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Turkey

Ankara blast: Witness describes narrow escape

The explosion which targeted an army convoy was witnessed by an Ankara resident. Noury had only seconds before driven past the scene of the blast and

18/02/2016

Turkey

Erdogan claims Turkey's "right to retaliate" after Ankara bombing

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted immediately to the bombing, issuing an “official statement condemning the

17/02/2016

Turkey

At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara

A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – has killed nearly 30 people and injured more

17/02/2016

France

Polish film director Andrzej Żuławski dies at 75

The Polish film director and writer Andrzej Żuławski has died at the age of 75. He had been suffering from cancer. His death was confirmed by the

17/02/2016

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High-tech afterlife

High powered LED lights illuminate over 2,000 glass Buddha statues in the Ruriden charnel house at Koukokuji temple in Tokyo, Japan.

17/02/2016

World News

UN pays tribute after death of 'memorable' ex-chief Boutros-Ghali

The former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died in Cairo at the age of 93. He had recently been admitted into hospital

16/02/2016

Germany

Train controller admits responsibility for Bad Aibling crash

A train area controller has admitted responsibility for a rail crash near Bad Aibling, Bavaria, which killed 11 men, aged 24-59, and wounded dozens

16/02/2016

France

Ex-UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali dies at 93

The former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died. The news was announced at the UN Security Council by its president for

16/02/2016

Russia

Seven killed in Russian gas blast

A powerful gas explosion that destroyed an apartment block in Russia has left at least seven people dead including two children. Other people were

16/02/2016

Syria

Turkey points finger at Russia over Syria hospital attacks

Visiting Ukraine, Turkey’s prime minister pointed the finger at Russia over the strikes in Azaz. Earlier he’d warned Kurdish rebels of a harsh

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria hospital and school strikes kill 'up to 50' - UN

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières –

15/02/2016

France

Flu and weather made 2015 the deadliest year in France since World War II

The year 2015 has been the deadliest in France since the end of World War II according to official figures, a toll attributed to the weather and

15/02/2016

Greece

Lesbos opens new cemetery for refugee victims

A cemetery has been opened in Lesbos for refugees and migrants who have died trying to cross from Turkey. The overcrowded rubber and wooden boats

15/02/2016

Sport

Former Russian anti-doping agency head Nikita Kamayev dies

15/02/2016

Syria

'Up to 50 dead' including children in hospital strikes in Syria

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières reports seven

15/02/2016

World News

Ex-Russian athletics' anti-doping chief Nikita Kamayev dies of 'heart attack'

RUSADA's former executive director is the second senior official to die following a recent corruption scandal.

15/02/2016

World News

Judge's death sparks battle for US Supreme Court

Control of the US Supreme Court has taken centre stage in the country’s presidential campaign with the death of one of its most conservative judges

14/02/2016

Afghanistan

Women and children bear the brunt of violence in Afghanistan

Civilian injuries in Afghanistan’s long war with the Taliban rose last year, with women and children again bearing the brunt of the violence, the

14/02/2016

Egypt

Cairo: Italian student Regeni showed signs of electrocution - forensic source

There are claims that shop surveillance video is likely to show two men, believed to be Egyptian security agents, leading an Italian student away on

14/02/2016

Taiwan

Taiwan quake: baby rescued 30 hours after building collapses, scores still inside

Rescue teams were continuing to search on Sunday evening for around 120 people believed to still be trapped inside a collapsed apartment block in the

07/02/2016