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Singer Glen Campbell dies aged 81

The 'Rhinestone cowboy' singer, Glen Campbell has died aged 81

France

French actress Jeanne Moreau has died at 89

French actress Jeanne Moreau has died at 89

Finland

One killed after suspected drink-driver ploughs into Helsinki crowd

Iran

Baby found dead in car stolen from family driveway

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USA

Texas migrant truck tragedy: Driver could face death penalty

Ten out of an estimated 100 undocumented migrants inside the sweltering lorry in San Antonio have died

USA

Eight people found dead in back of truck in Texas

Authorities in Texas say eight people found dead in the back of an articulated lorry parked behind a shopping centre are believed to be illegal immigrants

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Entertainment world reacts to death of Linkin Park frontman, Chester Bennington

Stars from the world of entertainment pay tribute to Linkin Park frontman who has died of apparent suicide by hanging at the age of 41.

Switzerland

Frozen bodies of couple missing since 1942 found in Swiss Alps

They were last seen going to milk their cows midway through World War II.

Iran

How death of maths genius Mirzakhani is breaking taboos for women in Iran

USA

Actor Martin Landau dies aged 89

USA

Maryam Mirzakha, the first woman to receive the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics, has died in the US

Iranian math genius, Maryam Mirzakhani, who became the first woman to receive the "Nobel Prize for Mathematics" in 2014 has died from cancer in the US

Mexico

11 killed in a stabbing at a children's birthday party in Mexico

11 people, including two children, have been stabbed to death by masked men at birthday party in Mexico.

China

'The death of hope': the world responds to death of Liu Xiaobo

China

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has died, Chinese government says

Venezuela

Zapatero meets Lopez over Venezuelan crisis

Spain's former prime minister is said to have played a crucial role in the release from jail of Venezuela's opposition leader

Turkey

Five ISIL suspects killed in police raid in central Turkey

The deaths in the city of Konya came as Turkish authorities launched a series of raids on suspects from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group.

China

Liu Xiaobo 1955-2017: 'I have no enemies'

China's most influential human rights activist and Nobel prizewinner has died of cancer aged 61.

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Germany: up to 18 feared dead after bus and lorry collide

Tourists missing, feared dead, following bus collision in Germany.

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Ukraine: deadly bomb blast

Deadly car bomb explodes in the Ukrainian capital.

World News

How likely are you to get killed by a shark?

As the number of sharks in popular U.S. tourist destinations was set to rise, experts say the chance of being attacked by the animals is minuscule and the odds of a fatal encounter are even lower.