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Turkish man who shot British toddler murdered at his own wedding
A Turkish man who shot dead a British toddler in Turkey 14 years ago has been shot and killed at his own wedding.
Two-year-old Alistair Grimason was asleep in his pram at a cafe in Foca in 2003 when he was hit by a bullet fired by Daimi Akyuz.
The following year, Akyuz, now 46, was sentenced to life for killing Alistair and another man after a gunfight broke out.
Blackadder: his 30 best lines
Sir Tony ‘Baldrick’ Robinson says he has “spoken to virtually all the cast and a new series of Blackadder is ‘on the cards’ – as long as they can afford Hugh Laurie’s wages. Here are some the best quotes from the original four series’.
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Obama plans communist coup, according to Google device! (video)
Obama is planning a secret communist coup to overthrow the United States government.
At least, that’s what Google says.
War is the father of all things: Some crazy futuristic weapons already in use! (photos-video)
In run-up to referendum, Turks can say anything but ‘no’
Saying no can have a high price tag for ordinary Turks as pressure builds in the days leading up to an April 16 referendum on constitutional amendments designed to widely expand the president’s powers.
North Korea conducts ballistic missile test
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president.
Mr Trump assured Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that “America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100%”.
The missile flew east towards the Sea of Japan for about 500km (300 miles), South Korean officials say.
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‘FYROM not a country – sorry’: Skopje furious after US Congressman suggests partitioning
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of “Macedonia” has expressed its outrage to the US State Department after Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher suggested it was not a country, and should be partitioned by neighbors such as Kosovo and Bulgaria.
Hungarian village bans Muslims and gay propaganda
A village in Hungary has banned the wearing of Islamic garb and the call to prayer, in an attempt to influence other European cities in what it dubs the “war against Muslim culture” and defending “Christian Europe” against multiculturalism.
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British warships ‘so noisy’ Russian submarines can hear them 100 miles away, investigation finds
Britain’s ability to defend itself against a major attack has been called into question after an investigation found serious shortcomings in the country’s military capabilities.
The Navy’s Type 45 destroyers are so loud they can be heard 100 miles away by Russian submarines, it has emerged.
NASA sent one identical twin brother to space for a year and studied how it changed him
Last March, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after spending nearly one year in space. During his 340 days aboard the International Space Station, or ISS, scientists were also observing Scott’s identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, while he hung out on Earth.