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14 injured after fire engulfs downtown Dubai hotel — VIDEO

Fire engulfed a 63-story skyscraper in Dubai on Thursday night, but with the block evacuated and only minor injuries reported authorities went ahead with a New Year’s fireworks display at the world’s tallest building a few hundred meters away.

 
Chicago prosecutor asks for FBI to help probe fatal police shootings

Chicago’s top prosecutor on Thursday said she asked the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to help probe the fatal police shootings of two black residents over the weekend, as protesters renewed calls for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

 
‘Affluenza’ teen, mom file papers to delay extradition from Mexico

An affluent Texan teenager and his mother have filed papers to delay their extradition from Mexico, after fleeing there in likely violation of a probation deal that kept the youth out of prison for a fatal drunken-driving crash.

 
British couple convicted of plotting London attack

A British couple were convicted on Tuesday of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice on which targets he should hit, alerting police to a stockpile of chemicals at their home.

 
1 dead after small plane crashes into office building in Alaska

A single-engine airplane slammed into an office building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, and burst into flames on Tuesday, killing the pilot, but no other casualties were immediately reported, police and fire officials said.

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