Video: Aerial footage shows devastating fire in S. California

12:40, December 07, 2017

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  Indian police arrest suspect in brutal video murder

  Attacks against Muslims by Hindu vigilantes in India have spiked in recent months. Photo: AFP/Sajjad HussainIndian police on Thursday arrested a Hindu man over the murder of a Muslim labourer after identifying him from a video of the brutal killing that went viral and has sparked widespread outrage.The footage shows a man hitting labourer Afrazul Khan with a pickaxe and

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  As winds relent, scorched California hopes for fire relief

  A freshly-burned forest is seen under the stars at the Lilac Fire in the early morning hours of December 8, 2017 near Bonsall, CaliforniaBrutal winds that fueled southern California wildfires finally began to ease Saturday, giving residents and firefighters hope for a respite as the destructive toll of the blazes came into focus.After a five-day siege, some Californians were finally

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  Town known as ‘Shangri-La’ threatened by California fire

  Photo: APThe biggest and most destructive of the windblown fires raking Southern California shut down one of the region’s busiest freeways Thursday and threatened Ojai, a scenic mountain town dubbed “Shangri-La” and known for its boutique hotels and New Age spiritual retreats.Most of Ojai’s 7,000 residents were warned to clear out late Wednesday and patients unable to walk were moved