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Two suspects arrested after six killed in Quebec mosque attack

Two suspects arrested after six killed in Quebec mosque attack

Six people have been killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada during evening prayers on 29 January. The police declined to give details of the shooters identities or motives. The incident has been described as terrorist attack on Muslims by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Jan 30, 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May booed and called facist over Donald Trump invitation

Prime Minister Theresa May booed and called facist over Donald Trump invitation

Prime Minister Theresa May was booed and shouted at as she departed the Joint Ministerial Committee on Brexit in Cardiff on 30 January. The Prime Minister extended an invitation for a State Visit to Donald Trump when she visited Washington on 27 January, the same day the President of America signed an executive order barring people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days. A petition requesting the invitation be rescinded has reached over one million signatures. Jan 30, 2017
Search widened after three die in Chinese new year boat sinking off Borneo

Search widened after three die in Chinese new year boat sinking off Borneo

Malaysian authorities have expanded the search operation for missing passengers of the boat that sank sailing from Kota Kinabalu to Mengalum. The incident, which occurred on 28 January, has claimed the lives of at least three Chinese tourists. Reports indicate the boat was being used for a tourist cruise for Chinese New Year, and the authorities are investigating whether it should have been used as a tourist vessel. Both the captain who was rescued and the boat owner have been arrested. Jan 30, 2017
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