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Four arrested in Pakistan over ‘stolen spinal fluid’
Four people have been arrested by police in Pakistan, accused of stealing spinal fluid from women and attempting to sell it.
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Gas canister blast kills eight at Bolivia festival
At least eight people have been killed, and more than 40 others injured, after a street vendor’s gas canister exploded during a festival in Bolivia.
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Russian plane crashes after takeoff, no survivors expected
A Russian plane carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed after vanishing from radars as it left a Moscow airport, heading for the Urals.
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Taliban ambulance bomb kills 40, injures 140 in Kabul
A suicide bombing has killed at least 40 people and injured 140 others in the centre of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, officials say.
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Bus fire kills 52 in Kazakhstan
A bus has caught fire in north-western Kazakhstan, killing 52 people, the interior ministry has said.
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Father of Murder Victim Sets Off Hand Grenades In Ukraine Courtroom
A man has killed himself and injured at least seven others after setting off two hand grenades in a courtroom in eastern Ukraine.
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Slobodan Praljak Dies After Drinking Poison In Court
War crimes suspect Slobodan Praljak, who had claimed to have drank poison during the verdict of his final appeals case in a court in The Hague, has died.
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War Crimes Suspect Slobodan Praljak ‘Drinks Poison’ During Trial In The Hague
A war crimes suspect, Slobodan Praljak, has reportedly drank poison after a verdict was announced during an appeal hearing in The Hague.
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North Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which the US Secretary of Defence said makes the country a worldwide threat.
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Suicide Attack Kills 17 Southeast of Baghdad
At least 17 people have been killed after gunmen carried out a suicide attack southeast of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, local media reported.