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Typhoon Soudelor Makes Landfall in China
Typhoon Soudelor has hit south-eastern China prompting the evacuation of thousands of people and leaving millions of homes without power. The powerful typhoon struck Fujian...
Typhoon Soudelor Hits Taiwan Leaving at Least 4 People Dead
Typhoon Soudelor has hit Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four people dead. The powerful typhoon - with winds of more...
Niloy Neel: Bangladeshi Secularist Blogger Murdered in Dhaka
Bangladeshi secularist blogger Niloy Neel has been killed by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked at...
MH370: Debris Found on Reunion Island Belongs to Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane
Malaysian PM Najib Razak has confirmed that part of the aircraft wing found on Reunion Island is from the missing MH370 plane. Najib Razak said...
India Train Crash: At Least 24 Deaths as Two Services Derail in Madhya Pradesh
At least 24 people have been killed in India after two passenger trains in Madhya Pradesh have derailed minutes apart on a flooded bridge,...
Netherlands: Two Cranes Collapse in Alphen aan den Rijn Injuring 20 People
Two cranes have collapsed on buildings in the Netherlands injuring at least 20 people, media say. The cranes were employed to restore the Juliana Bridge...
MH370: Second Plane Debris Washed Ashore on Reunion
A second piece of plane suspected to come from the missing flight MH370 has washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. A wing...
PKK Suicide Attack Kills Turkish Troops near Iraq Border
A PKK suicide attack has killed two Turkish security troops and wounded other 24 near the town of Dogubayazit in Agri province, close to...
Mullah Omar’s Death Confirmed by Taliban
The death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar - reported by the Afghan government on July 29 - was confirmed by the Taliban on...
Mullah Omar Dead: Taliban Supreme Leader Died in Pakistan in 2013
According to Afghanistan’s security services, Taliban supreme commander and spiritual leader Mullah Mohammed Omar Mujahid died two years ago in Pakistan. It appears Mullah Omar...
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Muammar Gaddafi’s Son Sentenced to Death in Libya
Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, and eight others have been sentenced to death over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution in...
Bobbi Kristina Brown Dead: Whitney Houston’s Daughter Dies at 22
Bobbi Kristina Brown has died on Sunday, July 26, a family representative has announced. The daughter of late singer Whitney Houston was 22. Kristen Foster said...
Turkey: Two Soldiers Killed in Car Bomb Attack on Military Convoy in Diyarbakir
Two soldiers have been killed and four others injured in a car bomb attack on a military convoy in south-eastern Turkey, Turkish officials say. The...
Lafayette Theater Shooting: Gunman Shoots Dead Two Before Killing Himself
Two people have been killed and several others injured after a gunman opened fire at the Grand Theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, officials say. Police said...
Turkey: Soldier Killed in Clash with ISIS Militants at Syrian Border
A Turkish soldier has been killed as Turkey's military and ISIS fighters have exchanged fire over the Syrian-Turkish border. The governor of Kilis province said...
Sandra Bland’s Jail Voicemail Released
Sandra Bland, the African-American woman who Texas police say took her own life in custody, left a voicemail to a friend from jail saying...
Suruc Bomb Attack Suspect Identified
According toTurkey’s PM Ahmet Davutoglu, a suspect has been identified in the suicide bomb attack that killed 32 young activists in Suruc. PM Ahmet Davutoglu,...
Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka Resigns over Accounting Scandal
Toshiba CEO and President Hisao Tanaka has resigned after the company said it had overstated its profits for the past six years. Hisao Tanaka will...
Suruc Attack: At Least 28 People Killed in Turkey Border Explosion
At least 28 people have been killed and nearly 100 others wounded in a bomb attack in the Turkish town of Suruc, across the...
Randall Smith Becomes Fifth Victim of Chattanooga Shootings
A fifth victim has died from wounds sustained in Chattanoog attack two days ago, the US Navy announces. The death of logistics specialist Randall Smith...
Greece Forest Fire Rages in Athens Suburb
Greek firefighters are battling wildfires on the eastern outskirts of Athens, and more fires in the southern Peloponnese peninsula which have forced villagers to...
Godavari Maha Pushkaralu 2015: At Least 27 Hindu Pilgrims Killed in Stampede
At least 27 Hindu pilgrims have been killed in a stampede on the banks of a holy river in the southern Indian state of...
Greece Debt Talks: Eurozone Leaders Reach Agreement on Third Bailout
Greece will receive a third bailout after marathon talks in Brussels where eurozone leaders have reached the agreement. EU chairman Donald Tusk has announced leaders...
El Chapo Guzman Escapes from Mexican Jail for Second Time
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, aka "Shorty", has escaped from a maximum security prison for a second time, officials say. In a statement,...
Typhoon Chan-hom Hits China’s Zhejiang Province
Typhoon Chan-hom has hit eastern China in Zhejiang province. Almost one million people have been evacuated from coastal areas in anticipation of a typhoon carrying...
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