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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Hollywood director says son responsible for Calif. shooting rampage

Posted: 24 May 2014 02:04 PM PDT

College Community Shooting"Hunger Games" assistant director Peter Rodger believes his son killed six people, his attorney says.

Japan creates new national holiday for ‘overworked’ population

Posted: 24 May 2014 03:25 PM PDT

A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, May 23, 2014. Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.9 percent at 14,473.19 after the dollar climbed to near 102 yen overnight. A weaker yen is a plus for Japan's powerhouse export manufacturers. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)Japanese workers take an average of just 8.6 days off each year, less than all European nations and even the U.S.

3 people killed in shooting at Brussels Jewish Museum

Posted: 24 May 2014 02:57 PM PDT

Police personnel are seen at the site of a shooting in BrusselsBy Justyna Pawlak and Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two women and a man were killed and one person seriously injured during a shooting at the Jewish Museum in central Brussels on Saturday, with Belgian officials saying anti-Semitic motives could not be ruled out. A spokeswoman for Brussels prosecutors office said there was no clear information about the perpetrator, although a fire brigade official said earlier that the shooter had driven up to the museum, gone inside and fired shots. Everything is possible," Ine Van Wymersch told a news conference. "We know that the location, the Jewish Museum in Brussels, makes one think of it being an anti-Semitic attack, but we do not have enough to confirm this is the case." Belgium's interior minister, Joëlle Milquet, was quoted by the RTBF Belgian television station, saying: "It's a shooting ... at the Jewish Museum ... All of this can lead to suspicions of an act of anti-Semitism." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement from his office, strongly condemned the killings.

5 things to know about shooting near campus

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:44 PM PDT

A shooter went on a rampage Friday night near the University of California, Santa Barbara that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. Here are five things to know about the attack:

A look at deadliest college-related US shootings

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2007 file photo, an injured occupant is carried out of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Thirty-two people were fatally shot in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech before the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho killed himself. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Alan Kim, File)A gunman went on a nighttime rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, that killed six people and left seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. Deputies found the gunman dead with a gunshot wound to the head.

Quotes on the shootings near a California college

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:34 PM PDT

Reactions to a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara that left seven people dead, including the suspected gunman, and seven injured:

3 killed, 1 injured at Brussels Jewish Museum

Posted: 24 May 2014 03:24 PM PDT

Forensic experts examine the site of a shooting at the Jewish museum in Brussels, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Belgian officials say that at least three people have been killed in gunfire at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, in a post on Twitter, said he was "shocked by the murders committed at the Jewish Museum" on Saturday afternoon. He said he had seen the bodies of the victims. At least three persons were killed in the incident, and a Brussels fire department spokesman said one person was wounded. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)BRUSSELS (AP) — Three people were shot dead and a fourth seriously wounded in an armed attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels on Saturday, officials said. Police detained one suspect and were looking for a second.

Thai coup leaders summon academics, journalists

Posted: 24 May 2014 05:01 PM PDT

A protester, left, is detained by Thai soldiers during an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014. Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — In a chilling move apparently aimed at neutralizing critics and potential opposition, Thailand's new army junta on Saturday ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender themselves to military authorities.

Pope blasts arms dealers at start of Mideast trip

Posted: 24 May 2014 03:55 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis visits Bethany beyond the Jordan river, the site of Christ's baptism, west of Amman, Jordan, Saturday, May 24, 2014. The pontiff is in Jordan on the first of a three day trip to the Middle East that will also take him to the West Bank and Israel. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, Pool)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Pope Francis denounced arms dealers and appealed Saturday for an urgent end to the Syrian civil war as he began his three-day trip to the Middle East with an emotional meeting with refugees from Syria and Iraq who have fled to Jordan.

Officials: Bungled explosion kills 3 in Nigeria

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:21 PM PDT

JOS, Nigeria (AP) — A bungled bomb killed three people, including a suicide bomber, in Nigeria's Jos city Saturday night, a police official said, four days after twin car bombs blamed on Islamic extremists killed at least 130 people in the central city.

