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Pakistan: bomb kills Punjab Home Minister

Rescuers in Northern Pakistan have dug desperately through the remains of a minister’s house flattened by a suicide bomb attack. At least nine people

China

China: Death toll mounts after massive explosion

The authorities in China have ordered anyone living within a three kilometre radius of a massive explosion at a chemical plant to leave their homes

Brazil

Brazil shooting spree leaves 19 people dead around Sao Paulo

At least 19 people have been shot dead in multiple attacks around Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo. At least 10 of the dead were shot at a bar after

China

Chinese investigators start Tianjin blast tests

Some 200 Chinese investigators have started tests at the site of the chemical warehouse explosion in Tianjin. The team from the Chinese military are

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Turkey

Turkish soldiers killed in clashes between army and PKK fighters

France

Road deaths in France hit three-year high in July

China

Tianjin blasts: Relatives anxiously await news of dozens still missing

A camera pans over the devastation caused by two huge blasts in the eastern Chinese city of Tianjin. Burned-out buildings, rows of ruined cars and

Egypt

Croatia attempts to confirm hostage beheading after 'horrific' photo is posted

The Croatian government says it cannot be “100 percent” sure that a Croatian man has been beheaded by ISIL-affiliated militants. Officials are trying

Russia

Russia remembers Kursk disaster

Cities across Russia have held ceremonies remembering the 118 sailors who died when a nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea 15 years ago. Twelve

Haiti

OAS observers back Haiti poll despite irregularities

International observers have criticised Haiti’s parliamentary election, saying the vote was marred by irregularities, Two people reportedly died on

Nigeria

Bomb blast at Nigeria market 'kills 50'

Dozens of people have been killed in a bomb attack on a packed market in northeast Nigeria. The explosion, bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram, took

Iraq

Deadly car bomb attacks in eastern Iraq kill dozens

At least 42 people have been killed and many more injured in two bomb attacks in eastern Iraq. A car bomb targeted a crowded marketplace near the

Sweden

Two killed, one seriously injured, in Ikea knife attack

USA

Disappointment at life sentence for Colorado cinema killer

Victims’ relatives say they are disappointed that US cinema gunman James Holmes has been spared the death penalty. The 27-year-old killed 12 people

Chile

Chile: celebrations as former head of hated secret police dies

There have been celebrations on the streets at news of the death of one of the most hated men in Chile. Manuel Contreras headed the South American

Afghanistan

More than 50 dead in Kabul bomb attacks

The NATO-led mission in Afghanistan says eight civilians have been killed, along with one of its service members, after a special forces base was

Gaza

West Bank: father of Palestinian boy killed in arson attack dies of injuries

The father of an 18-month-old Palestinian boy killed in an arson attack in the West Bank, has died of his injuries. Suspected Jewish attackers

Taiwan

Deadly typhoon unleashes mudslides and flooding in Taiwan

A powerful typhoon has hit Taiwan, leaving at least four people dead and many more injured. Video showed a mountain village bing engulfed as a

Chile

Chile: Pinochet's former intelligence chief Manuel Contreras dies

The former head of Chile’s secret police during the country’s military dictatorship has died, aged 86. Manuel Contreras was unrepentant for human

Mali

At least six dead in Mali hotel attack

Suspected Islamic militants have attacked a hotel used by UN staff in central Mali killing at least six people. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in