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Vigils held for TV journalist killed in Iraq

Vigils were held across parts of Iraq on Saturday for a local Kurdish television presenter who was killed while covering the Mosul operation against ISIL.

Malaysia

Kim Jong Nam 'died within 20 minutes' of nerve agent attack

The Malaysian authorities have completed an autopsy report following the murder of the North Korean leader's half-brother.

Russia

Russia honours fallen diplomat Vitaly Churkin

Russia's late ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has been honoured in Moscow at a memorial service.

Malaysia

Malaysian police sweep Kuala Lumpur airport for WMD traces as VX confirmed in Kim killing

Airport shutdown in Kuala Lumpur as Malay police confirm VX chemical agent used in Kim killing

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Syria

Car bomb attack near al-Bab in Syria kills over 40

ISIL says it killed at least 35 civilians in deadly carbomb attack in former fief lost to Free Syrian Army on Thursday.

United Kingdom

Deadly Storm Doris batters Britain

At least one person has died and casualties are reported as Storm Doris strikes the UK.

Syria

Syrian rebels clash with ISIL in northern Syria

The fighting follows Turkey's announcement that it had killed 44 jihadists in the city, and reported US airstrikes on Monday

World News

Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin dies at 64

He reportedly suffered a heart attack in New York, a day before his 65th birthday.

Russia

Russia's UN ambassador dies

64-year-old Vitaly Churkin had served as Moscow's permanent representative to the UN in New York since 2006.

Malaysia

Caught on camera - alleged deadly attack on North Korean leader's half-brother

The diplomatic face off between Malaysia and North Korea has escalated following Kim Jong-Nam’s death last week.

Ukraine

Ukraine reflects on deadly 'Revolution of Dignity'

Ukrainians are holding several days of events to mark the third anniversary of the end of what they call the ‘Revolution of Dignity’.

Belgium

Train derailment in Belgium kills one person, injures dozens more

A train has derailed shortly after leaving the Belgian city of Leuven, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.

Syria

ISIL under pressure as fighting rages in Syria

Are ISIL’s days numbered in the extremist group’s de facto capital of Raqqa?

North Korea

North Korean held over Kim Jong-nam killing

Malaysian police say they have arrested a North Korean man over the killing of the estranged half-brother of the isolated country’s leader Kim Jong-un.

Netherlands

Miffy in mourning: creator Dick Bruna dies at the age of 89

The Dutch artist and children's author Dick Bruna has died at the age of 89. His much-loved cartoon rabbit Miffy has sold more than 80 million books since its creation in 1955.

Malaysia

DNA samples sought from family of slain Kim half-brother

The body of Kim Jong-nam, the murdered half brother of North Korea’s leader, looks set to remain in Malaysia until family members come forward with DNA samples to help with formal…

Malaysia

Theories abound, more arrests in Kim Yong Nam murder mystery

Two more held in Kim Yong Nam murder

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Iraqis take to the streets

Hundreds of followers of the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday, in honour of the people who died when an anti-government rally turned violent on…

North Korea

S.Korea says Kim Jong Nam was poisoned by N.Korean agents, one woman arrested

Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was poisoned by two suspected Pyongyang spies according to South Korea’s intelligence…

France

Avalanche in French Alps claims three members of same family

Three members of the same family are among four people who have been killed by an avalanche in the French ski resort Tignes