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Charges against Cops involved in Freddie Gray's death dropped

The state’s attorney here dropped all remaining charges Wednesday against three city police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, closing the book on one of the most closely watched police prosecutions in the nation without a single conviction — and few answers about precisely how the young man died.

19 perish in Japan knife attack on mental home

Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in Japan.

Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan - the incident in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, is the worst mass killing in decades.

Sanders urges calm but supporters peeved with Clinton

Bernie Sanders has urged Democrats to put Hillary Clinton in the White House, in a speech to the party convention.

The Vermont senator received a three-minute standing ovation when he took the stage in Philadelphia.

Over 150 dead in floods in China

Over 150 people have been reported dead after floods and landslides swept through the north and central China with scores missing and hundreds of thousands displaced.

Hillary Clinton names Tim Kaine as running mate

U.S presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton has finally settled for 58-year-old senator Tim Kaine as her running mate after Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Senator Cory Booker failed to make her final cut list.