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Poland's former president reburied amid new inquiry into fatal 2010 plane crash

Poland’s former President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria have been reburied following detailed autopsies as part of a new investigation into their fatal plane…

World News

Life & Death: what the stats say about you

Advances in medicine and better awareness about lifestyle choices mean Europeans are living longer than ever.

Mozambique

Fuel truck explosion in Mozambique kills scores of people

Mystery surrounds deadly fuel truck explosion in Mozambique that has killed 73 people and injured 110

Afghanistan

At least four dead after suicide bomber strikes in Kabul

At least four people are reported dead in the Afghan capital Kabul, after a suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a vehicle carrying national security…

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Iraq

Mosul civilians tell of ISIL attacks as Iraqi forces advance

Troops are converging on the northern city from several fronts, while civilians are treated for injuries inflicted by ISIL.

Italy

Enzo Maiorca 'lord of the deep blue' dies at 85

Free diver Enzo Maiorca has died at the age of 85

Pakistan

Pakistan: dozens killed in Muslim shrine blast claimed by ISIL

An explosion claimed by the militant Islamic State group has ripped through a Muslim shrine in southwestern Pakistan, killing more than 40 people and wounding scores of…

France

Paris, 13 November 2015: a night of terror

It started at the Stade de France in the northern Paris suburbs.

USA

Facebook fixes glitch that 'killed' users

Facebook says a glitch that was ‘killing’ off its users has been fixed.

USA

Actor Robert Vaughn dies at 83

Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83

Cult

'Don't be a magician - be magic!' Leonard Cohen dies at 82

Canadian songwriter, performer and poet Leonard Cohen has passed away at the age of 82.

USA

Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies aged 82

Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82, according to a statement on his Facebook page.

World News

Mysterious death at Russian consulate in New York

Police are investigating the death of a man outside the Russian consulate in New York.

Turkey

PKK offshoot 'claims' Diyarbakir bomb attack

An offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, has claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb attack in Turkey’s southeast.

Turkey

Turkey: ISIL claims responsibility for deadly car bomb attack in Diyarbakir

A car bomb has rocked the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, reportedly killing at least eight people and wounding more than 100 others.

Russia

Russia pays tribute to Soviet-era clown Oleg Popov

Russia has been paying tribute to the renowned Soviet-era clown Oleg Popov.

Pakistan

Pakistan: train collision in Karachi kills 'more than 20'

A collision involving two trains in the Pakistani city of Karachi has left many victims.

Syria

France, US say Russia or Syria responsible for air strike on Idlib school

Moscow has denied it was responsible for the attack in Idlib.

World News

Cyanide coffee killer jailed in Indonesia

An Indonesian woman has been jailed for 20 years, after being found guilty of killing a former classmate with cyanide-laced coffee.

Syria

Syria: schoolchildren among 26 killed in airstrikes - reports

Syrian or Russian airstrikes have killed at least 26 people, most of them schoolchildren, in a village in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province – according to rescue workers and a monitoring…