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Bin Laden left $29m inheritance for jihad
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CIA tried to kill Castro by lacing diving suit with tuberculosis – NSA report...
The CIA reportedly came up with some outlandish plots to kill former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, but this could just be the craziest yet....
Man ‘kills 14 members of family’ – then himself
In Mumbai, India
(BBC) A 35-year-old Indian man killed 14 members of his own family, including seven children and his parents, before killing himself, police...
Ex-Mexican President Fox says Donald Trump reminds him of Hitler
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(CNN) Call it a new battleground in the war on selfies -- the Indian city of Mumbai is launching police patrols to prevent photo-related fatalities.
The...
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