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Germany

Women 'tortured and murdered' in German 'House of Horrors'

In Germany it’s described as the “house of horrors”, and what’s said to have happened there is harrowing. A man and a woman in their forties have

Korea

Reckitt Benckiser apologises over South Korea deadly disinfectant

No sooner had the company boss in South Korea taken the stage to apologise, than he was promptly struck by an angry relative of one of the firm’s

Syria

Syria: Aleppo hit again as death toll from earlier hospital attack 'rises to 50'

There was more chaos and panic on the streets of Aleppo on Friday as fresh airstrikes hit the northern Syrian city after only a brief respite

Syria

Aleppo - six days of air strikes kill an estimated 200 people

The United Nations has described the situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo as ‘catastrophic’. A human rights group estimates that six days of air

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Namibia

South Caucuses regional tensions result in ceasefire violations

Tensions in the South Caucuses region erupted in to violence on Thursday. Azerbaijan claimed one civilian was killed and six wounded by gunfire in

World News

Prince's old band 'The Revolution' reunites after musician's death

Prince’s old band ‘The Revolution’ is reuniting for some live shows following his death. The five members led by guitarist Wendy Melvoin made the

United Kingdom

Liverpool holds vigil for victims of Hillsborough football tragedy

Families of the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy have gathered in the northern English city of Liverpool to celebrate Tuesday’s verdict. They were

United Kingdom

Police chief suspended after UK football tragedy inquest findings

The chief constable of Britain’s South Yorkshire Police service has been suspended one day after a jury found that police failures were to blame for

Israel

Israeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy and his sister

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have shot dead two Palestinians at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank. Police said the

World News

'Hillsborough' relatives call for police resignations

Hillsborough verdict – “victims unlawfully killed” Police failings were to blame Relatives call for senior officers to quit Criminal prosecutions

United Kingdom

Hillsborough inquest jury says 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed

An inquest into Britain’s worst sporting disaster has ruled that police failures were to blame for the “unlawful killing” of 96 Liverpool football

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"

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