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Reddit apologises for Boston 'witch hunts'

Three people were killed in the bomb attacks at the Boston marathonReddit has apologised for hosting online witch hunts as people used the social news website to try and expose those behind the bombing at the Boston Marathon.

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Nicaragua arrests US most wanted list suspect

Nicaraguan police said they had arrested an American teacher on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list suspected of child pornography offences, and handed him over to US officials for extradition.

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Canada foils plot on passenger train

Canadian police said there was 'no imminent threat' to rail employees, train passengers or infrastructure [Reuters]Canadian authorities say they have arrested and charged two men with an al Qaeda-linked plot to "carry out a terrorist attack" against a passenger train thanks to the help of the Muslim community.

Read more: Canada foils plot on passenger train

   

Trinidad's national security minister quits

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has resigned as Trinidad and Tobago's national security minister two days after a regional football group's ethics panel accused him and another official of fraud.

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Boston bombing suspect charged

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is to be questioned in his hospital bedUS officials have brought charges against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzohkhar Tsarnaev while he lay in his hospital bed, a federal court official said.

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Private US rocket Antares makes test flight

A privately owned rocket built in partnership with NASA to haul cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) has blasted off for a debut test flight from a new commercial spaceport in Virginia.

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Boston suspects 'planned more attacks'

Boston's police commissioner has said the two suspects in the deadly marathon bombing had such a large cache of weapons that they were probably planning other attacks.

Read more: Boston suspects 'planned more attacks'

   

Brazil police sentenced over jail killings

A court in Brazil has sentenced 23 police officers to 156 years in jail each for their role in the killing of 111 inmates during the country's deadliest prison uprising in 1992.

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Tobacco magnate wins Paraguay election

Horacio Cartes defeats Liberal Party rivalParaguayans have elected Horacio Cartes, leader of the Colorado Party and one of the country's richest men, to the post left vacant by President Fernando Lugo's impeachment last year.

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Boston bombing investigation turns to motive

The surviving Boston bombings suspect is recovering in hospital with serious injuries, as investigators seek a motive for the attacks and try to determine whether the brothers accused of the crime acted alone.

Read more: Boston bombing investigation turns to motive

   

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