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Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies
Al Jazeera News
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has died at the age of 93 following a prolonged illness, according to a hospital statement on Thursday (August 16, 2018).
Kim Jong-nam murder: 'Enough evidence' for women to go on trial
BBC News
Two women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader have been told there is sufficient evidence for them to go on trial.
Italy bridge: Rescuers search for survivors in Genoa
BBC News
Rescuers in the north-western Italian city of Genoa continue to search for possible survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.
Man arrested after car crashes into UK parliament barrier
Al Jazeera
A man has been arrested after his car crashed into security barriers outside the UK's Houses of Parliament and injured several people.
China's state media defends Xinjiang Muslim crackdown
Al Jazeera
An official Communist Party newspaper said China's campaign of pressure against its Uighur Muslim minority has prevented the Xinjiang region from becoming "China's Syria" or "China's Libya."
Nobel Prize-winning author VS Naipaul dies aged 85
BBC News
Novelist Sir VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, has died aged 85, his family have said.
Stolen plane closes Seattle-Tacoma airport before crashing
BBC News
An airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle airport has crashed on a nearby island.
France floods: 1,600 evacuated, German missing at campsite
BBC New
Heavy floods have forced the evacuation of 1,600 people - most of them campers - in southern France, officials say.
Gaza air strikes ‘kill woman and child’ after rockets hit Israel
BBC News
Three Palestinians are reported to have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, after militants there fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel.
New South Wales drought now affects entire state
BBC News
Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), is now entirely in drought, officials have confirmed.
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