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Grammy winner Natalie Cole dies at 65 in Los Angeles

Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole, whose biggest hit came in a virtual duet with her late father, pop legend Nat King Cole, of his decades-old hit "Unforgettable," has died at the age of 65

Israel

Tel Aviv: deadly shooting in bar evokes memories of Paris

At least two dead and several injured.

North Korea

Top aide to Kim Jong-un killed in car crash in N Korea

Analysts warn the death of a top North Korean negotiator could spark a possible deterioration in ties with its southern neighbour. Secretary of the

Pakistan

Motorbike bomber kills at least 23 people in Mardan, Pakistan

A suicide bomber riding a motorbike laden with explosives blew himself up outside a government office in Pakistan killing at least 23 people and

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USA

USA: White policemen to face no charges over fatal shooting of black boy with toy gun

There have been calls for nationwide protests after a US grand jury cleared two white policemen in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy

United Kingdom

Motorhead frontman Lemmy dies at 70 after short cancer battle

Lemmy, the hell-raising frontman of British rock band Motorhead, has died aged 70, just two days after finding out he had cancer. He had struggled

United Kingdom

Lemmy, killed by death aged 70

One of rock’s most recognisable front men, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, has died aged 70. A life of excess lived to the full making ear-bleeding noise for

USA

Celebrated Hollywood cinematographer Haskell Wexler dies

Haskell Wexler, one of Hollywood’s most famous cinematographers, has died. He was 93. The Oscar-winner photographed some of the most influential

USA

Deadly tornadoes in Texas

Tornadoes in Texas killed at least eleven people on Saturday night when they struck several cities around Dallas.

World News

Tornadoes leave trail of destruction in southern US

Almost a week’s worth of stormy weather in the US has left at least 18 people dead and a trail of destruction. Tornadoes have swept through

Indonesia

Thailand remembers victims of 2004 tsunami

Eleven years ago, the small fishing village of Baan Nam Khem lost more than half its population when the devastating Boxing Day tsunami struck

USA

Storms continue to batter US south

The severe storms pounding much of the US did not let up for Christmas. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Alabama after heavy rains

Syria

Top rebel commander killed in Syria strikes

The leader of powerful rebel group Jaysh al Islam has been killed in strikes in a suburb east of Damascus. The death of founder Zahroun Alloush and

World News

Migrant tragedy: at least 20 people drown in the Aegean Sea

An overcrowded boat has sunk off the coast of Turkey, killing at least 20 people trying to make their way to Europe. The Turkish Coast Guard

World News

Hocine Ait Ahmed a hero of Algeria's war of independence has died

Hocine Ait Ahmed, one of he heroes of Algeria’s war of independence against France has died in Switzerland at the age of 89, official sources said

Syria

Scores killed, over a hundred injured as air strikes target rebel-held city in northwest Syria

Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russia have reportedly killed scores of people and injured many more in the rebel-held city of Idlib

USA

German conductor Kurt Masur dies aged 88

World-famous German conductor Kurt Masur has died in the US aged 88. Originally from what was then East Germany, he was credited with helping

Italy

Italy: 'Puppeteer' former Masonic lodge head Licio Gelli dies, 96

Liccio Gelli, the former head of Italy’s outlawed P2 Masonic lodge, has died, at the age of 96. Nicknamed ‘The Puppeteer’, he has been linked to some

Argentina

Argentine bus crash kills at least 42

A fatal crash in Argentina has left at least 42 dead when a bus careered over a cliff and into a ravine. It happened in the northern province of

Sport

Former Rangers midfielder Arnold Peralta shot dead in Honduras

Former Rangers midfielder Arnold Peralta has been shot dead in a shopping mall parking lot in his home town of La Ceiba on the Caribbean coast of