USA COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in US as delta variant rages Tens of millions of Americans have refused to get vaccinated, allowing the highly contagious delta variant to tear through the country. 02/10/2021
Italy Is Italy set for a referendum on legalising euthanasia? As a country deeply entrenched in its Catholic roots, euthanasia – a practice condemned by the Church’s teaching – has long been a deeply controversial topic. 30/09/2021
United Kingdom Russia 'was responsible' for murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko Litvinenko died in 2006 after being poisoned with Polonium-210, a highly radioactive substance. 21/09/2021
Portugal Portugal's former president Jorge Sampaio dies aged 81 Current president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said in a televised address that Sampaio fought for "freedom and equality". 10/09/2021
France Teenager shot dead and two others injured on Marseille housing estate The local prosecutor said that "it was a motorbike with two people armed with at least one assault rifle — Kalashnikov type — who fired (...) in the street." 19/08/2021
Spain Man decapitated by ferry after boat accident in Ibiza port One man was killed and another injured when a ferry smashed into a small boat entering the port of the Spanish island of Ibiza. 18/08/2021
United Kingdom Girl, 3, among five people killed in gunman's six-minute rampage “This is a truly shocking and tragic incident," said Shaun Sawyer, Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police 13/08/2021
Spain McAfee's wife orders 'thorough investigation' into his death “His last words to me were ‘I love you and I will call you in the evening,’” Janice McAfee told reporters outside the Brians 2 prison 25/06/2021
USA At least 1 dead as apartment building partially collapses near Miami A 12-story beachfront apartment building partially collapsed in a town outside Miami early on Thursday morning, killing at least one person and trapping scores more in rubble. 24/06/2021
China 21 die in extreme weather in Chinese cross-country race Freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude race, state media reported Sunday. 23/05/2021
Russia Kazan school shooting: Suspect charged with multiple counts of murder The attacker, identified as 19-year-old Ilnaz Galyaviyev, appeared in court on Wednesday and was placed in pre-trial detention for two months. 13/05/2021
United Kingdom Boy dies after being struck by lightning on English football pitch The nine-year-old boy died on a football field. His club paid tribute to him as a "shining light and an inspiration to everyone he met." 12/05/2021
Sport Italian doctor sentenced for manslaughter over death of Davide Astori The Fiorentina captain was found dead in March 2018 after suffering an undetected heart defect. 03/05/2021
Chad Chadian president killed after 30 years in power, military announces Idriss Deby was killed on Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the country's top military commander said. 20/04/2021
USA Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist The charge against Kim Potter, a white former Brooklyn Center police Officer, was filed three days after Wright was killed during a traffic stop. 15/04/2021
USA US rapper and actor DMX dies of massive heart attack aged 50 DMX died in New York State on Friday of what the hospital said was a catastrophic cardiac arrest. 10/04/2021
