In March 2013, Shen Jie and Liu Xi were on the cusp of starting a family - a scheduled in vitro fertilization procedure was only days away - when the Chinese couple's car slammed into a tree in Jiangsu province.

Liu was killed

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When Kyle Plush called 911, he knew his situation was dire.

The 16-year-old sophomore did not tell the authorities what had happened to him when he apparently used an automated assistant on his smartphone to make the call Tuesday

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10 Killed In Iraq Funeral Bombing: Local Official

The funerals were for 3 fighters who had died a day earlier (Representational)

SULAIMANIYA (Iraq):  Ten people were killed and 14 wounded when explosive devices went off at a funeral for Sunni Muslim tribal fighters in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat on Thursday, the town's leader said.

The funerals were for three

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Child Sex Dolls Pulled Down By Amazon After Widespread Criticism In UK

More than a dozen child sex dolls were removed from sale, according to Amazon. (File)

London:  Child sex dolls have been pulled from sale by online retail giant Amazon.com Inc after widespread criticism from a watchdog and charities in Britain over concerns that people who use such lifelike dolls may go on to sexually

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China Holds Biggest Ever Military Drill In South China Sea

Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to the fleet in the South China Sea drill (File Photo)

Beijing:  The Chinese military on Thursday held its largest ever maritime drill in the disputed South China Sea during which it displayed for the first time the country's aircraft carrier strike group and the most advanced weaponry of

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Poisoned Ex-Spy's Daughter May Have Been Forcibly Detained By UK: Moscow

Yulia Skripal was visiting her father when the attack took place. (File)

Moscow:  Moscow on Thursday said it feared the UK had forcibly detained Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned along with her father in England last month and on Wednesday refused Russian consular assistance.

"We have every reason to believe this could be a

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