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Ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts
Al Jazeera News
US President Donald Trump has been dealt a double blow after developments in two separate cases involving his former close associates.
Colorado dad charged with killing pregnant wife and girls
BBC News
A Colorado man has been charged with the deaths of his pregnant wife and their daughters last week.
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 19 villagers in Borno state
Al Jazeera News
Boko Haram fighters have killed more than a dozen people in an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, witnesses say.
Ecuador tightens entry rules for Venezuelan migrants
BBC News
Ecuador has brought in new rules to stop Venezuelan migrants entering the country without a passport, leaving many stranded in neighbouring Colombia.
Kofi Annan, former UN chief, dies at 80
BBC News
Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, has died aged 80, international diplomats say.
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."