A Philadelphia doctor is convicted of the first-degree murders of three babies born alive and killed with scissors in illegal, late term abortions.

A Philadelphia doctor has been convicted of the first-degree murders of three babies delivered and killed with scissors in late-term abortions.

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The US and the UK say they will work to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and create a transitional body to replace President Bashar al-Assad.

A US military judge finds a soldier guilty of the premeditated murder of five fellow servicemen at a combat stress clinic in Iraq in 2009.

President Barack Obama says US tax collection agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny before an election are "outrageous".

Barbara Walters announces she is to retire after more than 50 years on US TV screens.

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The US city of Detroit is "clearly insolvent", emergency manager Kevyn Orr says in his first review of the city's finances.

Thieves in South Africa steal some of the takings from a Justin Bieber concert after breaking into a football stadium.

The jury in the trial of a US abortion provider accused of killing four babies and an adult patient has failed to reach a verdict on two charges.

Bloomberg says that allowing reporters to monitor the activities of clients on its terminals was an "inexcusable" error.

Two men are arrested on suspicion of involvement in a fight believed to have led to the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X.

US retail sales rose unexpectedly in April, after falling back in the previous month.

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Singapore has opened a coroner's inquiry into the death of a US engineer whose parents believe he was killed over a China-linked project related to sensitive technology.

Nineteen people are shot and injured during a Mother's Day parade in the US city of New Orleans, police say.

A European shrub is disrupting ecosystems in the US Midwest and threatening amphibian populations, say US researchers.

Singapore opens a coroner's inquiry into the death of US engineer Shane Todd, whose parents believe did not commit suicide.

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