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Obama condemns deadly Dallas police shootings

US President Barack Obama has reacted to the deadly shootings in Dallas during a two-day NATO summit in the Polish capital Warsaw.

USA

Thousands march to say "Black Lives Matter"

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in several cities across the United States, angry about what they say is racial bias by police.

USA

Baton Rouge police officers suspended after fatally shooting father-of-five

Another fatal police shooting of an African American man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has sparked protests and again raised the issue of disproportionate use of force by…

Iraq

Ground-breaking Iraqi dancer killed by truck bomb

The death of a 23-year-old Iraqi in the Baghdad truck bombing Sunday (3 JULY 2016) has touched the hearts of many across the world, moved by his commitment to…

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Italy

Italian police arrest suspect in murder of American student

Italian police have arrested a homeless man on suspicion of robbery and murder after the discovery of the body of missing American student Beau Solomon in the river Tiber in…

Iran

Lauded Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has died at the age of 76

Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has died at the age of 76 in the French capital, Paris.

World News

Torrential rains spark floods in China, Pakistan, and India

Severe floods in several Chinese regions have left at least 180 dead as heavy rains sweep across Asia, also triggering floods in Pakistan and India.

Iraq

Grief and anger on the streets of Baghdad

At least 200 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in the worst bombing so far this year in Iraq.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh police work to identify perpetrators of deadly Dhaka attack

Police in Bangladesh are working to confirm the identities of a group of men who carried out a deadly attack on a restaurant in Dhaka, in which 20 hostages and two police officers were…

Bangladesh

Bangladesh mourns after suspected Islamist militants storm upmarket cafe in the capital

Bangladesh has begun two days of mourning after suspectic Islamist militants stormed an upmarket restaurant in the capital, Dhaka.

USA

'Deer Hunter' director Michael Cimino dies at 77

Michael Cimino, the American award-winning filmmaker best known for his Vietnam War classic “The Deer Hunter,” has died at the age of 77.

World News

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel dies aged 87

The Holocaust survivor and former Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel has died aged 87.

France

Former French PM Michel Rocard dies, aged 85

Michel Rocard, France’s prime minister from 1988 to 1991, has died aged 85, his son has told AFP news agency.

Bangladesh

Renzi and Abe condemn "despicable act of terrorism"

Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi condemned the attack and vowed not to give in terrorism.

Bangladesh

Islamist gunmen kill 20 hostages, mainly foreigners, in Bangladeshi capital

The victims include at least nine Italians and possibly Japanese nationals.

Israel

Israeli teenager stabbed to death in her bed by Palestinian

A spokesman for the Israeli military says the 13-year-old died at her home in Kiryat Arba on the outskirts of the city of Hebron.

USA

US college basketball loses coaching legend: Pat Summitt dies, aged 64

Pat Summitt, known as the winningest coach in US Division I college basketball history has died at the age of 64.

World News

Bud Spencer dies at the age of 86

The Italian actor starred in more than 20 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, many of them "Spaghetti" westerns.

Italy

Italian actor Bud Spencer dies at 86

The Italian actor and film maker Bud Spencer has died at the age of 86 in Rome.

USA

US National Guard help rescue effort in flood-hit West Virginia

President Obama has signed a disaster declaration making federal funding available for flood victims in three counties of the US state of West Virginia, which is dealing with the aftermath of the wors