President faces removal plot
A move to oust the president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, is being planned. Sources say opponents of Yameen in the tiny island nation are lo
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Earthquake kills at least 120
At least 120 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, PM Matteo Renzi has said. The magn
Two lynched, set on fire as ethnic tensions flare
Two Hutu women were dragged out of a minibus, lynched and their bodies set on fire by a crowd in eastern Congo, the local mayor said on Wednesday. Thi
3rd Istanbul bridge to link Europe, Asia to open Friday
A third bridge linking the European and Asian continents in Istanbul will open on Friday during a ceremony that will be attended by Turkish President
Woman ‘cuts off limbs for insurance payout’
A Vietnamese woman has admitted to paying for her foot and part of her arm to be cut off in order to claim an insurance payout, police say. In May, th