The inquest opens into the deaths of the seven people killed in a crash on the M5 in Somerset.

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Two-time Marine Corps Marathon champion Darrell General is running the event Sunday for the first time in six years, not to find out what his 45-year-old body can accomplish but what his burdened mind can unload as he travels 26.2 miles through the streets of his home town. General’s goal is to come to grips with difficult times: the deaths in recent years of his brother, James, from kidney failure and his sister-in-law, JoAnne Jones, from leukemia. Those tragedies sidetracked the former Washington area distance-running star, one of only four male marathon runners to compete in five U.S. Olympics trials. Read full article > >

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Darrell General, former Marine Corps Marathon winner, runs for his late brother

TOKYO — A powerful typhoon hit Japan’s main island on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 1.2 million from the area and causing the deaths or disappearance of at least 13 people as it began its slow path toward the northeastern part of the country. As Typhoon Roke made landfall, businesses in Japan all but halted, with the cancellation of domestic flights and bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka. Read full article > >

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Thirteen dead or missing as typhoon makes landfall in Japan

MEXICO CITY — Calling a deadly fire at a casino “an act of terrorism,” Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his top law enforcement officials vowed Friday to capture the gangsters responsible for the deaths of 52 people who perished in a fire set by gunmen at the Casino Royale in Monterrey. Security cameras captured images of a dozen assailants pulling up in four vehicles to the front doors of the casino, spilling out of their trucks and cars in mid-afternoon and entering the entertainment complex, which offers bingo and betting on sports and horse racing. Read full article > >

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Calderon: Mexico casino fire deaths ‘act of terrorism’

The Israeli defence minister says he regrets the deaths of Egyptian policemen on the Gaza border after Cairo moves to recall its ambassador.

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A 33-year-old man is arrested in connection with the deaths of three men who were struck by a car during riots in Birmingham.

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Man held over Winson Green deaths

Egypt says it is withdrawing its ambassador to Israel over the deaths of five of its policemen on the two countries’ border.

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Egypt withdraws envoy in Israel

A fourth person is charged with murder after the deaths of three men who were struck by a car during riots in Birmingham.

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Fourth charged over riot deaths

The U.S. Army suffered a record 32 suicides in July, the most since it began releasing monthly figures in 2009. The high number of deaths represents a setback for the Army, which has put a heavy focus on reducing suicides in recent years. The number includes 22 active-duty soldiers and 10 reservists. The previous record was 31, from June 2010. Army officials cautioned that investigations are underway in most of the deaths to confirm the exact cause. Read full article > >

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An inquiry into the deaths of two teenage girls who jumped off a bridge together in an apparent suicide pact is due to begin.

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Bridge plunge deaths probe begins

William Hague has said MPs would be “horrified” at the deaths of children in Syria – as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad continues.

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MPs’ ‘horrified’ at Syria deaths

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Hama Saturday to mourn the deaths of at least 65 protesters killed Friday, as government tanks took up positions around the city. In 1982, President Hafez al-Assad responded to a popular uprising in Hama with a…

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Hosni Mubarak, call your lawyer… again. The former Egyptian leader will be charged in the deaths of protesters who took to the country’s streets to demonstrate against and ultimately topple his regime, according to sources inside the Egyptian…

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Mubarak to Be Tried for Deaths

Three Somali men plead guilty in a US court to piracy charges for their role in a hijacking that ended in the deaths of four Americans.

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Somali pirates plead guilty in US

Failure to maintain even minimal safety standards contributed to the deaths of 29 West Virginia coal miners, a report says. The report, commissioned by the West Virginia governor in the wake of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion in 2010, found that…

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Report: Negligence Caused Mine Deaths