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Man Jailed For 16 Years For Acid Attack On Pakistan Duo In The UK

Resham Khan said her birthday "turned into a day where my face was taken away from me"

LONDON:  A tattooed thug was today jailed for 16 years by a British court for a horrific and life-changing acid attack on an aspiring Pakistani-origin model and her cousin.

John Tomlin, 25, threw acid at Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar on

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German Police Defuse WW2 Bomb After Evacuating Central Berlin

The bomb defusing team pose with the dismantled World War Two bomb (Reuters)

BERLIN:  Bomb disposal experts defused a World War Two bomb in Berlin on Friday after evacuating an area in the heart of Berlin including the central train station, a hospital and the Economy Ministry.

The 500-kg British bomb was discovered during

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Commonwealth Backs Prince Charles As Next Head: Reports

The post is not hereditary and will not pass automatically to Prince Charles on Queen's death. (File)

London, United Kingdom:  Commonwealth leaders agreed Friday that Prince Charles should follow his mother Queen Elizabeth II as the next head of the group, the BBC and other media reported.

Queen Elizabeth on Thursday told

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LITTLETON, Colorado:  Thousands of students again walked out of classes across the United States on Friday, marking the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School with a show of unity aimed at pressuring politicians to enact tighter gun restrictions.

Students from more than 2,600 schools and institutions

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WWII Bomb Forces Mass Evacuation In Central Berlin

Many thousands of residents and employees have been ordered to stay clear of the area. (AFP)

Berlin:  Thousands of people around Berlin's central railway station were evacuated on Friday as bomb disposal experts began defusing an unexploded World War II explosive unearthed on a building site.

Trains, trams and buses were

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Students To Walkout Across The United States In Call For Gun Reforms

Students are to observe a 13-second silence to honor the victims killed at Columbine (Reuters)

LITTLETON:  Thousands of students across the United States will mark the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School by walking out of classes on Friday, in a show of unity intended to put pressure on politicians
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