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Ferry fire kills more than 20 near Indonesian capital Jakarta

A fire on board a ferry in Indonesia has killed at least 23 people.

Turkey

Erdogan vows Turkey will stand firm against terror

Security services had been on heightened alert for New Year in Turkey and across Europe.

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Airstrike targets Syrian school hours before ceasefire

Just hours before a ceasefire came into effect in Syria, amateur footage captured the terrifying aftermath of an airstrike on a school in the rebel-held area of Arbin, Damascus, which is reported to h

Russia

Both black boxes located, one recovered from Russian plane crash

Recovery teams find TU-154's second black box flight recorder and more bodies as investigation into Black Sea crash continues.

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Russia

Russia mourns plane crash dead

Sochi’s seafront has become a place of mourning, as residents lay flowers and light candles to honour the victims of Sunday’s plane crash.

Russia

Putin declares Day of Mourning for Russia plane crash victims

Muscovites laid floral tributes at the headquarters of the famed Alexandrov Ensemble choir on Sunday, after at least 60 of its members were killed in the crash of a Russian military plane en route to…

Italy

Berlin truck attack: body of Italian victim returns home

The body of Fabrizia di Lorenzo, the Italian victim of the Berlin Christmas market attack, has arrived in Rome.

Indonesia

Searching for survivors: more than 1,000 rescue workers deployed after Indonesia earthquake

Over a thousand rescue workers are searching for survivors a day after a magnitude 6.

Indonesia

Death toll rises in Indonesia 'quake, with dozens feared trapped

At least 97 people have died in the magnitude 6.5 tremor, the Army says, while hundreds are reportedly injured.

Thailand

Over a dozen dead in southern Thailand as floods threaten tourist season

Severe flooding across a large part of southern Thailand has killed more than a dozen people after several days of heavy rain.

Brazil

Thousands attend memorial for Chapecoense football team

Fans, families and officials gather in southern Brazil to pay their respects to victims of the plane crash that wiped out most of the squad.

Brazil

Brazil holds massive memorial for Chapecoense football team

A huge memorial service has been held for the victims of the deadly plane crash which wiped out a Brazilian football team.

Afghanistan

Dozens of civilians die in airstrike called to protect US and Afghan troops

At least 30 civilians have been killed, many of them children, in Northern Afghanistan after airstrikes were called in to protect US and Afghan troops fighting the…

Syria

Rebels use car bombs to step up the offensive in western Aleppo

Fighting intensifies ahead of planned humanitarian pause on Friday

Libya

At least 239 migrants dead after two shipwrecks off Libyan coast

Two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya have claimed the lives of at least 239 migrants.

USA

Suspect captured after killing of two police officers in Iowa

Authorities say the officers were ambushed as they sat in their patrol cars in Des Moines in separate attacks

Indonesia

Boat sinks carrying Indonesian migrant workers home from Malaysia

A boat carrying 93 Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia has sunk off Batam Island just south of Singapore, killing 17 of them according to Indonesia’s national disaster…

Brazil

Worshippers killed in grotto collapse in central Brazil

At least ten people died and four others were injured after a grotto partially collapsed during a religious ceremony in Brazil.

Vietnam

Vietnam pledges safety clampdown after karaoke bar fire

At least 13 people have been killed in a fire at a karaoke bar in Hanoi.

Iraq

A family's flight from Mosul

A family of five recount their perilous escape from Mosul and offer insight into what life under ISIL is like