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France: mayor's refusal to give Roma baby burial plot sparks outrage

The decision by the mayor of Champlan, south of Paris to deny a Roma baby a burial plot has sparked outrage amongst Roma groups and local residents

Italy

Italian pop icon Pino Daniele dies

One of Italy’s best-loved singer-songwriters, Pino Daniele, has died aged 59. Steeped in his the sounds of his native Naples, Daniele burst onto the

Indonesia

Four more bodies recovered in search for AirAsia flight QZ8501

The solemn procession of coffins continues, search teams have recovered four more bodies from the Java Sea bringing the total found to 34, as the

Indonesia

Fifth large object located in search for AirAsia jet

Indonesian search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet say a fifth large object has been discovered on the seabed. The

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India

India arrests five men suspected of gang rape of Japanese tourist

Five men have been arrested in India in connection with the kidnap and gang rape of a Japanese woman. The assaults took place over one month, before

USA

Seven-year old sole survivor of small plane crash in US

A seven-year-old girl has emerged as the only survivor of a plane crash which killed her family in the US state of Kentucky. The girl, who is yet to

USA

Suspected al Qaeda bomb planner dies days before trial in New York

A Libyan man accused of helping plan al Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa in the late 1990s has died of liver cancer in New York only days

Italy

Italian investigators in second inspection of burnt-out Norman Atlantic ferry

A prosecutor in Brindisi boarded the vessel on Saturday in another inspection of the ferry which caught fire in the Adriatic.

Indonesia

Indonesia claims breakthrough in AirAsia search after large objects found

Officials claim to have found what they have been looking for, in their search for the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501.

Italy

Fatal Italian ferry fire probe begins as number killed remains unclear

Investigators hope to establish what went wrong and how many died in a fatal fire on a car ferry travelling from Patras in Greece to Ancona in Italy.

USA

Mario Cuomo, former three-time governor of New York, has died

One of the most revered figures in US democratic politics has died. Mario Cuomo, the former three-time governor of New York, was 82. His death came

Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers arrested after rockets kill wedding guests

Four Afghan soldiers have been arrested after army mortar rounds hit a wedding party – reportedly killing more than 20 civilians and wounding nearly

Lebanon

Former Lebanese prime minister Karami dies aged 80

The former two-time prime minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, has died peacefully in hospital in Beirut aged 80. He initially served as PM for two

USA

Two-year-old boy kills mother with her own pistol in US Walmart store

Authorities in the US investigate the fatal shooting of a woman by her two-year-old son in a Walmart store

USA

Two-year-old boy kills mother with her own pistol in Walmart store

USA

Luise Rainer, first winner of back-to-back Oscars, dies aged 104

Luise Rainer, star of Hollywood’s golden era, has died at the age of 104. German-born Rainer famously became the first person to win back-to-back

USA

USA: unarmed black man Enzell Ford shot three times by police says report

West Bank

Palestinian teenager shot dead by Israeli soldiers for throwing rocks

A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. The youth was part of a group accused of throwing rocks at

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Slovenia: more than 50 vehicle involved in a traffic accident

USA

Police officers turn backs on New York mayor during Ramos funeral

Tens of thousands of police officers from across the US have filled a New York City church and nearby streets for the funeral of their colleague