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Tornadoes leave trail of destruction in southern US

Almost a week’s worth of stormy weather in the US has left at least 18 people dead and a trail of destruction. Tornadoes have swept through

Indonesia

Thailand remembers victims of 2004 tsunami

Eleven years ago, the small fishing village of Baan Nam Khem lost more than half its population when the devastating Boxing Day tsunami struck

USA

Storms continue to batter US south

The severe storms pounding much of the US did not let up for Christmas. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Alabama after heavy rains

Syria

Top rebel commander killed in Syria strikes

The leader of powerful rebel group Jaysh al Islam has been killed in strikes in a suburb east of Damascus. The death of founder Zahroun Alloush and

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Migrant tragedy: at least 20 people drown in the Aegean Sea

An overcrowded boat has sunk off the coast of Turkey, killing at least 20 people trying to make their way to Europe. The Turkish Coast Guard

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Hocine Ait Ahmed a hero of Algeria's war of independence has died

Hocine Ait Ahmed, one of he heroes of Algeria’s war of independence against France has died in Switzerland at the age of 89, official sources said

Syria

Scores killed, over a hundred injured as air strikes target rebel-held city in northwest Syria

Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russia have reportedly killed scores of people and injured many more in the rebel-held city of Idlib

USA

German conductor Kurt Masur dies aged 88

World-famous German conductor Kurt Masur has died in the US aged 88. Originally from what was then East Germany, he was credited with helping

Italy

Italy: 'Puppeteer' former Masonic lodge head Licio Gelli dies, 96

Liccio Gelli, the former head of Italy’s outlawed P2 Masonic lodge, has died, at the age of 96. Nicknamed ‘The Puppeteer’, he has been linked to some

Argentina

Argentine bus crash kills at least 42

A fatal crash in Argentina has left at least 42 dead when a bus careered over a cliff and into a ravine. It happened in the northern province of

Sport

Former Rangers midfielder Arnold Peralta shot dead in Honduras

Former Rangers midfielder Arnold Peralta has been shot dead in a shopping mall parking lot in his home town of La Ceiba on the Caribbean coast of

World News

Founder of North Face dies in Chile accident

Douglas Tompkins, the 72-year-old founder of the North Face and Esprit clothing brands, has died after a kayaking accident in Chile. Mr Tompkins

Italy

Founder of Italian fashion house Krizia dies at the age of 90

The founder of the Italian fashion brand Krizia, Mariuccia Mandelli, has died at the age of 90. The company was founded in the northern city of

USA

California shooting: First picture of killer wife as FBI probes 'act of terrorism'

She is said to have pledged allegiance to ISIL’s leader. He reportedly had contact with militant groups, including al Qaeda’s Syria-wing, the Nusra

Greece

Greece: death at the border leads to violence

The deaths of migrants at sea are all too common. But a man from Morocco has become the first person to die at the land border between Greece and the

USA

US police name suspects in San Bernadino shootings in which 14 people died

Police in California say they believe the two people who shot and killed fourteen people in San Bernadino were the only suspects involved

World News

Oscar Pistorius is guilty of murder

Paralympic Athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder by a court in South Africa. The hearing overturned an earlier verdict of

Sport

Thousands gather at Eden Park for Lomu memorial

A public and very emotional memorial service took place at Eden Park in Auckland on Monday for All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu, who died earlier this

Mali

Mali: rocket attack on Kidal UN base kills 3, injures 20

The United Nations says at least two of its personnel and one civilian have died in a gun and rocket attack on a camp for UN peacekeepers in northern

Turkey

Top Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci shot dead in Turkey

A top Kurdish lawyer was killed by an unidentified gunman on Saturday amid chaotic scenes in Turkey. Some reports suggest that Tahir Elci was caught