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Catherine Hardy

Syria

Air strike kills dozens in Syrian refugee camp

Activists and eyewitnesses say at least 28 people have been killed by the attack on the refugee camp in the rebel-held north of the country.

Syria

Playing for Palmyra - Russia holds a concert in the ruins

The orchestra from Russia's Marinsky Theatre has staged a surprise concert in the amphitheatre of the historic Syrian city.

United Kingdom

"You can't always get what you want" - the Rolling Stones dump Trump

The British mega-group has asked the Republican Party's presumptive candidate to stop using their music as the soundtrack to his campaign.

France

Police shoot-out with UK-registered car in France

Occupants are suspected of involvement in people-smuggling. Dozens of migrants were found in a lorry in Belgium in what officials say was a linked operation.

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Sweden

Lone woman faces down neo-Nazis in Sweden

An activist who stood up to hundreds of neo-Nazis in Sweden hopes her gesture will highlight the fight against racism in the country.

Kenya

A miracle in Nairobi

Four people are pulled alive from the wreckage of an apartment block - six days after it collapsed.

USA

Donald Trump is set to be the Republican US presidential candidate

The last remaining challenger John Kasich has bowed out of the GOP race, hours after Trump's biggest rival Ted Cruz stepped aside.

Canada

Fires threaten to engulf Canadian city

Neighbourhoods destroyed, 80 000 evacuated from their homes, no casualties and a baby is born in a refuge centre

World News

Europe responds to Syria's spiralling crisis

In Berlin, the German and French foreign ministers are meeting UN envoy Staffan de Mistura and Riad Hijab from the Syrian opposition.

World News

Donald Trump set for Republican nomination

The Cruz withdrawal and a commanding win in Indiana means Trump has gone from long-shot contender to the Republicans' presumptive nominee.

Syria

Rebels launch surprise attack on Aleppo - Syrian state TV

Reports of several deaths and injures, including an attack on a hospital. Civilian areas have also been targeted.

Syria

Ceasefire in Aleppo in "the next few hours"

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned that, without a cessation of hostilities, the violence in the city "is in danger of spiraling out of control."

Spain

King of Spain dissolves parliament

The monarch has called an election for June 26. It is the first time the country has re-run a national vote.

Syria

Aleppo - hopes a truce is only "hours away"

Russia's Foreign Minister tells reporters it is hoped a unilateral truce declared by the Syrian military could be extended to Aleppo within a matter of hours.

World News

Three Earth-like planets found outside the Solar System

The search for life has begun on the newly-discovered exoplanets which are of a similar size to our own.

Turkey

Incredible scenes in the Turkish parliament

MP reportedly dislocates shoulder as dozens of members of the governing AK Party and pro-Kurdish opposition party the HDP shoved, punched and kicked each other.

Spain

No end in sight to the pain in Spain?

It is not clear how the unprecedented situation in the country's modern history could be resolved if this second election is inconclusive.

Belgium

Long queues form at Brussels Airport

Departures re-opened yesterday after the March 22 attacks and security is tight

Switzerland

Saving Syria: Kerry hopes to salvage the talks

The US secretary of state has met UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura and Arab foreign ministers in Geneva

Kenya

Chaotic scenes in Kenyan capital

Many are feared trapped in a collapsed residential building in the Huruma area of Nairobi.

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