The worst yacht racing accident in Northern California in three decades killed five sailing crew members during a race last weekend around the Farallon Islands.

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San Francisco Yacht Club Shaken by 5 Deaths in Race

Translink confirms that fares on a number of bus and rail routes across Northern Ireland are set to rise.

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Bus and rail fares ‘set to rise’

The penalty for illegal street parking in Northern Ireland is set to increase from £60 to £90.

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Parking fines to increase by 50%

An elderly patient dies following the outbreak of listeria at Antrim and Causeway hospitals in Northern Ireland.

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Patient dies after listeria cases

The number of Northern Ireland teachers could be affected if plans are brought in to introduce regional pay for UK public sector workers, a leading trade union says.

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Union in warning on regional pay

March saw some improvements in Northern Ireland’s housing market in March, a new survey suggests.

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Housing market sees improvements

From Monday, Northern Ireland will be the first place in the UK where microchipping of dogs is compulsory, making it easier to identify dogs and potentially reducing the number of strays.

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VIDEO: Compulsory microchipping for dogs

A 10-year-old boy finds what is believed to be a gun in County Armagh, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

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Boy finds ‘gun’ and takes it home

United States officials recently acknowledged a secret drone war in Northern Pakistan. As a part of the ongoing war against terrorism, the United States has been remotely targeting and bombing “militants” using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones.

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The Drone War in Pakistan

Four police officers are suspended in Northern Ireland following an investigation into alleged racist and sectarian text messages.

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Officers suspended in texts probe

Dr Michael Maguire is confirmed as Northern Ireland’s new Police Ombudsman.

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Maguire to be Police Ombudsman

Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Sonora have arrested eight people accused of killing two boys and one woman as human sacrifices for Santa Muerte — the saint of death — officials said Friday.

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Officials: 3 killed in human sacrifices

A children’s charity calls for more clarification about the terms of an external review into children’s congenital heart services in Northern Ireland.

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Call over heart services’ review

Authorities in Northern Virginia on Thursday busted an alleged violent gang and arrested the accused ringleader and four others on charges of forcing high school girls to be prostitutes.

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Feds: Gang forced teens to prostitute

Syrian state media reported that gunmen in the northern city of Aleppo had shot two army colonels as they drove to work.

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Attackers Kill Two Syrian Officers in Aleppo As Violence Continues