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Turkish police arrest gunman's family after ambassador's shooting

Turkish police have made seven arrests including family members of Russian ambassador's killer.

Turkey

Photographer tells of dramatic moment he captured ambassador's murder in Turkey

As other petrified onlookers dived for cover during the cold-blooded murder of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, one stood firm and kept his cool.

Brazil

Italian tourist killed after GPS system leads him into Rio favela

An Italian tourist has been shot dead after mistakenly entering a hillside favela in Rio de Janeiro.

Cinema

Actress Natalie Portman is a strong contender for an Oscar for her role in "Jackie"

Actress Natalie Portman has become a strong contender for this year’s Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal as former first lady Jackie Kennedy.

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Ukraine

Ukraine: Thousands mourn Russian separatist commander killed in blast

The funeral was held on Wednesday of prominent Russian separatist commander Arseny Pavlov, killed on Sunday in a bomb blast in the lift of his apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of…

Russia

Calls for justice 10 years after murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya

Calls for justice, ten years after Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya's murder in Moscow.

Jordan

More than 1000 attend funeral of slain Jordanian writer

Nahed Hattar was to stand trial after sharing on social media a cartoon image seen as insulting Islam. He was shot by a former Muslim preacher on the steps of the courthouse on Sunday.

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Jordan: Christian writer on trial for cartoon mocking ISIL is shot dead

Jordanian Christian writer Nahed Hattar was shot dead on Sunday outside the courthouse where he was standing trial on charges of contempt of religion.

Spain

Brazilian family found murdered near Madrid

The dismembered bodies of a Brazilian family – two adults and two young children – have been found by Spanish police in the village of Pioz, near Madrid.

Philippines

Philippine hitman says he heard Duterte order killings

A self-proclaimed hit-man in the Philippines says he heard the country’s president order extra-judicial killings in the early ’90s.

United Kingdom

UK: 'Hate crime' murder probe after Polish man is killed

A sixth teenager arrested on suspicion of murdering a Polish man in southeast England has been freed on bail in what police believe may have been a hate crime.

South Africa

South Africa court rejects appeal to increase Pistorius sentence

A South African court has dismissed an appeal to increase Oscar Pistorius’ six-year murder sentence by state prosecutors.

Russia

Moscow court begins hearings in Nemtsov case

Moscow’s military court has started preliminary hearings in the case of slain Russian opposition leader and Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.

World News

Ukraine: journalist Pavel Sheremet killed by car bomb in Kyiv

A well-known journalist in Ukraine has been killed by a car bomb in the capital Kyiv.

Pakistan

Singer's murder in Karachi could see Pakistan change tune against Taliban killers

Karachi is suffering a wave of killings of secular and anti-Taliban figures, but the murder of beloved singer Ajmad Sabri could mark a turning point if public opinion cries out for justice.

United Kingdom

Vigils held across the world for Jo Cox

The MP for Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire died after being attacked in the street in her constituency in northern England last week.

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Jo Cox "died because of her political views"

In a moving interview, Brendan Cox says his MP wife had been deeply troubled by the tone of the EU referendum campaign.

United Kingdom

'United in grief' House of Commons pays tribute to Jo Cox

The House of Commons has reconvened to pay tribute to Jo Cox the Labour MP who was shot and stabbed in her West Yorkshire constituency last Thursday.

United Kingdom

Church commemoration for murdered British MP Jo Cox

A memorial service has been held for the murdered British MP Jo Cox.

United Kingdom

Family of murdered British MP Jo Cox pay tribute to 'perfect' relative

The family of the murdered British member of parliament Jo Cox have gathered close to the scene of the killing to pay tribute.