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India soldier killed in Kashmir
A senior Indian army officer dies in a gun battle with separatist militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Dozens killed in Bangladeshi fire
More than 100 people die in a fire in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, with others feared trapped in buildings. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Twelve killed by Cumbria gunman
A gunman, thought to be Derrick Bird, 52, went on the rampage in Cumbria, killing 12 people and injuring 25, police confirm. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Many killed in Indian bus crash
At least 30 people have been killed and about 30 others injured in a bus crash in southern India, media reports say. The bus is reported to have ploughed into a police road block before overturning.Its fuel tank burst into flames, engulfing the passengers. Some of the dead are reported to be children. The crash occurred... »
Many killed in Karachi violence
At least 20 people have been killed in violence in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say. They say most of the dead were victims of drive-by shootings carried out by unidentified motorcyclists. The bulk of Wednesday’s violence took place between rival ethnic groups in western and eastern parts of the city. Correspondents say that... »
Two Britons killed in Libya crash
Two British people were among those killed in a plane crash at Tripoli airport in Libya, according to the Foreign Office. A Dutch boy is the sole survivor of the crash, which killed 103 people. Mother-of-two Priscilla Savathree Collick, 52, from Waunarlwydd, in Wales, was one of the Britons killed. The flight recorders have been... »
Seven killed in Baghdad car bomb
A car bomb outside a cafe in Baghdad has killed seven people and injured more than 20, Iraqi officials say. The bomb went off outside a cafe in Sadr City, a mainly Shia area in eastern Baghdad. It comes two days after a spate of attacks across the country killed more than 100 people. Iraq... »
Three killed in Greece protests
A general strike has been called across Greece as protests against planned spending cuts and tax rises continue. Trains, planes and ferries are at a standstill as transport workers join public sector workers who began their own 48-hour strike on Tuesday. Austerity measures planned in return for a 110bn euro (£95bn) international rescue package for... »
Leukaemia cells ‘killed quicker’
Scientists have claimed to have found a way of killing leukaemia cells quicker and more effectively. The Simon Flavell Research Laboratory in Southampton used a compound from the common gypsophila plant to break down the membrane of the leukaemia cells. This allows antibodies with toxins to penetrate and kill the cells. But the team admits... »
Teacher ‘thought he killed boy’
A teacher told a colleague of his frustration at being unable to control his classes the day before attacking a pupil, a court has heard. Peter Harvey, 50, denies the attempted murder of a boy at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School, Mansfield, while trying to restore class discipline. The boy, 14, suffered a fractured skill... »
DR Congo army ‘killed civilians’
The Democratic Republic of Congo army killed 49 civilians after retaking the airport in Mbandaka from rebels earlier this month, a human rights group says. Witnesses told the Asadho campaign group that nine people arrested three months earlier were accused of being rebels and killed in cold blood. The group also found that 33 bodies... »
Two killed in Nigeria jail-break
Two prisoners are shot dead during an attempted jail break in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, officials say. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Top Iraqi al-Qaeda leaders ‘killed’
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says an intelligence team has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, reports say. Abu Ayyub al-Masri is also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. There have been previous reports that Masri has been captured, but these have turned out to be untrue. Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been... »
Australia mobster killed in jail
Infamous gangland boss Carl Williams dies after a beating by a fellow inmate at a high security jail in Melbourne. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Foreigners killed in Afghan blast
An explosion has rocked the centre of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. A police spokesman told the Associated Press that a car bomb had been detonated outside a hotel, injuring at least six people, two seriously. Witnesses told the news agency the blast had shattered the windows of the four-story Noor Jehan Hotel. Earlier... »
Eleven killed in Thailand clashes
