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Mexico City pays tribute to earthquake victims

Mexico City marked the Day of the Dead holiday by remembering the 369 people killed in 19th September earthquake.

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Haitians celebrate Day of the Dead

Haitians are paying tribute to their deceased loved ones during Day of Dead celebrations.

India

Twenty dead in a power plant explosion

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a thermal power plant in Northern India on Wednesday.

Mexico

Giant skeletons and dancing devils: Mexico holds 'Day of the Dead' parade

The festivities run through Nov. 2.

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Ukraine

Explosion injures Ukrainian MP - kills bodyguard

An explosion in Kiev has injured an MP, while killing his bodyguard in an apparent assassination attempt

USA

Rock and roll legend Fats Domino dies at 89 - local reports from New Orleans

Iconic New Orleans singer Fats Domino was one of the world's most influential musicians

USA

Fallen US soldiers deserved better

Widow speaks out about Trump phone call

Afghanistan

Dozens killed in Afghan mosque attacks

ISIL claimed responsibility for one of the massacres at a Shi'ite mosque in Kabul

Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 30 in Afghan attack

Malta

‘Your pen has been silenced but your voice will live on’

Newspaper pays tribute to slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

United Kingdom

George Michael felt 'picked on by the gods' after death of mother and partner

Pop superstar reveals how he dealt with personal and career setbacks in documentary that turned out to be his last ever project

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Californian fires leave behind apocalyptic scenes

The wildfires raging since Sunday in the north of the US state are leaving a trail of destruction.

Cult

American rock icon Tom Petty dies aged 66

American musician Tom Petty has died aged 66. Petty was the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and had hits such as American Girl and Learning to Fly.

World

At least 8 dead in Cameroon Anglophone independence protests

Soldiers shot dead at least eight people and wounded others in Cameroon’s restless English-speaking regions on Sunday during protests by activists calling for its independence.

World

Plague spreading rapidly in Madagascar- WHO

The World Health organisation has warned that a deadly plague has been spreading rapidly since august in Madagascar calling for a quick action.

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Los Angeles mourns Hugh Hefner

Tributes pour in for magazine founder and entrepreneur, Hugh Hefner.

India

Stampede at Indian railway station kills 15

A rush hour stampede has killed 15 people at Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai, India.

USA

Hugh Hefner to be buried next to Marilyn Monroe

The Playboy founder will lie for eternity next to the magazine's first cover girl.

Cult

Hugh Hefner: a life spent in the naked eye

Tributes pour in from far and wide for Hugh Hefner, the founder of adult magazine Playboy, who has died at the age of 91.

USA

11 things you didn’t know about Hugh Hefner

From political connections to an obsession with scrapbooks, here's 11 things you didn't know about the founder of Playboy