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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

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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

France

Orthodox Jew 'repeats' Jerusalem Gay Pride stabbing attack

Six people at Jerusalem’s annual Gay Pride have been stabbed, reportedly by an Orthodox Jewish man who police say had launched a similar attack on

United Kingdom

Russia 'involved' in Litvinenko death says Scotland Yard

A UK inquiry has been told that the Russian state must have been involved in the fatal poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London in

Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is confirmed dead

The Afghan president's office confirms reclusive Taliban leader Mohammad Mullah Omar died around two years ago.

Russia

Russian pensioner charged with gruesome murders suspected of killing 10

Italy

Mediterranean crisis: 14 migrants die as hundreds reach Sicily shores

The bodies of 14 migrants have been brought to shore in Sicily, unloaded from an Irish Navy ship which rescued nearly 500 others seeking a better