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Celebrated Italian actor Riccardo Garrone dies aged 89

Italy is mourning the death of celebrated actor Riccardo Garrone. The 89-year-old was well known for cinema and television roles including in

World News

Greek-Macedonian border breached by migrants, as three drown crossing river

As hundreds of migrants attempted to get across a swollen river, Macedonian police say two men and a woman drowned

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast attacks: fuller picture emerges after bloodbath

African country is left reeling after its first attack by Islamic militants

Turkey

Turkey strikes at Kurdish PKK after deadly Ankara bombing

Turkey has been quick to target Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country and in Iraq, in the wake of Sunday’s deadly car bomb in Ankara that

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Turkey

Turkey: Dozens killed and injured in Ankara car bomb

*NB An updated version of this story taking account of Monday’s events is available here.* A large explosion – thought to have been caused by a car

USA

Prog rock legend Keith Emerson dies, aged 71

Acclaimed keyboardist and leader in the progressive rock movement, Keith Emerson has died, aged 71. The Yorkshire-born musician was perhaps best

USA

Nancy Reagan remembered at California funeral

Four of the US’s five living first ladies were among around one thousand people invited to the funeral of Nancy Reagan, wife of former President

Turkey

Five migrants, including baby, drown off Turkish coast

Five Afghan migrants, including two children and a six-month-old baby, have drowned after the boat they were in hit rough weather and capsized off

USA

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

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