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Indonesia: fireworks factory explosion kills at least 47
At least 47 were killed near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta when a small...
At least 47 were killed near the Indonesian capital of...

Iceland set for a second snap election
Prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson has called a poll after the government fell over alleged cover-up of father’s effort to help child sex offender
Prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson has called a poll after...

The JFK documents: US government releases almost 3,000 files
According to the almost 3,000 released previously classified files, the FBI...
According to the almost 3,000 released previously...

Four killed, several injured as train collides with army truck in Finland
Four were killed and several others injured when a military vehicle collided with a train, at an unguarded railway crossing, near the city of Raasepori
Four were killed and several others injured when a military...

Catalan vice president: independence is the only remaining option
Oriol Junqueras says Spanish decision to impose direct rule leaves region...
Oriol Junqueras says Spanish decision to impose...

World’s rich brace themselves for Panama Papers version 2 after Bermuda firm suffers data hack
Offshore services firm Appleby admits suffering a cyber hack last year after journalists from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists...
Offshore services firm Appleby admits suffering a cyber...

Kenya: polls open in election rerun boycotted by opposition leader
A low early turnout for the contested election, which is almost guaranteed to...
A low early turnout for the contested election, which is...

Fats Domino: Rock and roll legend, dies aged 89
Fats Domino, one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s...
Fats Domino, one of the most influential rock and roll...

Russia sanctions still not implemented, despite White House promises
Almost a month after the due date, the Trump administration has yet to...
Almost a month after the due date, the Trump administration...

North Korean official: Take hydrogen bomb threat ‘literally’
North Korean foreign minister issued a stern warning regarding a possible...
North Korean foreign minister issued a stern warning...

Two killed in campus shooting at university in Louisiana
Two were shot dead this morning, on the campus of Grambling State University,...
Two were shot dead this morning, on the campus of Grambling...

Eminem paid over €300,000 in New Zealand copyright case
The Nationalist party in New Zealand was ordered to pay damages for infringing...
The Nationalist party in New Zealand was ordered to pay...

Turkey: Amnesty leaders on trial for 'aiding a terror group'
The chair of Amnesty International, as well as others, are to go on trial...
The chair of Amnesty International, as well as others, are...
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Puerto Rico faces rise of deadly bacteria
Suspected leptospirosis cases increasing in the region, following Hurricane...
Suspected leptospirosis cases increasing in the region,...

US refugee ban comes to an end, but ‘enhanced vetting’ implemented
Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending the temporary ban on refugee admissions, while calling for a review of the program for 11 countries deemed...
Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending the...

Saudi crown prince promises a ‘more moderate Islam’
Mohammed bin Salman said that the conservative state has been 'not...
Mohammed bin Salman said that the conservative state has...

Deathbed confession may crack case of the 1980s 'Crazy Brabant Killers'
A former policeman allegedly admitted, on his deathbed, that he was the ringleader of a Belgian gang that killed 28 people in the early 1980s
A former policeman allegedly admitted, on his...

UK likely to end up with Canadian-style deal, warns Michel Barnier
Post-Brexit trade arrangements with the EU will be very different from now and...
Post-Brexit trade arrangements with the EU will be very...