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Mali

Deadly attack on Mali military base leaves six dead

Islamist militants armed with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of an African military taskforce in central Mali, leaving at least six people dead on Friday, a spokesman for the force said.

Afghanistan

Afghan cameraman learns of nephew's death in suicide attack

"Last year he got married. This year his wife fell pregnant. He was the only son in the family: Him, his mother and his wife."

Indonesia

Indonesia calls off search for nearly 200 missing ferry passengers

Officials announced on Monday they were calling off the two-week long operation.

Japan

Japan earthquake kills at least three and injures hundreds

The quake struck Japan's second largest city on Monday morning with a reported magnitude of 5.9.

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Venezuela

17 die in Caracas nightclub stampede

At least seventeen people died at a Caracas club early on Saturday morning when a person activated a tear gas grenade inside, Venezuela's interior minister Nestor Reverol said.

Guatemala

The search for missing continues in Guatemala

Forensic experts begin the grim task of identifying bodies of some of the 109 victims after the Fuego Volcano erupted several times

Tunisia

Tunisian Interior Minister fired after deadly migrant boat accident

The boat packed with some 180 migrants sank on Sunday off Tunisia’s coast. The death toll has risen to at least 68, with dozens still missing. Euronews reporter Anelise Borges is in the Italian port town of Catania in Sicily where she is about to join a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) rescue mission.

USA

Cougar mauls cyclists, kills one in Washington

One man has died and another has been left seriously injured after they were confronted by a cougar while cycling in Washington state on Saturday.

Israel

Angry exchanges at the United Nations Security Council emergency meeting

Exchanges were between Israel and Palestinian envoys. A number of nations also expressed concern at the level of violence during Monday's protests

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo confirms new outbreak of Ebola virus

The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the first death in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the central African country. Health Minister Oly Ilunga said that a further 11 people had been infected, including three medical staff.

World News

Spanish lawmakers vote to debate euthanasia

Euthanasia — or assisted dying — is currently illegal in Spain but lawmakers have approved a motion to debate a bill which would make it legal to cause or help cause the 'painless' death of people in certain cases.

Pakistan

Cave-in kills 23 miners in Pakistan

At least 23 victims were all reportedly from same village.

India

Deadly superstorms in northern India shatter homes and lives

Severe dust and thunderstorms lashing northern India have killed over 120 people and left a trail of destruction.

Switzerland

Swiss Alps: Six die in bad weather

Four skiers and two climbers perished in separate incidents at the end of a tragic winter season in the mountains.

Canada

Disbelief in Toronto after van leaves trail of death in city centre

Canadians are shocked by the worst act of violence in the country in years.

USA

Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer dies at 49

The U.S. actor had been admitted to hospital earlier this month

USA

Mass inspections ordered after Southwest explosion

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a round of inspections to be carried out on jet engines after investigators said a broken fan blade triggered a fatal engine explosion on a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday.

USA

Southwest flight's terror in the skies: How it happened

While hurtling 32,000 feet over Philadelphia, one of the Boeing’s twin engines exploded, releasing shrapnel that peppered the fuselage.

World News

Film director Milos Forman dies

Czech filmmaker Milos Forman has died aged 86. His American movies include "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" which won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars.

Malta

Two killed and six critical after tour bus hits tree branches in Malta

At least 50 people, including 12 children, were among the injured on Monday.