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Nancy Reagan's casket is placed in presidential library ahead of Friday's funeral

Members of the armed services have placed the casket of former US First Lady Nancy Reagan in the Reagan Library in California for public viewing

World News

Tributes pour in as Sir George Martin dies at 90

From mop-top pop to orchestral arrangements, Sir George has been hailed the best music producer of all time

World News

Sir George Martin: the man who shaped the Beatles

Sir George Martin was a Londoner, the son of a carpenter who studied the oboe, piano and orchestration at the Guildhall School of Music but who is

World News

Beatles producer Sir George Martin dies aged 90

Beatles producer Sir George Martin has died aged 90, band drummer Ringo Starr has announced on Twitter. Starr said “Gold bless George Martin” and

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USA

Tributes to email godfather Ray Tomlinson

He quite literally changed our world. Tributes have poured in to American Ray Tomlinson, considered to be the godfather of email, following his

India

India: man killed after Messi-Ronaldo argument

A Nigerian man has been killed in India after an argument over who is the better footballer: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Obina Durumchukwu

USA

Ray Tomlinson 'father of email' dies

Austria

Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies aged 86

The renowned Austrian conductor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt has died aged 86. Known to millions from performances including the New Year’s concert by the

USA

Tributes as former US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94

Tributes have poured in to former US First Lady Nancy Reagan who has died of heart failure at the age of 94. The one-time film actress became one of

Libya

Two Italian hostages reportedly killed in Libya attack

Two Italian construction workers who’d been kidnapped in Libya have reportedly been killed in fighting between security forces and Islamic State

Malaysia

Debris found in Mozambique "possibly" from missing MH370 flight

Update: Click here for the latest news on this story A piece of metal found on a Mozambique beach is possibly from a Malaysia Airlines plane that

Philippines

Mystery surrounds discovery of 'mummified' German sailor in Philippine seas

The mummified corpse of a missing German sailor has been found on a yacht drifting off the southern Philippines coast. Police say documents on board

World News

How many children have drowned since Alan Kurdi and that photo?

More than 300 migrant children have died attempting the Turkey-Greece sea crossing in the six months since the much-publicised death of Syrian

USA

Hollywood actor George Kennedy dies aged 91

The American actor George Kennedy, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic “Cool Hand Luke,” has died

Cuba

Cuba's Ramon Castro dies, aged 91

The older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul has died. Ramon Castro, 91, preferred tending crops and livestock to

Italy

Funeral held for Italian author Umberto Eco

Family, fans and government ministers have gathered for the funeral of Italian author Umberto Eco in Milan. He was best known for his international

Italy

Italian PM leads tributes to author Umberto Eco who has died at 84

The Italian prime minister has led tributes to author Umberto Eco who has died at the age of 84. Matteo Renzi told local media that Eco’s death is a

Italy

Italian author and intellectual Umberto Eco dies at 84

The Italian author and intellectual Umberto Eco has died at the age of 84. An accomplished scholar, Eco was nearly 50 years old when his first

Israel

Stabbings and shootings across Jerusalem and the West Bank

At least two people have been killed and several others injured in attacks at a supermarket and outside Jerusalem's Old City.

Turkey

Two attacks strike Turkish military in as many days

As its military appears to be the target of two attacks in as many days, Turkey arrests nine people in connection with the Ankara bombing.