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USA

Dramatic video emerges of rescue in flood-hit Louisiana

Severe flooding in Louisiana has claimed a third life.

USA

'Hate crime' denounced as New York imam and assistant are shot dead

A Muslim imam and his assistant were gunned down and killed while walking home from afternoon prayers on Saturday, according to reports from New York.

World News

Star Wars R2-D2 actor Kenny Baker dies at 81

British actor Kenny Baker who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films, has died at the age of 81.

Yemen

Ten children reported dead in air strike, as parliament convenes in Yemen

At least ten children have been killed and 28 others have been injured in northern Yemen, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres, in what the country’s Houthi group said was a Saudi air strike on a…

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Thailand

Thailand steps up security after attacks

Offering words of consolation, Thailand’s Tourism Minister visits those wounded in a string of bomb attacks.

Thailand

Explosions rip across Thailand, killing at least four

A series of blasts hit localities including Hua Hin, Surat Thani and Phuket. Police suspect local dissidents, not international terrorism.

Portugal

Portugal: Additional help called in as wildfires rage on

Wildfires continue to rage in Portugal.

Turkey

PKK blamed for deadly bombings in southeast Turkey

Bomb blasts in two cities in southeast Turkey killed nine people and wounded 38 on Wednesday. Security sources are blaming the Kurdistan Workers Party known as the PKK.

Portugal

Portugal : Firefighters association blames politicians

The story is the same each year.

Yemen

Coalition airstrikes kill 20 in Sanaa after four-month respite

At least 20 people, mostly young women, have been killed following Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.

United Kingdom

Iconic Northern Irish Bishop Edward Daly dies aged 82

He was only a simple Catholic parish priest when in 1972 former Bishop Edward Daley, who has died aged 82, had his photo splashed onto front pages around the…

Pakistan

Death toll rises to 70 in bomb attack on hospital in Pakistan

At least seventy people are now confirmed dead with over 100 injured following a suicide bomb attack at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan.

Iran

Iran hangs nuclear scientist over US 'treason'

Iran has executed a nuclear scientist accused of providing the US with information about the country's nuclear programme.

Belgium

ISIL claims machete attack against Belgian policewomen

The group calling itself Islamic State, or ISIL, claims responsibility for Saturday's machete attack in the Belgian city of Charleroi.

France

France: explosion in Rouen bar kills 13, wounds six

A fire in a bar in Rouen, France, has left at least 13 people dead and six injured, one seriously, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

Spain

Scores evacuated, one dead as Canary Islands 'toilet paper' blaze rages on

Burnt toilet paper sparks devastating wildfire: one dead, 2,500 evacuated and 3,000 hectares of forest ravaged.

Spain

Wildfire claims life in Canary Islands

Over 700 people have been evacuated to safety from the path of a wildfire that has claimed one life on the Spanish island of La Palma.

United Kingdom

London attack: Russell Square suspect is a Norwegian of Somali origin

A 19-year-old Norwegian man of Somali ancestry remains in police custody in London on suspicion of murdering an American woman in her 60s after a deadly assault in Russell Square last…

World News

Five Olympic moments that shocked the world

The Olympic Games never fails to inspire.

Romania

Former Queen Anne of Romania dies at 92

She was married 68 years to Romania's last monarch, King Michael.