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Iraq

Deadly car bomb attacks in eastern Iraq kill dozens

At least 42 people have been killed and many more injured in two bomb attacks in eastern Iraq. A car bomb targeted a crowded marketplace near the

Sweden

Two killed, one seriously injured, in Ikea knife attack

USA

Disappointment at life sentence for Colorado cinema killer

Victims’ relatives say they are disappointed that US cinema gunman James Holmes has been spared the death penalty. The 27-year-old killed 12 people

Chile

Chile: celebrations as former head of hated secret police dies

There have been celebrations on the streets at news of the death of one of the most hated men in Chile. Manuel Contreras headed the South American

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Afghanistan

More than 50 dead in Kabul bomb attacks

The NATO-led mission in Afghanistan says eight civilians have been killed, along with one of its service members, after a special forces base was

Gaza

West Bank: father of Palestinian boy killed in arson attack dies of injuries

The father of an 18-month-old Palestinian boy killed in an arson attack in the West Bank, has died of his injuries. Suspected Jewish attackers

Taiwan

Deadly typhoon unleashes mudslides and flooding in Taiwan

A powerful typhoon has hit Taiwan, leaving at least four people dead and many more injured. Video showed a mountain village bing engulfed as a

Chile

Chile: Pinochet's former intelligence chief Manuel Contreras dies

The former head of Chile’s secret police during the country’s military dictatorship has died, aged 86. Manuel Contreras was unrepentant for human

Mali

At least six dead in Mali hotel attack

Suspected Islamic militants have attacked a hotel used by UN staff in central Mali killing at least six people. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi blogger 'murdered by machete-wielding attackers'

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Truck bomb kills eight and injures hundreds

A powerful truck bomb killed at least eight people and wounded hundreds in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday. There was no immediate claim of

Libya

Hopes fading of finding missing migrants from shipwreck in Mediterranean

Hopes are quickly fading of finding further survivors from a shipwreck off the Libyan coast. Rescue ships have been searching for an estimated 200

Afghanistan

Taliban kill nine in Afghanistan bombings

The Taliban killed at least nine people in Afghanistan on Thursday in the group’s first large-scale attacks since its new leader was named. The

USA

Boy, 11, charged with shooting three-year-old

Russia

Historian, who revealed Stalin went to movies after ordering 3,000 deaths, dies aged 98

Robert Conquest, a prominent Anglo-American historian, who documented many aspects of Stalin’s rule, has died aged 98 in California. He wrote poetry

Mexico

Journalists in Mexico rally over press intimidation after photographer murder

Media workers, activists and supporters held a rally in Mexico City protesting over the murder of press photographer Ruben Espinosa. Many carried

Spain

British singer and TV star Cilla Black dies in Spain

British television personality and singer Cilla Black has died in Spain aged 72, according to police. Officers in Malaga said Priscilla White, her

Spain

British singer and TV star Cilla Black dies in Spain

Mexico

Photojournalist among five found dead at Mexico City apartment

A photojournalist who worked for an investigative magazine has been found dead along with four women at an apartment in Mexico City. Ruben Espinosa

USA

Country legend Lynn Anderson dies aged 67

Grammy award winning country singer Lynn Anderson has died aged 67. Born in North Dakota but raised in California, husky voiced Anderson rose to fame