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Italian actress Virna Lisi dies aged 78

Italian film star Virna Lisi has died at the age of 78. She was best known for her role in How To Murder Your Wife, opposite Jack Lemmon and starred

Nigeria

Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny

A Nigerian court has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamists. The men were found guilty of mutiny, refusing to help

USA

US homeowner 'defending his castle' found guilty of killing German teenager

A US jury has found a homeowner guilty of deliberate homicide after shooting a German exchange student who entered his garage. The case has tested

Nigeria

Dozens kidnapped in suspected Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 32 people and kidnapped dozens more in an attack in northern Nigeria. Local officials say the

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Hospital panic in aftermath of Pakistan school massacre

West Bank

Israel military kill Palestinian man during West Bank clashes

Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man during clashes in the West Bank, according to the military. It said soldiers had been trying

World News

Australia police probe Sydney siege suspect motives

Australian police are investigating the motives of Man Haron Monis, the suspected gunman who died after the 16 hour hostage standoff. The self-styled

World News

Australia mourns the victims of the Sydney Siege

A country in mourning – Australia pays tribute to the victims of siege in Sydney. Two of the 17 hostages died alongside the gunman when heavily armed

Haiti

Haiti PM resignation speech delayed

Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has delayed a speech on his possible resignation as protesters call for both him and the country’s president

Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls former Spanish PM Aznar a murderer over Iraq war deaths

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called the former prime minister of Spain, Jose Aznar, a murderer for his role in the Iraq war. Maduro said

USA

Pacific storm reaches southern California after leaving a trail of death and destruction through three states

Devastating weather along America’s Pacific coast got worse when a mini-tornado added its destructive power to the mix, and previously unaffected

Indonesia

Village destroyed by deadly landslide near Jakarta, Indonesia

Rescuers have been struggling to reach more than 100 missing people on Indonesia’s main island of Java. Torrential rain triggered a landslide that

France

Man suspected of hiding woman’s death for benefit payouts

Brazil

Brazilian serial killer claims deaths of more than 40 people

A Brazilian man arrested by police claims to have killed 42 people over the last decade in Rio de Janeiro. Sailson Jose das Gracas was detained on

West Bank

Clashes following funeral of Palestinian minister who died after West Bank protest

Palestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers after the funeral of a Palestinian minister who died following a confrontation with an Israeli policeman.

Israel

Israelis and Palestinians disagree over autopsy result after minister's death

As the funeral is held for Palestinian minister without portfolio Ziad Abu Ein in Ramallah, the cause of the 55-year-old's death during a confrontation with Israeli security forces is disputed.

Brazil

Brazil President Rousseff moved to tears by military rule abuses report

The national Truth Commission's report says arrests, torture, executions and disappearances were rife during the 1964-85 military dictatorship.

World News

Mediterranean deadlier than ever as migration surges in 2014

The world’s deadliest sea is the Mediterranean, the United Nations refugee agency tells us, reporting that more people than ever are embarking on

USA

Video: Knife-wielding attacker shot dead at synagogue

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161 crosses mark police deaths in Rio de Janerio