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Officer shoots a knife-wielding man shouting ‘kill me now’

Police in Glendale, Ohio, have released footage of the moment a man armed with a knife lunged for an officer on the shoulder of Interstate 75. The footage, recorded on a body camera worn by Glendale Police Officer Joshua Hilling, shows Javier Pablo Aleman being interviewed when he pulls a knife. Apr 6, 2016

Watch North Koreas brilliantly bad propaganda video showing bombing of Seoul

The North Korean news agency DPRK published a propaganda video on 1 April, showing a virtual missile attack targeting Seoul’s presidential house, which was reduced to rubble. The “strike” also hit a couple other government buildings. This came around a week after North Korea released similar footage showing a nuclear attack on Washington. Apr 5, 2016

Daniel Craig calls for more funding for UN Mines Action Service

British actor Daniel Craig called for more funding for UNMAS, the UN agency that efforts to rid the world of bombs and mines, on 4 April, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In 2015, Craig was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as the Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. Apr 5, 2016

Cold War double agent Kim Philby reveals life of betrayal in unearthed footage

British double agent Kim Philby detailed his life of betrayal and the ease with which he was able to pass secrets to his Soviet controllers in newly-discovered video footage broadcast by the BBC on 4 April. Philby was one of the Soviet Unions most successful spies who penetrated the heart of the British establishment and passed secrets back to Moscow for three decades, part of a ring of British double agents recruited in the 1930s. Apr 5, 2016
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