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Peru hands Shining Path leader life sentence

A Peruvian court has sentenced one of the last historic leaders of the Shining Path Maoist group to life in prison on terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

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Gunman shot dead by police in California

A gunman has killed at least five people in Santa Monica, California, before he was shot dead by police at a library of a community college, Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said.

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Ohio 'kidnapper' faces 329 charges

A man accused of imprisoning three women for a decade in his home in Cleveland, Ohio, has been indicted by a grand jury for rape and kidnapping.

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Texas actress charged in Obama ricin threat

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says a Texas woman has admitted to sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but only after trying to blame it on her husband.

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NASA's Curiosity approaches biggest stride

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission is approaching its biggest turning point since landing its rover, Curiosity, inside Mars' Gale Crater.

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US admits monitoring internet firms' servers

spy chief says programme only targeted "non-US persons"The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading US internet companies to spy on foreigners, the Washington Post has reported.

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US soldier pleads guilty to Afghan massacre

Robert Bales avoids death penalty for murdering 16 AfghansA US soldier has avoided the death penalty for murdering 16 Afghan civilians last year, after a military judge accepted his guilty plea.

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Obama urges 'meaningful reform' in Bahrain

US President Barack Obama has called for "meaningful reform" and respect for universal rights in Bahrain, during talks with Crown Prince Salman at the White House.

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Venezuela deports jailed US film-maker

Venezuela has deported an American film-maker who was arrested in April over accusations of spying and plotting with opposition student groups to destabilise the country.

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US agency collects millions of phone records

Under the terms of the order, the phone numbers of both parties on a call are handed overThe National Security Agency is collecting the telephone records of millions of US customers of Verizon under a top secret court order, Britain's Guardian newspaper said.

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