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Ohio prosecutors may seek death penalty for Ariel Castro
10/05/2013 - USA

Ohio prosecutors may seek death penalty for Ariel Castro

Ohio prosecutors said on Thursday that they intend to seek aggravated murder charges, which could carry the death penalty, against Ariel Castro, the man suspected of kidnapping, imprisoning and sexually abusing three young women for nearly a decade.
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Buzz Aldrin calls for US colony on Mars
09/05/2013 - SPACE

Buzz Aldrin calls for US colony on Mars

Buzz Aldrin, the American astronaut who was the second man to walk on the moon, said at a conference in Washington DC on Wednesday that the US and NASA should focus on establishing a permanent colony on Mars by 2040.
US diplomat recounts lack of response to deadly Benghazi attack
09/05/2013 - US-LIBYA

US diplomat recounts lack of response to deadly Benghazi attack

A former US diplomat in Libya told a Congress hearing on Wednesday that more could have been done to stop the deadly assault on the US mission in Benghazi last September, saying that special forces and jets in Tripoli were told not to intervene.
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Ariel Castro charged with rape and kidnap in Ohio case
09/05/2013 - USA

Ariel Castro charged with rape and kidnap in Ohio case

Ariel Castro, the owner of the Ohio house where three women were found after a decade in captivity, has been charged with kidnapping and rape, a US prosecutor said Wednesday. His two brothers, originally arrested in the case, were not charged.
Chains and ropes found at Ohio kidnapping house
08/05/2013 - USA

Chains and ropes found at Ohio kidnapping house

As authorities prepared charges against the brothers suspected of holding three women captive for nearly a decade in a house in Cleveland, Ohio, police said on Wednesday that chains and ropes used to restrain the victims had been found at the scene.
Charles Ramsey goes viral after Ohio hostage rescue
08/05/2013 - USA

Charles Ramsey goes viral after Ohio hostage rescue

After freeing three women and a girl who had been held hostage for years in a Cleveland house, a middle-aged African-American man named Charles Ramsey has become an overnight online sensation in the US. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look.
Ohio kidnappings: police visited house in 2004
08/05/2013 - USA

Ohio kidnappings: police visited house in 2004

Authorities had been called to the house in Cleveland, Ohio where three missing young women were found alive after disappearing nearly a decade ago back in January 2004, police said on Tuesday.
Kidnapped Ohio women found alive after 10 years
07/05/2013 - USA

Kidnapped Ohio women found alive after 10 years

Three brothers were arrested Monday after three young women who went missing separately about a decade ago were found alive in a house near their last known whereabouts in Cleveland, Ohio. The women escaped after attracting the help of a neighbour.
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First 3D-printed gun successfully fired in US
06/05/2013 - USA

First 3D-printed gun successfully fired in US

A Texan student has built and successfully fired a gun built entirely on a 3D printer, in what technological experts say could spell the future of product purchasing. The development has sparked concerns among firearm control activists and lawmakers.
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No-one wants to bury Boston bomber Tsarnaev
30/05/2013 - USA

No-one wants to bury Boston bomber Tsarnaev

A US funeral director was struggling to find a burial site for Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev on Friday, saying everybody deserves a dignified burial service no matter the circumstances of his or her death.
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