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Malaysian forensic officers examine remains of migrants found along Thai border

Police forensic teams in Malaysia are at work to identify whether the remains uncovered at 139 grave sites and 28 abandoned camps are Bangladeshi or

Malaysia

Malaysian police find 139 mass graves near Thai border

Tunisia

Tunisian soldier goes on deadly rampage at Tunis base

Tunisian authorities say “family problems” led to a soldier shooting dead seven people at a military base in Bouchoucha in the capital, Tunis on

Malaysia

Dozens of suspected migrant graves found near Malaysia-Thailand border, police reveal

Malaysian police have revealed that 140 graves, believed to contain the remains of migrants, have been found near the country’s border with Thailand

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USA

'Beautiful Mind' Nobel Prize winner John Nash killed in a car crash

US Nobel Prize winner John Nash has died in car crash along with his wife Alicia. The mathematician whose life story was turned into the

Saudi Arabia

'Around 20 people' dead after Saudi Arabia mosque attack

Brazil

Brazilian campaigning journalist found decapitated

France

Germanwings crash: remains of all victims identified

All of the human remains found at the Germanwings crash site in the French Alps have now been identified, according to the prosecutor in the case. It

France

Ghetto youth set France ablaze, autumn 2005

The electricity substation in Clichy-sous-Bois, which is known as a ‘cité’, was as far as the teens got. Police said they chased them following a

France

France clears police in 2005 riots deaths

A French court has cleared two police officers over the death of two young men in a Paris suburb in 2005, a case which led to the country's worst riots in decades.

USA

Nine killed in Texas biker gang shootout

Nine people have been killed and 18 others injured in a shoot out at a restaurant in Texas. The gun battle between rival biker gangs reportedly began

USA

Jury sentences Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death

A US jury has sentenced Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. Three people were killed and more than 260 others injured when he and his

USA

B.B. King: The Thrill is Gone

The 89-year-old, who inspired generations of musicians, has died at his home in Las Vegas

Iraq

Iraq claims ISIL number 2 killed in airstrike

The deputy leader of ISIS has been killed in a coalition airstrike according to Iraq’s Defence Ministry. Abu Alaa al-Afari was said to meeting with

Philippines

Deadly fire sweeps through Philippines factory

At least 31 workers have been killed and dozens are missing, feared dead after a fire swept through a rubber slipper factory in the Philippines

Pakistan

Pakistan's PM condemns deadly bus attack in Karachi

Pakistan’s government is vowing to track down those involved in a deadly bus attack in Karachi, which has left at least 43 people dead. Militant

Turkey

Former Turkish army chief Kenan Evren dies

Former Turkish army chief and president Kenan Evren has died aged 97. Evren was sentenced to life in prison last year for leading a 1980 coup that

Republic of North Macedonia

Five police officers killed during clashes with armed group in former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia

Five police officers are reported dead and more than 30 wounded in an operation against gunmen in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It

United Kingdom

Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown dies from liver cancer

The leader singer of the band Hot Chocolate, Errol Brown, has died at the age of 71

World News

More migrant deaths crossing from Africa to Italy

The perilous crossing from Africa to the shores of Europe has claimed the lives of more migrants. Survivors said around forty people died and were