bikram Choudhury, founder of popular Bikram yoga, sued for sexual assault   Christian Science Monitor
Hot yoga founder accused of sex assaults, groping   TVNZ
Bikram Choudhury, yoga guru, sued by instructor for alleged sexual assault   CBC.ca
The Globe and Mail
Irish Independent
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Egypt detains 2 police officers over lawyer's death
Washington Post
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities detained two police officers on Thursday over allegations that they had tortured a lawyer to death inside a police station, the latest in a series of recent incidents that underline alleged abuses by the country's police force.
Two Egyptian policemen held after lawyer's death in custody   Daily Mail
Egypt: 3 arrested over grisly killing of dog captured on video   Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Mechanical fault behind Auckland mall blaze
TVNZ
A mechanical fault was behind a car fire at a mall in the Auckland suburb of Henderson today. Scentre Group, which owns and operates Westfield in New Zealand, says at around 11.30am a car parked on the perimeter of the Westfield WestCity carpark caught ...

Mall fire likely to be 'routine fire'   Radio New Zealand
Auckland mall shoppers evacuated because of van fire   Stuff.co.nz
VIDEO: Fire breaks out in Westfield shopping centre   Warwick Daily News
Sky News Australia
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