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'Drug addict' arrested over killing spree

A MAN suspected of a killing spree that saw eight people beaten or hacked to death captured after bar patrons saw him on a TV report.

Man blows up government office, injures 12

A CHINESE man angry at the demolition of his property blew up a government office today, injuring 12 people, local media and an official said.

Police arrest 1200 in knife crackdown

POLICE have arrested 1214 people in London during a six-week crackdown on knife crime, according to Scotland Yard.

Two dead, nine hurt in building blast

TWO people were killed and nine injured in an explosion that ripped through a 12-storey apartment building in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Japan disappointed by Bruni's no-show

JAPAN's top government spokesman has said the country would be disappointed that Carla Bruni, former model and wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, would not be visiting for a wealthy nations' summit next week.

Three dead in bulldozer attack

A PALESTINIAN man rammed a bulldozer into a bus and a car in an "act of terror" in Jerusalem before he was shot dead by police.

Alcohol banned as Facebook party hits town

POLICE have banned all alcohol sales in a town they fear will be overrun by 10,000 people attending a party listed on Facebook.

Earthquake pig's bacon saved

A PIG who survived for 36 days after the Sichuan earthquake on May 12 has been heralded as a hero and symbol of the will to stay alive.

Man, I feel like a woman, says 'she-man'

A BRITISH man is begging medical experts for help after he started turning into a woman, losing his beard and growing breasts.

McCanns want police files on Madeleine

PORTUGUESE police are ready to close the investigation into missing UK toddler Madeleine McCann but the parents say they won't give up.