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PENNSYLVANIA (AP): A student armed with a knife went on a stabbing and slashing spree at a high school near Pittsburgh yesterday morning, leaving as many as 20 people injured, including four students who suffered serious wounds, authorities said....

SAN JOSE (AP):Chipmaker Intel announced on Tuesday that it is eliminating 1,500 jobs from its assembly and test operation in Costa Rica, a blow to a country ...

South African double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius became distraught as he was shown a graphic photo of his dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by the prosecution at his murder trial.

Nato has warned Russia that further intervention in Ukraine would be what it calls a historic mistake with grave consequences.

SAN JOSE (AP): Opposition candidate Luis Solis easily won Sunday's presidential run-off in Costa Rica, an expected result given that his only rival had stopped campaigning a month earlier because he was so far behind in the polls....

ABU DHABI (AP): The director of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said yesterday that he wants to see a globally agreed-upon tracking standard in place by the end of this year...

WASHINGTON (CMC):A significant number of Caribbean nationals have been deported after committing minor infractions, including traffic violations, according to an analysis of internal United States (US) government records since President Barack Obama...

An emotional Oscar Pistorius has apologised to the family of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on the first day of his evidence at his murder trial.

KABUL (AP):Trucks and donkeys loaded with ballot boxes made their way to counting centres on Sunday as Afghans and the international community sighed with relief that national elections were held without major violence, despite a Taliban threat.

CALIFORNIA (AP):Far fewer immigrants arrested by California law enforcement are being turned over to federal authorities for deportation since a new state law went into effect in January.

KIEV (AP):Crowds of pro-Russian demonstrators stormed government buildings yesterday in several major cities in eastern Ukraine, where secessionist sentiment has sparked frequent protests since Ukraine's Russia-friendly president was ousted in February.

PHOENIX (AP):Immigration advocates and supporters rallied on the weekend, in cities across the country, as they renewed efforts to push President Barack Obama to put a freeze on deportations.