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North Korean soldier defects to South Korea
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the two countries' heavily armed border, South Korean officials have said. The soldier said he...
China landslide buries at least 19 people in Yunnan
A landslide in south-western China has buried at least 19 people, 18 of them children, local officials say. A school house and two farm houses...
Turkey: Syrian shells kill five people in Akcakale
Turkey has contacted the UN and NATO after Syrian shells killed five people in Turkish town Akcakale near the border between the two countries. The...
Hong Kong ferry sinks after Lamma collision
At least eight people have died after a ferry collided with another boat off Hong Kong. A rescue operation is continuing for passengers still missing...
Afghanistan: suicide bomber kills at least 20 people in Khost
A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people, three of them NATO soldiers, in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, according to NATO...
Kenya: Sunday school grenade attack kills one child and hurts another three in Nairobi
One child has been killed and three seriously hurt in a grenade attack on a church's Sunday school in the Kenya capital, Nairobi. The attacker...
Ancient Madina souk in Aleppo’s Old City burns as battles rage
A blaze has swept though ancient markets in Aleppo, activists say, as rebels and government forces seek to gain control of Syria's largest city. Reports...
Spain flash floods: at least seven people die in Malaga, Almeria and Murcia
At least seven people have died after heavy rains triggered flash floods in southern Spain, officials have said. Among the victims were an elderly woman...
Mount Everest plane crash kills 19 people in Nepal
A plane heading for the Everest region has crashed in Nepal's capital, killing all 19 people on board, local officials say. The plane, operated by...
Innocence of Muslims: Nakoula Basseley Nakoula arrested in LA for violating probation
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man linked to anti-Islam video Innocence of Muslims that sparked riots across the Muslim world, has been held without bond...
Greece: police fire tear gas and arrest dozens of protesters during one-day strike in Athens
Police have fired tear gas in Greece to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near parliament in Athens. Dozens were arrested during the one-day strike against...
Occupy Congress: police fire rubber bullets and baton-charge at Madrid rally
Police have fired rubber bullets and baton-charged Spanish protesters attending a rally against austerity in Madrid. The clashes occurred as protesters tried to tear down...
Turkey: powerful explosion kills at least 7 people in Tunceli
A powerful explosion has rocked the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli and killed at least seven people, local media reports. The blast targeted a military...
Six Somali civilians shot dead by Kenyan soldier
Six Somali civilians have been shot dead by a Kenyan soldier advancing towards the al-Shabab stronghold of Kismayo, the Kenyan army has confirmed. The soldier...
Mount Manaslu avalanche kills at least 9 climbers in Nepal
At least nine climbers are feared dead and six more are missing in Nepal after an avalanche swept away Europeans and others on Himalayan...
Innocence of Muslims: at least 15 people killed during anti-film protests in Pakistan
At least 15 people have been killed during violent protests which erupted on the streets of Pakistan's main cities in anger at anti-Islam film...
Syrian warplane attacks gas station in Raqqa killing 30 people
A warplane has attacked a petrol station in the north-east of Syria, killing at least 30 people, opposition activists say. A rebel group said people...
Georgian prison staff suspended over abuse
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has suspended the country's entire prison staff, amid protests over video footage showing prisoners apparently being abused by guards. Prisoners are...
South Africa police fire at Anglo Platinum mine protesters in Marikana
South African police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters near a mine owned by Anglo American Platinum, a day after...
Mexico mass jailbreak: more than 130 prisoners on the run near Texas border
More than 130 prisoners are on the run in Mexico after a mass breakout from Coahuila jail close to the US border. The inmates escaped...
NATO air strike kills at least eight women in Afghanistan
A NATO air strike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman has killed at least eight women, local officials say. NATO has conceded that between five...
Guatemala: Fuego Volcano eruption forcing thousands to evacuate
Thousands of people have been evacuated in Guatemala after the Fuego volcano started spewing ash and lava. Volcanologists said powerful eruptions were catapulting burning rocks...
Disputed islands: China surveillance ships enter disputed waters
Six Chinese surveillance ships have entered waters near islands claimed by both Japan and China. China said the ships were carrying out "law enforcement" to...
Yemen: Protesters storm US embassy in Sanaa
Yemeni protesters angered by an anti-Islam film made in the US have stormed the grounds of the US embassy in the country’s capital Sanaa. Police...
US official killed after radical Islamist stormed the US consulate in Libyan city of Benghazi
A US state department official was killed and at least one other American was wounded when a gunmen stormed the US consulate in the...
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