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Mother arrested for murder of eight children in Australia Australian police said they had arrested the mother of most of eight children reportedly stabbed to death in the northern city of Cairns.

20 December 2014

Nazarbayev sends condolences to Pakistan's President over terrorist attack Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain with condolences over the terrorist attack in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar.

19 December 2014

Up to 11 dead in Japan snow storms: reports Up to 11 people are now reported to have died in a winter snow storm gripping much of Japan, as forecasters warned bad weather would continue.

19 December 2014

Pakistan forces kill 27 militants in northwest: military Pakistani forces killed 27 suspected militants in air strikes and a ground operation in the restive northwest hours after a roadside bomb killed three soldiers.

19 December 2014

Eight children found dead at Australian property Eight children have been found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns, police said Friday, reportedly after a gruesome mass stabbing

19 December 2014

Newtown marks massacre anniversary with reflection A deeply scarred US town lowered flags to half mast and urged quiet reflection on the two-year anniversary of a school massacre.

15 December 2014

Modi due in Indian Kashmir days after deadly attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hit the campaign trail for regional elections in Indian Kashmir Monday.

08 December 2014

Nicole Kidman admits 'toughest year' after father's death Australian film star Nicole Kidman has described 2014 as her toughest ever year, saying the sudden death of her father in Singapore had left her family in "so much pain".

08 December 2014

7 people dead, 8 injured in gas explosion in Kazakhstan's Taldykorgan Seven people have died and another 8 were injured in a gas explosion accident near Taldykorgan in Kazakhstan's south.

01 December 2014

Mexico says goodbye to beloved comedian, 'Chespirito' Tens of thousands of fans filled a Mexico City stadium to say goodbye to "Chespirito," comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos.

01 December 2014

Police arrest 15 in more Ferguson protests Police in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson arrested 15 people after fresh protests over a grand jury decision not to indict a white policeman for shooting dead black teenager.

29 November 2014

Honduras buries slain Miss World contestant, sister A shaken Honduras buried its Miss World contestant and her sister, after the latter's boyfriend shot them in a jealous rage, according to police and media reports.

21 November 2014

Miss Honduras shot dead 'after fleeing sister's boyfriend' Miss Honduras was fatally shot as she tried to escape her sister's jealous boyfriend.

20 November 2014

Explosion in Almaty college kills one, injures 12 A grenade explosion has rocked the College of Fashion and Design in Almaty this morning killing a female student and injuring twelve others.

17 November 2014

US aid worker Kassig's parents 'heartbroken' by his beheading US aid worker Peter Kassig's parents said they were "heartbroken" by the death of their son, after his beheading by Islamic State militants was shown in a video.

17 November 2014

Britain's Cameron 'horrified' by Kassig murder British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "horrified" after the Islamic State jihadist group claimed to have executed US aid worker Peter Kassig.

17 November 2014

Ebola death toll rises to 5,177: WHO The World Health Organization said Friday that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection.

15 November 2014

Explosion in Karaganda mine: one killed, one injured An explosion in a mine in Satpayev town of Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan has claimed one life.

06 November 2014

Probe of US spaceship crash may take a 'year' Authorities who carried out their first full day of investigation into a US spacecraft crash said probing the incident could take a year.

03 November 2014

Mourners bid final farewell to US editor Ben Bradlee Movers and shakers in the US capital rubbed shoulders with big-name journalists to bid a final farewell to former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.

30 October 2014

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