Putin: West ignores Russia's interests in Ukraine

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:19 PM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with senior representatives of major international news agencies in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 24, 2014. President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of ignoring Russia's interests in Ukraine, in particular by leaving open the possibility that Ukraine could one day join NATO. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that he does not believe there will be a new Cold War with the United States, and Russia does not want it.

Kardashian-Kanye wed in Florence fortress

Posted: 24 May 2014 03:37 PM PDT

American actor and rapper Jaden Smith arrives in Florence, Italy, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will wed and host a reception at Florence's imposing 16th-century Belvedere Fort on May 24, according to a spokeswoman at the Florence mayor's office. The couple rented the fort, located next to Florence's famed Boboli Gardens, for 300,000 euros ($410,000) and a Protestant minister will preside over the ceremony. Belvedere Fort was built in 1590, believed using plans by Don Giovanni de' Medici. Located near the Arno River, it offers a panoramic view of Florence and the surrounding Tuscan hills. (AP Photo/Fabio Muzzi)FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially "Bound" to each other.

Real Madrid wins Champions League

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:19 PM PDT

Real's Sergio Ramos , centre in air, reacts with teammates, at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, at the Luz stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Real Madrid's record 10th European title will be written down as a 4-1 victory over Atletico Madrid. In reality, "La Decima" was a lot harder to come by.

Coup leaders summon academics, journalists

Posted: 24 May 2014 05:01 PM PDT

Thai coup leaders summon academics, journalistsIn a chilling move apparently aimed at neutralizing critics and potential opposition, Thailand's new army junta on Saturday ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender ...

Pope opens Mideast trip lamenting Syrian conflict

Posted: 24 May 2014 10:53 AM PDT

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Pope Francis denounced arms dealers and appealed Saturday for an urgent end to the Syrian civil war as he began his three-day trip to the Middle East with an emotional meeting with refugees from Syria and Iraq who have fled to Jordan.

Election under threat in eastern Ukraine

Posted: 24 May 2014 12:55 PM PDT

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents are likely to prevent voting Sunday in half or more of the election districts in the embattled east, Ukrainian officials say.

A first: Pakistan PM to attend Indian inauguration

Posted: 24 May 2014 09:06 AM PDT

File photo of Pakistan's PM Sharif waving to the crowd after ceremony to mark the country's 67th Independence Day in IslamabadISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan'ss prime minister will attend the inauguration of India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, a first for the nuclear-armed rivals, his spokesman said Saturday.

Gates: Would have allowed gay adults in Scouts

Posted: 24 May 2014 05:17 AM PDT

File- In this Dec. 6, 2011 file photo former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during a news conference in New York. The Boy Scouts of America confirmed Gates as its new president on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the organization's annual meeting in Nashville. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)DALLAS (AP) — Robert Gates, the new president of the Boy Scouts of America, said Friday that he would have moved last year to allow openly gay adults in the organization but said he opposes any further attempts to address the policy now.

Thai army: Ex-PM, protest leaders held 'to think'

Posted: 24 May 2014 04:43 AM PDT

A Thai soldier, right, tries to disperse the protesters against the coup outside a shopping complex in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014. Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday they will keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. Outspoken academics were also summoned to report to the junta.

Meteor shower in store for N. America

Posted: 23 May 2014 11:26 AM PDT

A multiple exposure picture taken in the early hours of August 11, 2013 shows a Perseids meteor shower in the sky, near the municipality of La Hiruela, on the mountains of the Sierra Norte de MadridThe Camelopardalids falling-star show is expected to light up the night sky.

Jury finds ex-soldier eligible for death penalty

Posted: 23 May 2014 07:36 PM PDT

FILE - This April 24, 2014, file photo shows Tarshia Williams displaying a pendant with her daughter, Talia's face on it outside of a federal courthouse in Honolulu. Jurors have reached a decision about whether a former Hawaii soldier is eligible for the death penalty, in the first capital case in the history of Hawaii's statehood. The jury last month convicted Naeem Williams of murder in his daughter Talia's 2005 beating death. The same jurors were then asked to determine whether Williams can be sentenced to death. (AP Photo/Sam Eifling, File)HONOLULU (AP) — A federal jury on Friday decided a former Hawaii soldier convicted of murder is eligible for the death penalty in the first capital case in the history of Hawaii's statehood.

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