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Germanwings crash: Seyne les Alpes residents offer to host victims' relatives

Residents of Seyne les Alpes are showing their solidarity with relatives of those killed in the Germanwings crash by offering free accommodation

Spain

France plane crash: Spain observes three days of mourning

The Spanish government has declared three days of mourning after the plane crash in southern France on Tuesday. The 150 people on board are presumed

Europe News

EU warns on road traffic deaths

The EU’s transport chief says the bloc is failing in its goal to halve the number of road deaths by 2020, from their 2010 levels Nearly 26,000 people

Tunisia

Reopening of Tunisia's Bardo Museum delayed for 'security reasons'

Tuesday’s planned reopening of the Bardo Museum in Tunis has been put back at the last minute for security reasons, according to the museum’s

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World News

Ebola virus one year after disease declared in Guinea

It has killed more than 10,000 and on Monday Ebola celebrated a grim anniversary. It is one year since the disease was first recognised in Guinea

Tunisia

Bardo survivors are cared for as Tunisia buries slain officer

The funeral has been held for Aymen Morjan, the police officer who was killed in the Bardo National Museum of Tunisia attack. Colleagues and state

Sweden

Gang crime in Sweden suspected trigger for bar murders

Police in Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, are not ruling out that gang crime may be behind a deadly shooting at a bar in which at least two

Indonesia

Indonesia calls off search for bodies from AirAsia crash

Indonesia says the search for passengers from AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 that crashed into the Java Sea on December 28 has been called off. There were

Pakistan

Pakistan: Christians protest after deadly blasts outside churches

Two suicide bombers have reportedly blown themselves up in Lahore, killing more than a dozen people and injuring many more. The attacks happened

France

Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket reopens after Paris attacks

The Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris where four hostages were killed in January has reopened in Paris. “There we are, we are open again,” the

Pakistan

At least 10 dead in Lahore church blasts

Ten people have been killed and dozens more wounded in bomb attacks outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The blasts, which happened

Brazil

Brazil: At least 40 dead in mountain bus crash

At least 40 people are reported dead in Brazil, after a bus plunged down a deep ravine. It happened late on Saturday, in a mountainous area of Santa

Japan

Japan remembers victims of Fukushima disaster exactly four years on

Four years to the day since Fukushima, a minute of silence has been observed across Japan to remember the more than 18,000 people dead or missing in

Italy

Severe weather kills at least 2 in Italy

Strong winds and heavy rain have resulted in the deaths of at least two people in Italy. The central region of Tuscany has been one of the worst

Czech Republic

Czech Republic shooting 'an isolated act'

Eight people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern Czech town of Uhersky Brod, the CTK news agency reported. The suspected shooter was among

Ukraine

Ukraine detains suspects after Kharkiv blast

Ukrainian authorities have detained four suspects after an explosion killed at least two people and wounded fifteen others at a peace march in Kharkiv.

Ukraine

Kyiv 'Dignity March' attracts thousands

A ‘Dignity March’ in Kyiv has attracted thousands of Ukrainians, including the country’s president, Petro Poroshenko. Dignitaries, including current

Ukraine

Preparations underway for heavy weapon withdrawal in Ukraine

Separatist rebels have said they would begin to pull-back heavy artillery from the the front line in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv reports armoured

Ukraine

Ukraine peace march hit by deadly blast in Kharkiv

At least three people have died and ten have been wounded in an explosion during a peace march in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. According to police

Nigeria

Nigeria retakes Baga as Boko Haram attacks more villages

Nigerian forces are said to have retaken the strategic northeastern town of Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram. However, witnesses reported