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Teenage gunman injured 3 people in South Carolina school after killing his father
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: A teenage gunman, who injured three people at a South Carolina elementary school before being arrested, carried out the attack after killing his father, local officials said on Wednesday. The teen, whom the authorities... -
Hungarians poised to reject the EU’s troubled refugee quota plan
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: Hungarians are poised to reject the EU’s troubled refugee quota plan in a referendum on Sunday, potentially further boosting the European clout of fiercely anti-migrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Latest polls indicate the “no”... -
Indian commandos carried out lightning strikes in Kashmir, Pakistan angered
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: Indian commandos carried out a series of lightning strikes on Thursday along the de facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir, provoking furious charges of “naked aggression” from its nuclear-armed neighbor. Amid anger in India... -
Barack Obama to join other world leaders in attending the funeral of Shimon Peres in Jerusalem
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: US President Barack Obama will join other world leaders in attending the funeral of Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, the White House said on Wednesday. Obama, who ordered... -
Be part of history: get #FredOnAFerry
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: With millions of locals and tourists jumping on board a Sydney Ferry every year, this is a wonderful way to recognise one of our great Australians. All we need to make it happen is... -
Cheesemakers in post-war Colombia, rebels could become guides
Sep 28, 2016News Hour: Veterans of Colombia’s FARC guerrilla army could soon be making a living as eco-tourism guides, beef processors or cheese makers under plans by the Marxist group to invest in economic projects once a peace deal takes... -
Most important quotes from the first Trump-Clinton debate
Sep 28, 2016News Hour: Republican Donald Trump and his White House rival Democrat Hillary Clinton went head-to-head on Monday night in a prime-time duel in front of tens of millions of American voters. Here is a selection of key quotes... -
Television audience for Clinton-Trump debate likely to approach 80-million record
Sep 28, 2016News Hour: The television audience for the first U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump looks set to approach 80-million viewer record for such events set in 1980, early Nielsen data cited... -
Kenya to take steps to replace commissioners on the electoral oversight body
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Kenya is taking steps to replace commissioners on the electoral oversight body, the government said on Tuesday, part of a deal with the opposition to resolve a row that led to protests and violence... -
Syria launches ground attack in Aleppo
Sep 27, 2016News Hour: Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on Tuesday, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new military campaign that has destroyed a U.S.-backed ceasefire....
