Two US journalists for a local CBS affiliate in the state of Virginia have been shot dead in a chilling live television broadcast; the suspected gunman, apparently a disgruntled former station employee, later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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RSZKE - Hungary's migrant crisis has continued to escalate as police fired tear gas at the EU country's main processing centre and the government announced 2000 "border hunters" to stem the record flow of people entering.
ROME - At least 55 dead bodies have been discovered on three overcrowded migrant boats in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard says.
TOULOUSE - A French court has awarded a disability grant to a woman claiming to suffer from a debilitating allergy to electromagnetic radiation from everyday gadgets such as mobile phones.
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OTTAWA - Fracking by a Canadian subsidiary of Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas triggered one of the world's largest earthquakes linked to the controversial practice, Canadian media is reporting.
SHANGHAI - Chinese police have summoned 11 people, including a financial journalist, to assist investigations related to illegal stock market activities, state media report.
COPENHAGEN - Denmark's tax authority has alerted police amid suspicions that foreign companies have drained 804 million euros ($A1.3 billion) from the system in what would be the country's biggest-ever tax fraud.
