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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

French protester killed by 'explosion', questions over police involvement A protester who died during a clash at the site of a contested French dam project was wounded by "an explosion''.

28 October 2014

Athletics: Ex-world 800m champion Mulaudzi dies in car crash - Zuma Former world 800-metre champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi died Friday aged 34 in a car crash on his way to a Johannesburg athletics meeting.

25 October 2014

Australian doctors transplant 'dead' hearts in surgical breakthrough Australian surgeons said they have used hearts which had stopped beating in successful transplants, in a world first they said could change the way organs are donated.

24 October 2014

Heads roll in Russia as more details emerge of Total crash Top Russian airport officials quit as more employees were detained over the Moscow plane crash that killed the CEO of French oil giant Total.

24 October 2014

Guinea offers $10,000 to families of health workers killed by Ebola The families of every Guinean health worker who has died in the Ebola outbreak will be compensated for their loss with $10,000.

23 October 2014

Washington Post 'Watergate' editor dead at 93 Legendary former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee died Tuesday. He was 93.

22 October 2014

Snowplough driver in Moscow crash says on runway by mistake The driver of the snowplough that blocked the take-off of a private plane at a Moscow airport, said he drove onto the runway after losing his bearings.

22 October 2014

Death of Total CEO will not affect Kashagan project: Kazakh Vice-Minister of Energy Tragic death of the CEO of French oil giant Total Christophe de Margerie will not affect the development of Kashagan field in Kazakhstan.

22 October 2014

Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam dead at 98 Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam died Tuesday aged 98.

21 October 2014

American fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82 Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Rent died Monday. He was 82.

21 October 2014

Che photographer Burri dies aged 81 Swiss photographer Rene Burri, celebrated for his portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso, died Monday in Zurich aged 81.

21 October 2014

French ceremony honours slain war correspondents France Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family paid tribute Thursday to the numerous journalists killed over the past year, including US reporter James Foley.

10 October 2014

Funeral held for nine Niger peacekeepers killed in Mali Nine UN peacekeepers killed last week in Mali were buried in the Niger capital Niamey.

09 October 2014

More than 330 killed in Ukraine since truce: UN More than 330 people have been killed in Ukraine since a fragile truce began a month ago, with five million people affected by continuing violence.

08 October 2014

Peacekeeper dies as UN camp in Mali comes under rocket fire: UN A peacekeeper was killed as a UN camp in northern Mali came under rocket fire in an attack said to have been carried out by a jihadist leader.

08 October 2014

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