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Airlines Change Cockpit Rules in Wake of Germanwings Crash

MEOLANS-REVEL, France, March 26 (UPI) — Some airlines are changing their rules to require two people in a cockpit at all times after a French prosecutor said it appeared as though the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 intentionally crashed the plane while alone in the cabin.

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French schoolchildren identify former classmate as IS shooter

TOULOUSE, France, March 14 (UPI) — French schoolchildren identified a preteen boy who was seen executing an Islamic State hostage last week as a former classmate. Students at Vauquelin secondary school recognized the boy, who has not been named, after

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Iraqi Kurds Say Islamic State Fighters Used Chemical Weapons

ERBIL, Iraq, March 14 (UPI) — Iraqi Kurdistan leaders say Islamic State fighters employed chemical weapons against Kurdish peshmerga forces in a January bombing. The Kurdistan Region Security Council issued a statement over the weekend claiming that lab tests confirm

BBC plans North Korea broadcasting service

BBC Plans North Korea Broadcasting Service

SEOUL, March 12 (UPI) — Britain’s BBC is planning to broadcast to North Korea, but the move could draw a strong reaction from Pyongyang, The Telegraph reported Wednesday. The plan is in its early stages. BBC World Service is looking

Prince Charles praises wife Camilla Parker Bowles

Prince Charles praises wife Camilla

ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland, March 12 (UPI) — Prince Charles thinks wife Camilla Parker Bowles is brilliant. The 66-year-old Duke of Cornwall recently opened up about the 67-year-old Duchess of Cornwall in an interview with CNN. Prince Charles and Parker Bowles will

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Russian magazine pictures Putin licked by a bear

SARATOV, Russia, March 10 (UPI) — The youth faction of Russia’s ruling party marked International Women’s Day with a magazine cover featuring President Vladimir Putin being licked by a bear. Moct magazine, Russian for “bridge,” published the image on its

India arrests 43 in deadly mob attack of rape suspect

India arrests 43 in deadly mob attack of rape suspect

NEW DELHI, March 9 (UPI) — Days after a jailed rape suspect was attacked and killed by a mob in India’s northeastern state of Nagaland, authorities on Monday announced the arrest of 43 people. Nagaland Police Chief L.L. Doungal said

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Mohammed ‘Jihadi John’ Emwazi apologizes to family

LONDON, March 9 (UPI) — Mohammed “Jihadi John” Emwazi reportedly apologized to his family for the shame he has brought them after he was identified as an Islamic State executioner. Emwazi’s family received the message via a third party from