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Pakistan: more than 200 people die in Karachi garment factory fire
More than 200 people are now known to have died in a fire at a garment factory in Karachi, Pakistani police have said. Many others...
Dominique de Villepin, France’s former prime minister, questioned by police
Police in Paris are questioning former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin over an embezzlement case involving a friend. Dominique de Villepin has been placed...
Said al-Shihri, second-in-command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, killed in Yemen
Said al-Shihri, described as the second-in-command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has been killed in an operation in southern Yemen, government officials...
Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano erupts: about 3,000 people evacuated
About 3,000 people are being evacuated in Nicaragua from areas near the San Cristobal volcano, which is spewing ash and gas, the government says. Soldiers...
China: series of earthquakes hit Yunnan and Guizhou provinces leaving at least 50 people dead
A series of earthquakes has hit south-west China, leaving at least 50 people dead and 150 injured, Chinese state media say. The quakes struck the...
Turkish ammunition store explosion kills 25 soldiers in Afyon
At least 25 soldiers have been killed and four others have been wounded during an explosion at an ammunition store in Turkey, the military...
Costa Rica: powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning is in...
Wang Lijun, ex-police chief involved in Bo Xilai scandal, charged with defection
Wang Lijun, former police chief at the centre of China's biggest political scandal for years, has been charged with a number of offences, Chinese...
Shooting at separatist Parti Quebecois election victory rally in Canada
One man has been killed after a gunman has opened fire at a separatist Parti Quebecois election victory rally in the Canadian province of...
Morocco: at least 42 people died in a bus crash near Zerkten town
At least 42 people died and more than 20 others have been injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in southern Morocco, officials...
Sun Myung Moon, Moonies church founder, dies aged 92
Self-styled messiah Rev. Sun Myung Moon, whose Unification Church became famous for marrying thousands of people in a single ceremony, has died, aged 92. Sun...
Philippines 7.9-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore. The quake had a depth of 33 km...
New Jersey Pathmark shooting: gunman shoots at least two dead before being killed in firefight with police
Three people have been shot dead after a gunman walked into a New Jersey Pathmark store and killed two staff members including an 18-year-old...
Schiphol airport closed after suspected WWII bomb was discovered
Certain areas of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport have been closed after a suspected World War II bomb was discovered, a spokeswoman said. The departure hall serving...
Syrian Army helicopter crashes in Damascus
Syrian opposition activists say they have shot down a military helicopter over the capital, Damascus. The Free Syrian Army said the aircraft had been firing...
Neil Armstrong dies aged 82
Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has died aged 82. His family says he died from complications from heart...
Venezuela’s Amuay refinery explosion kills at least 19 people
At least 19 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in an explosion at Amuay plant, Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, local governor...
Empire State Building shooting: two people killed and at least ten others wounded
Two people have been killed, including a gunman, and ten others are wounded in a shootout near New York's Empire State Building, officials say. The...
Anders Behring Breivik sentenced to 21 years in prison after being declared sane
Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane and he is sentenced to 21 years in prison, a Norwegian court has ruled today. Anders Behring Breivik...
Maasai Mara plane crash kills two German tourists and two Kenyan pilots
Two German tourists and two Kenyan pilots have been killed in a plane crash in Maasai Mara national park, Kenyan police said. The aircraft was...
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, dies aged 57
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of illness. Meles Zenawi died in a hospital...
Turkey: bomb attack kills at least 7 people close to a police station in Gaziantep
At least seven people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a bomb attack in Gaziantep, south-eastern Turkey, security sources and media say. The...
Tony Scott, Top Gun director, commits suicide by jumping off Vincent Thomas Bridge in LA
Director Tony Scott, famous for films including Top Gun, has died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, the authorities have said. The Los...
Typhoon Kai-Tak kills at least 27 people in Vietnam
Typhoon Kai-Tak has killed at least 27 people as it swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials have said. Typhoon Kai-Tak made...
Jesse Robredo, Philippine Interior Secretary, missing after plane crash
Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea, officials say. Two other people are...
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