Man facing divorce kills 8 children, 7 of his own, in shooting rampage in Louisiana
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45 killed by radical Islamist attacks on churches in Kaduna, Zaria
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“Soft Military Coup” in Egypt as court, army dissolve parliament; 1 day ahead of election
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