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Former French PM Michel Rocard dies, aged 85

Michel Rocard, France’s prime minister from 1988 to 1991, has died aged 85, his son has told AFP news agency.

Bangladesh

Renzi and Abe condemn "despicable act of terrorism"

Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi condemned the attack and vowed not to give in terrorism.

Bangladesh

Islamist gunmen kill 20 hostages, mainly foreigners, in Bangladeshi capital

The victims include at least nine Italians and possibly Japanese nationals.

Israel

Israeli teenager stabbed to death in her bed by Palestinian

A spokesman for the Israeli military says the 13-year-old died at her home in Kiryat Arba on the outskirts of the city of Hebron.

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USA

US college basketball loses coaching legend: Pat Summitt dies, aged 64

Pat Summitt, known as the winningest coach in US Division I college basketball history has died at the age of 64.

World News

Bud Spencer dies at the age of 86

The Italian actor starred in more than 20 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, many of them "Spaghetti" westerns.

Italy

Italian actor Bud Spencer dies at 86

The Italian actor and film maker Bud Spencer has died at the age of 86 in Rome.

USA

US National Guard help rescue effort in flood-hit West Virginia

President Obama has signed a disaster declaration making federal funding available for flood victims in three counties of the US state of West Virginia, which is dealing with the aftermath of the wors

USA

Famed fashion photographer Bill Cunningham dies at 87

Bill Cunningham), the famed New York Times fashion photographer, has died at the age of 87.

USA

Star Trek's Anton Yelchin killed in freak car accident

Russian-born actor, Anton Yelchin, best known for playing Chekov in the new Star Trek flims has been killed following a freak car accident at his home in Los…

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London tribute for murdered MP Jo Cox

Flowers, candles and tributes were left near the UK’s parliament in London to remember MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed in an attack in northern…

USA

Dead body of boy, 2, snatched by alligator recovered

The dead body of a 2-year-old boy snatched by an alligator near a Disney World hotel in Orlando has been recovered.

France

France pays tribute to murdered police couple

Memorials have been held across the country in tribute to the two police officials murdered in a western suburb of Paris on Monday.

World

The 1976 Soweto Uprising [2] - Apartheid Bantu education policy

Bantu was an educational system designed in 1948 (same year the first white elections were held) primarily to ‘train and fit’ Africans for their role in the newly evolving apartheid society.

World News

"He was an American so he doesn't represent Afghanistan"

Afghans respond to news that Orlando nightclub killer Omar Mateen was the son of Afghan immigrants.

France

Northern Ireland fan named after falling to his death in Nice

In the French city of Nice, police have named a Northern Ireland fan who fell to his death as 25-year-old Darren Rogers.

USA

"I played dead to survive"

A survivor of Sunday's nightclub attack in Orlando has given a vivid account of the moment the gunman opened fire on the crowd.

USA

Traditional Muslim funeral service honours Muhammad Ali

The US city of Louisville has begun a series of ceremonies to celebrate and honour its greatest son, boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Brazil

18 people killed after bus driver loses control

At least 18 people have been killed after the driver of the bus they were travelling in lost control of his vehicle.

USA

Tickets for Muhammad Ali memorial service sees long queues

Fans of Muhammad Ali have formed long queues in Louisville in the hope of getting tickets to the late boxing legend’s memorial service.