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United Kingdom

Hillsborough 96 were unlawfully killed, jury decides

A inquest jury has concluded that 96 football fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final were unlawfully killed due to gross negligence

Canada

Canada PM condemns "cold-blooded" murder of Philippines hostage

A Canadian man believed to have been killed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines has been identified as John Ridsdel. The 68-year-old former

USA

Holocaust survivor Martin Gray dies at 93

Franco-American author found in the swimming pool at his home in Belgium.

USA

Soul singer Billy Paul dies at 80

Famous for his 1972 hit "Me and Mrs Jones"

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Iran

Six year prison sentence for visiting Iran

French-Iranian woman sentenced after returning to comfort her sick mother

Mexico

Mexican government accused of obstructing probe into missing students

An international panel has accused Mexico's government of obstructing an investigation into the fate of 43 trainee teachers believed massacred in 2014

World News

Congolese music icon Papa Wemba dies on stage aged 66

The renowned Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died at the age of 66 after collapsing on stage during a concert in Ivory Coast. It’s thought he may

USA

Private memorial and cremation held for Prince

A private memorial ceremony and cremation has been held two days after Prince’s death.His ashes were scattered in a private location. It was a small

USA

Prince death "not suicide" say officials

Officials carried out a post-mortem examination on the body of pop singer Prince on Friday. They said there were no signs he had taken his own life

Culture news

Prince: Fans pay tribute to His Royal Purpleness

They turned in their hundreds to an impromptu street do and partied like it was 1999 after the news filtered out about the death of His Royal

USA

USA: Prince fans' tribute

Fans from all over the country have been mourning the death of iconic pop star Prince.

USA

#PrinceRIP - how Twitter reacted to pop star's death

The sudden death of music icon Prince sent shockwaves through social media, as fans flocked to Twitter to pay tribute to their hero. This is what it

USA

What killed Prince? As world waits for answers, hometown leads tributes

While global tributes pour in after the unexplained death of pop superstar Prince on Thursday, the 57-year-old’s native Minneapolis has been paying

Mexico

Mexico: death toll in Pemex factory blast rises to 24

The death toll in the Pemex plant blast has surpassed 20 and could continue to rise, officials fear.

USA

Prince was "Beethoven kind of talent" says first manager Owen Husney

Owen Husney was Prince’s first manager who negotiated the deal that would lead to his first album “For You” in 1978. He remembers the eighteen year

USA

Prince fans pay tribute outside star's home in Minnesota

Prince fans have been struggling to coming to terms with news of the singers sudden death. Outside his home at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen

USA

Music world in shock as Prince dies suddenly aged 57

The music world has been stunned by the shock news of Prince’s sudden death aged 57 at his home recording studio. His early work struggled to

Mexico

Death toll from Mexico plant blast rises

Wednesday's explosion at a petrochemical plant in Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured more than 130.

Republic of Ecuador

Second strong earthquake hits Ecuador halting rescue work

Ecuador's coast was hit by another strong earthquake on Wednesday. a 6.2 tremor near the epicentre of Saturday's 7.8 quake.

Afghanistan

Death toll of Kabul suicide bombing rises sharply

Afghan officials said at least 64 people were killed and 350 more wounded in the blast, claimed by the Taliban.