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Shanghai stampede kills at least 36 at New Year’s Eve celebrations

Thirty six people have been killed and others 47 injured in a stampede at New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai,…

9 years ago

Happy New Year 2015! Celebrations begin around the globe

People around the globe have gathered to welcome in the New Year, with New Zealand and Australia leading the celebrations.…

9 years ago

Yahya Jammeh returns to Gambia after coup plot

President Yahya Jammeh has returned to The Gambia after a reported coup attempt, sources say. Heavy gunfire was heard near…

9 years ago

AirAsia plane crash: First bodies arrive in Surabaya

AirAsia Flight QZ8501 bodies arrived back in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, where relatives are waiting. Next of kin have…

9 years ago

Veronica J. Rutledge: Woman accidentally shot dead by her 2-year-old son in Hayden Wal-Mart

Veronica J. Rutledge has been killed at an Idaho Wal-Mart after her two-year-old son accidentally shot her with a gun…

9 years ago

Beji Caid Essebsi sworn in as Tunisia’s president

Beji Caid Essebsi has been sworn in as Tunisia’s president after winning the country's first free presidential poll. Beji Caid…

9 years ago

Venezuela’s economy falls into recession

Venezuela’s economy has entered recession, after contracting for the third consecutive quarter of the year. The Central Bank announced that…

9 years ago

Edmonton mass murder: Gunman kills six adults and two children before suicide

Nine people, 7 adults and two children, have been found dead at three separate locations in the Canadian city of…

9 years ago

Alexei Navalny detained at Moscow rally after breaking house arrest

Alexei Navalny and more than 100 other demonstrators have been arrested at a rally in central Moscow, activists say. The…

9 years ago

Woman shot dead by two-year-old boy at Wal-Mart Idaho

A woman has been killed in a Wal-Mart in Hayden, Idaho, after a two-year-old boy accidentally shot her with a…

9 years ago