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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.

News

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.

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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.

Bangladesh

Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh

Suspected militants in Bangladesh have hacked to death an elderly Hindu priest.

France

Deadly apartment block fire in Paris

At least five people have been killed when a fire broke out in a block of flats in the north of Paris.

USA

Louisville prepares for Muhammad Ali's funeral

Tributes cover the pavements of Louisville, in memory of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

USA

'Rest in peace, champ': the world remembers Muhammad Ali

The world is mourning boxing great Muhammad Ali.

Sport

Spanish Moto 2 rider Salom dies following crash in practice

Spaniard Luis Salom has died following a crash during the second free practice session for the Moto 2 Catalunya Grand Prix.

Libya

Migrants in the Med: Over 100 more bodies wash up on Libyan coast

Familiar scenes as bodies are recovered from the beach close to Libyan coastal city of Zuwara as numbers of boats making the crossing to Italy surge.

USA

UCLA gunman had 'kill list'

A gunman who shot dead his former teacher at the University of California on Wednesday had a ‘kill list’.

USA

Singer Prince died of prescription drug overdose - medical examiner

American pop artist Prince died from a self-administered overdose of a prescription painkiller.

Somalia

Mogadishu hotel attack: 15 dead, al-Shabaab claim assault

Smoke rises from a hotel in Mogadishu after a car bomber rammed the gates and gunmen stormed the building in the Somali capital.

Algeria

Polisario leader's death announced

68-year-old Mohamed Abdelaziz led a decades-long fight for independence in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

World News

700 may have perished in the Mediterranean last week - UNHCR

Hundreds feared lost after three boats sink off the coast of Libya, the situation is described as "chaotic".

Sport

Family of late Jules Bianchi to sue FIA

The family of the late Formula One driver Jules Bianchi have begun legal action against the sport’s governing body the FIA, following his death last…