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Baby found dead on Gold Coast beach died in NSW
Police have now confirmed that the little girl was nine-months-old. Emergency workers were called to the unresponsive baby girl just down from Staghorn Ave early this morning. A total of 13188 teenagers made their way to the first night of the annual end-of-year event and 22,000 graduates are expected to visit the popular holiday spot this week. [Full Article...]
Year-old strangled baby brother with seatbelt while dad shopped for clothes
Middleton told authorities he gave the young children water and snacks, turned on the air conditioning, and played a movie before leaving them alone in the vehicle for only "30 to 45 minutes". Middleton called 911 and attempted to perform CPR on his son. According to court documents, the father was shopping in a store off of the East Freeway in Houston on May 20, 2018, and left his two kid... [Full Article...]
U.S. Troops at Southwest Border Coming Home as Migrants Arrive
The U.S. also closed one of two pedestrian crossings at the San Ysidro crossing in a move apparently aimed at preventing any mass rush of migrants across the border. They came "in an orderly way, they never asked us for food or shelter", renting apartments and making their own food. He has called the migrants' arrival an "avalanche" that the city is ill-prepared to handle, and has appealed to th... [Full Article...]
'Rake America Great Again': Finns troll Trump over forest raking comment
The nation of Finland was collectively dumbfounded by U.S. President Donald Trump's claim from the fire-ravaged town of Paradise, California that Finns prevent such devastating wildfires by consistently " raking " the floors of their forests. [Full Article...]
Explosion at Kabul gathering kills dozens
MoI spokesman Najib Danish told TOLOnews that the blast was reportedly a suicide bombing. However, the Ministry of interior (MoI) said over 50 people were killed and wounded in the attack. IS claimed it carried out a similar attack in June, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 at a meeting of the Afghan Ulema Council, also in the capital. [Full Article...]
Man dies after stingray assault at Tasmanian seaside
Tasmanian Police said: "He was removed from theatre by friends prior to the arrival emergency services". Police said in the immediate period before his death, the man had been swimming a short distance from the shore. An investigation has been launched, but police confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious. Waters off the island state are known to contain a number of stingray ... [Full Article...]
US envoy hopes for peace deal with Taliban in 2019
Ambassador Khalilzad cautiously expressed optimisms regarding the reconciliation between the Afghan government and Taliban and said he expects a breakthrough until April of 2019. While Dunford said recent elections in Afghanistan were "largely successful" and noted the importance of next year's presidential election, he added, "I think we are a long way", from being able to say that point of recon... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation accuses Putin critic of ordering prison murder
Delegates from Interpol member countries will vote on Wednesday to elect the next president of the France-based body, at a general assembly in Dubai. Later, the United States and Canada adopted so-called Magnitsky laws that banned entry in the countries for those the American and Canadian authorities believe to have been involved in human rights violations in Russian Federation. [Full Article...]