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Lebanon

ISIL claims responsibility for bloody Beirut bomb blasts

ISIL has claimed responsibility for the deadly double bomb attack in Beirut. At least 43 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in the

Turkey

Fourteen dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey's Aegean coast

At least 14 people, including seven children, have died after their small boat sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast. The fatalities are the latest in the

France

Millions fall silent to mark Armistice Day

Millions of people across Europe and the world have taken part in Armistice Day commemorations. In the French capital, President Francois Hollande

Germany

Remembering a giant of German politics....

Floral tributes as well as personal accolades have been paid to the former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt who has died at the age of 96. He

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France

French Olympic triathlete Laurent Vidal dies at 31

Germany

Helmut Schmidt, former West German chancellor, dies at 96

Many Germans will remember the fifth chancellor of the federal republic enjoying a cigarette. Perhaps his country’s best-known chain smoker, Helmut

Germany

Helmut Schmidt, euro founding father, has died aged 96

Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who led the country for eight years at the height of the Cold War, has died at the age of 96, his

Syria

Civilians dead in mortar attack on Assad's Latakia stronghold

A mortar attack has killed at least 22 civilians and injured some 65 in ‘‘Latakia’‘:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latakia in Syria. Death and

Brazil

Two Brazilian dams burst devastating nearby village

One of Brazil’s worst mining disasters in recent memory has left 25 people missing. Mud and waste water from burst dams at a Brazil iron ore mine

Jordan

Gunman kills five including US staff at police training centre in Jordan

A gunman has killed five people at a police training facility in Jordan before being shot dead by security forces. The country’s embassy in

Austria

Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs has died aged 85

Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs has died aged 85. He was an internationally recognised painter, sculptor, poet and music composer who co-founded the

Romania

Bucharest Colectiv nightclub death toll rises to at least 45

More people have died from injuries sustained in a fire and stampede at Bucharest’s hip Colectiv nightclub. The death toll has risen to at least 45

Romania

Erasmus exchange students among victims of Bucharest blaze

Twenty-year-old Turk Ayberk Manci was among a group of Erasmus exchange students at Bucharest’s Colectiv nightclub late on October 30. Fireworks set

Israel

Six Israelis injured in fresh wave of street attacks

Street violence in Israel has claimed the lives of 11 Israelis and at least 72 Palestinians in the past five weeks.

Brazil

Brazil: 28 people still missing after deadly dam burst

Two deaths have been reported so far, but authorities say the toll is expected to rise.

Romania

Bucharest protests: death toll from club fire rises to 41, local mayor arrested

Anti-corruption protests have continued in the Romanian capital, Bucharest for a fifth night in the wake last week’s deadly nightclub fire. Nine

Turkey

Turkey detains 20 ISIL suspects in Antalya ahead of G20 summit

At least 20 people suspected of links with the so-called Islamic State were arrested in Turkey on Friday, in a region due to host a major gathering

Pakistan

Search for survivors continues after Pakistan factory collapse

Rescue efforts have continued the day after a factory collapsed in Pakistan, as survivors trapped in the rubble pleaded for help on their mobile

Pakistan

At least 16 dead and dozens trapped in Pakistan factory collapse

At least 16 people were killed on Wednesday and up to 150 trapped under the rubble when a factory collapsed in an industrial area of Lahore in

South Sudan

'Dozens perish, three survive' South Sudan plane crash

Eyewitnesses say dozens of people have died after a cargo plane crashed on take-off at the main airport in Juba, the capital of South Sudan