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Canada

Whale-watching holiday of a lifetime turns to tragedy in Canada

Five Britons have been confirmed killed while on the holiday of a lifetime in western Canada. They were part of a group of 27 tourists who were

USA

Hollywood legend Maureen O'Hara dies at 95

Irish-American actress Maureen O’Hara, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading ladies of the 1940s and 1950s, has died at the age of 95. O’Hara

France

France in mourning after pensioners killed in horror bus crash

At least 43 people, most of them pensioners on a hiking trip, have been killed after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck. The

Iraq

Iraq: first casualty for US forces in ground combat with ISIL

One member of a US special operations force has died following an overnight mission (October 21-22) to rescue hostages near Hawija, in northern Iraq

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Iraq

US soldier dies in hostage-rescue operation in Iraq

The US military says an American soldier has died following an operation to rescue hostages near Hawija, in northern Iraq. A special operations team

Sweden

Sweden: assailant now dead after double-fatal school sword attack

Police investigating a sword attack at a school in Sweden say the attacker is now dead. A masked man wielding a sword killed a teacher and seriously

Saudi Arabia

Last month's Hajj stampede becomes 'deadliest in history'

Almost a month after the Hajj stampede, the Associated Press reports the death toll has passed 2,000, making it the deadliest crush in the

Egypt

Egyptian novelist Gamal Al Ghitani dies

Israel

Israeli-Palestinian unrest and violence multiply

A terror crisis holds Jerusalem, the West Bank and central Israel in its grip, people not knowing where or when the next attack will happen. A man

Israel

Abbas slams Israel as deadly violence continues

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has lashed out at Israel, as a wave of deadly violence shows no signs of abating. He claims its actions are

USA

Texas carries out 12th execution this year

Texas has executed a 33-year-old man, the 12th execution held in the state so far this year, more than any other in the USA. In total 24 people have

Israel

Three Israelis killed in Jerusalem in day of violence

The moment a Palestinian rammed his car into a bus stop in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish area of Jerusalem was caught on video from a security camera

Israel

Palestinian 'knife rebellion' in Israeli-occupied West Bank

The recent storm of violence in Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank began on this road between the Jewish settlements of Itamar and Elon

Israel

At least five dead, 20 wounded in "Day of Rage" in Israel

Men wielding guns and knives killed at least 3 Israeli and wounded 20 more in a spate of attacks, on a "Day of Rage" called by Palestinian groups.

Turkey

Turkey buries its dead after Saturday's deadly terror attack

As Turkey continues to bury its dead after Saturday’s double suicide bombing , people want to know who to blame. The government is targeting

World News

Nobel prizewinning scientist dies in poverty

After years of illness that left him nearly penniless the 2010 Nobel Chemistry prizewinner Richard Heck has died aged 84 in Manilla. Famous for his

Yemen

Yemen wedding brothers killed in rocket strike

Three brothers getting ready for a joint wedding have been killed in a rocket attack in the southwest of Yemen. Locals say Saudi-led coalition jets

Israel

Netanyahu bans al-Aqsa visits from ministers to ease tensions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has banned cabinet ministers from visiting the al-Aqsa mosque compound, in a bid to ease tensions around

Israel

More unrest in Jerusalem and the West Bank

The situation remains tense in east Jerusalem and the West Bank where more people have been injured in outbreaks of unrest. A man and woman are in

Hungary

Hungary's first democratic president Árpád Göncz, dies 93

Hungary’s first democratically elected president Árpád Göncz, has died aged 93. He was elected twice by parliament and is credited with steering the