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Protests in North Carolina after African American man shot by police

Several hundred protesters clashed with police in Charlotte, North Carolina, after police officers shot 43-year old Keith Lamont Scott, a black man who was said to be…

USA

"L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson found dead

Movie director Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for “LA Confidential”, was found dead in his California home on Tuesday (September 20), the Los Angeles Police Department…

Austria

Austria: driver who ran over crowds 'thought he was being chased'

A man accused of driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians in Austria has gone on trial in the town of Graz.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congolese opposition HQ burns down as deadly violence intensifies

The headquarters of the main opposition party and other political groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been destroyed by fire – leaving a number of people…

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USA

Actor Jim Carrey sued over the death of former girlfriend

Iran

Iranian cyclist killed in Paralympics road race

India

Militants kill 17 soldiers in India-administered Kashmir

Militants have killed at least 17 soldiers and injured 18 at an Indian Army Brigade headquarters in Kashmir, near the de facto border with Pakistan.

Italy

Hundreds gather to honour Ciampi

The former president, prime minister and central bank governor of Italy played a key role in guiding the country into the European single currency. His funeral will be held on Monday.

Belgium

17-year-old becomes first minor to die by euthanasia in Belgium

It is the first time rules adopted in Belgium in 2014 have been applied. They allow for the doctor-assisted deaths of minors with incurable conditions.

Israel

Fourth death in spate of attacks on Israelis

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian who they say stabbed and wounded a soldier in the West Bank. There has been no immediate comment from Palestinian officials about Saturday's attack.

USA

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee dies, 88

Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee has died at the age of 88.

Italy

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi: the man who served Italy with 'passion'

He will be remembered by many as a man who worked tirelessly for his country.

USA

US pay drone strike victim's family

The US government has paid over €1 million to the family of a 37 year-old Italian aid worker who was killed by a US drone attack whilst being held hostage in…

Italy

Former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi dies at the age of 95

Former Italian president, prime minister and central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has died at the age of 95.

Italy

Authorities wrestle with online abuse laws after sex tape leads to suicide

Italy has been rocked by the suicide of Tiziana Cantone.

Italy

Fears online sex tape shame prompted suicide

An Italian woman who was subjected to online abuse after an explicit video of her went viral has killed herself.

Republic of North Macedonia

Six dead as small aircraft crashes in FYR Macedonia

All six people onboard a private plane died on Tuesday evening when it crashed in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

France

First face transplant patient dies

Isabelle Dinoire, the world’s first recipient of a face transplant died on 22 April after a ‘long illness’.

World News

Putin offers support and comfort in Samarkand

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Uzbekistan for his first visit since the death of longtime President Islam Karimov.

Iraq

ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Baghdad bomb blast

A car bomb explosion near a hospital in central Baghdad has left at least nine people dead.