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A truck crashed into an upscale department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing at least two people, according to Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who said all indications were that it was a terror attack. One person was arrested.
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The White House has condemned what it calls as a "heinous" chemical attack against civilians by Syria's government. But spokesman Sean Spicer said it was a result of the Obama administration's "weakness" in addressing the Syrian civil war.
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An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes and killing at least 154 unsuspecting residents in their sleep, authorities say.
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A large fire broke out early Sunday at a high-rise complex under construction near Dubai's largest shopping mall, sending thick gray smoke billowing over the heart of the city.
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More than 40 years after the theft of a Norman Rockwell painting, the artwork was returned to the family of its original owners in a presentation in Philadelphia.
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