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Death and destruction in Syria

16/03/2015

Russia

Russian writer Valentin Rasputin dies

15/03/2015

Serbia

Five-day-old baby killed in Serbia military helicopter crash

A Serbian military helicopter evacuating a sick baby from the south of the country has crashed near Belgrade, killing all seven people on board. The

14/03/2015

Chile

Chile: Thousands flee raging forest fire

A raging forest fire has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Chile. Around four-and-a-half thousand people have been evacuated from

14/03/2015

Vanuatu

Vanuatu hit hard by Typhoon Pam

The Pacific may have seen the worst of Typhoon Pam as winds are now subsiding, but it has left a trail of destruction in her wake, notably on the

14/03/2015

Argentina

Argentina opens all files on 1994 Jewish community centre bombing

The Argentinian government has declassified all documents relating to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires. The demand for

14/03/2015

United Kingdom

British fantasy writer Terry Pratchett dies at 66

British writer Terry Pratchett has died aged 66, his publishers have announced. They released a statement on social media saying: “It is with

12/03/2015

United Kingdom

Fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies at 66

12/03/2015

Russia

Russia: Five dead and up to 25 missing in shopping centre blaze

A fire at a shopping centre in Russia has killed at least 5 people, with up to 25 more feared trapped under the rubble. But as emergency crews

12/03/2015

USA

Writer, director of 'Still Alice', Richard Glatzer dies at 63

12/03/2015

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Tearful French athletes gather to mourn victims of Argentina crash

12/03/2015

Argentina

French experts help Argentina probe deadly 'reality TV' helicopter crash

Experts in Argentina have been joined by colleagues from France in the search for clues as to what caused two helicopters to crash during the filming

11/03/2015

Argentina

France mourns as investigators are sent to site of fatal helicopter crash in Argentina

France is sending its own investigators to Argentina to find out what caused a fatal helicopter collision during the filming of a reality TV show

11/03/2015

USA

Co-creator of 'The Simpsons' dies

A co-creator of the long-running hit animated series “The Simpsons” has died. Sam Simon, who had been battling colon cancer, was 59. After being

10/03/2015

Iraq

Watch: Iraqi militia chief shot during television interview

09/03/2015

USA

Pioneering filmmaker Albert Maysles dies at 88

Pioneering American documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles has died aged 88 after battling with cancer. Best known for working alongside his brother on

07/03/2015

India

Lynch mobs kill two sex attack suspects in India

Amid a fevered atmosphere over attacks on women, two men suspected of assaulting women have been set upon by crowds in northern India and killed.

06/03/2015

Ukraine

Investment 'could have prevented' latest Ukraine coal mine disaster

Fellow miners and relatives of workers killed in this week's blast in eastern Ukraine have been speaking out as the first funerals are held for the victims.

06/03/2015

Argentina

Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman 'was murdered', says ex-wife

Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado says independent forensic tests prove that her former husband - who had accused the president of a cover-up - did not commit suicide but was killed.

06/03/2015

Ukraine

'No survivors' as 33 people are confirmed dead in Ukraine mine blast

Thirty three miners are now confirmed dead after an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, indicating that

04/03/2015