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Cologne sex attacks 'require police rethink'
Police said that the attacks were perpetrated by men of Arab or North African origin. "Most of the victims were from outside Cologne who filed criminal complaints in their home towns or with federal police", Gilles said, adding that they included women of all ages and nationalities.
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German police under fire over mass sex attacks
Around 1,000 young men, said to have been drunk and aggressive , are believed to have been involved. The interior minister for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Ralf Jaeger, said he could not give any details about the suspects because police had not made any arrests.
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'Making a Murderer': Steven Avery Thought Brothers Framed Him
The series recounts the story of Steve Avery. Thanks to DNA evidence coming into play in 2003, Avery was released from prison after serving 18 years for a crime he did not commit. Advocates of the pair say they were framed for the murder because of the pending lawsuit. So why didn't the juror fight harder? This made them fear for their safety.
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UN Envoy For Syria Says Saudis Back Talks Despite Row With Iran
Iran's diplomats have now withdrawn from Saudi Arabia in response to Riyadh's decision to sever ties over the attack. News of the execution of Nimr al-Nimr-a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia's ruling royal family whose death sentence was carried out despite warnings from Tehran that the action would have repercussions-prompted demonstrators to attack, then set fire to, the Saudi Embassy in Tehran .
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Wildfire partially shuts down California's scenic Highway 101
No injures have been reported and no structures have been damaged, but Ms Sumagaysay stressed the fire has not been contained. Macklin said winds reached 45 to 50 miles per hour late Friday into early Saturday. The Orange County Fire Authority sent over a Type 3 Strike Team, consisting of five brush engines with 19 firefighters. About 600 firefighters battled the blaze from on the ground and from the air.
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Iran Issues Fresh Warning To Saudi Arabia
A statement on the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry website said the move came after Iran allowed demonstrators in Tehran to torch the Saudi embassy there. Saudi Arabia and Iran are on opposing sides in some of the Middle East's worst conflicts. Bahrain is also claiming that it has captured what it calls a "terrorist" group planning attacks in the kingdom.