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OTTAWA, Ontario: A white rental van plowed through pedestrians on a sidewalk along a busy commercial street here Monday, killing 10, injuring 15 and leaving one of the world's safest big cities with a path of carnage that spread for nearly a mile.

Though officials did not say whether the incident was terrorism-related, it marked the latest grim

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Waffle House Hero Rips Away Gun, Raised Money For Victims' Families

The heroism of James Shaw Jr. (centre) ended a deadly shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House.

James Shaw Jr. single-handedly wrestled an AR-15 from a man at a Waffle House who had just gone on a shooting rampage in Antioch, Tennessee, early Sunday morning, killing four people.

Shaw said he didn't consider it heroic when he rushed at the man, took his

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Toronto: Bodies And Debris Scattered Over Mile-Long Strip

10 people have died which officials called "deliberate" but not linked to national security concerns.

Toronto, Canada:  The crime scene seems to go on forever, a taped off stretch of street scattered with bodies under orange sheets, urban debris and a pair of abandoned shoes.

Toronto police have arrived, and a suspect is

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Pope Becomes Ice Cream Man For A Day, Gives Homeless 3,000 Gelati

In keeping up with papal tradition, Pope Francis treated the poor to ice cream on his name day (Reuters)

Vatican City:  Here's the scoop: Pope Francis became an ice cream man for a day on Monday as Rome charity workers dished out 3,000 helpings of gelato to the homeless and needy as his gift to them on his name day.

Francis

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Mark Meechan stared at the camera and described the training he had given to his girlfriend's pug, Buddha.

"My girlfriend is always ranting and raving about how cute and adorable her wee dog is," he said in his Scottish brogue.

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Police in Nashville said Monday that they had arrested Travis Reinking, the 29-year-old accused of killing four people in a shooting rampage at a Waffle House over the weekend.

The announcement Monday afternoon came nearly 34

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