Thai security forces have retaken a satellite TV transmission station and again stopped its broadcasts. Thousands of protesters had seized control of the opposition-controlled People Channel, forcing officials to allow it back on air. The authorities say the channel incites violence and spreads false information. Over the past three weeks, red-shirted demonstrators demanding new elections... »
Killed soldier was father-to-be
A UK soldier shot dead by insurgents in a fire fight in southern Afghanistan was soon to become a father. Fusilier Jonathan Burgess, 20, from Swansea, of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, was killed in the Nad Ali area of Helmand province on Wednesday. Comrades said he had been keen to come home to support... »
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh died as a result of a gunshot wound in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier died on Wednesday and next of kin have been informed. He was on foot patrol when he was killed in an exchange of fire with insurgents near Showal,... »
‘Four killed’ in Kyrgyz clashes
Police in Kyrgyzstan have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters in Bishkek, reports say. Several hundred anti-government protesters were said to have gathered outside the main opposition headquarters in the capital. The unrest comes a day after thousands of people in the northwest city of Talas stormed regional government offices. They were... »
Firefighters killed in fire named
Two firefighters killed while tackling a fire at a high-rise block of flats in Southampton have been named. James Shears, 35, and Alan Bannon, 38, died at the 15-storey Shirley Towers in Church Street where fire broke out just after 0800 BST. A further two firefighters suffered minor burns to their hands. Hampshire Fire... »
Single stab wound killed teenager
A young woman found murdered in east London died from a single stab wound to the neck, post-mortem tests have shown. Aliza Ahmed Mirza, of Landsdowne Road, Ilford, was found in Forest View Road, Manor Park, on Saturday evening. She died in hospital. Two males – one aged 17, the other 45 – have been... »
South African Terreblanche killed
South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche has been murdered, local media reports say. Mr Terreblanche was beaten to death on his farm in the north-west of the country, the reports said. Mr Terreblanche and his Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaner Resistance Movement – AWB) came to prominence in the early 1980s. He became the champion of... »
Afghan soldiers killed by Germans
German troops in northern Afghanistan have killed five Afghan soldiers and injured three others, Nato has said. The troops were in two civilian cars which did not heed warnings to stop as they drove up to German troops in Kunduz province, a Nato statement said. The Nato forces are said to have been en route... »
Germans killed in Afghan attack
Three German soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, officials say. They died during fierce fighting with Taliban insurgents in the north of the country, the German military said. A number of other German soldiers were wounded in the incident, which happened near Chahar Dara, south-west of the city of Kunduz. Germany has more than 4,000... »
Girl killed as heavy snow hits UK
Heavy snow and blizzards have caused widespread disruption in some parts of the UK, with up to 30,000 homes without power in Northern Ireland. Blizzard warnings have been issued for most of Scotland and Scottish Power said electricity was cut to about 22,000 homes at one point on Tuesday. The Met Office has issued extreme... »
Nine killed in Dagestan bombings
Two police officers have been killed in two explosions in the town of Kizlyar in Russia’s restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, reports say. Russian news agencies said the second blast came 20 minutes after the first. This comes two days after 39 people were killed in two suicide bombings on the Moscow Metro, for... »
UK soldier killed in blast named
A soldier killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan on Saturday is named as Rifleman Daniel Holkham, from The Rifles. »
Soldier killed by grenade named
A British soldier killed in a grenade attack in southern Afghanistan has been named as Lance Corporal of Horse Jonathan Woodgate. L/Cpl Woodgate, 27, of the Household Cavalry Regiment, was serving with the Brigade Reconnaissance Force when the attack happened near Sangin on Friday. It was due to be the final patrol of his current... »
Soldier killed by Afghan car bomb
A British soldier from Third Battalion The Rifles has been killed by a suicide car bomber in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced. The soldier died on Saturday afternoon after an explosion 1km east of Sangin, in Helmand Province. The death was not related to Operation Moshtarak. Lt Col David Wakefield, of Task... »
‘Low risk’ woman killed herself
A grandmother took her own life days after a psychiatric medical team at a hospital decided not to admit her as she was at a "low risk" of self harm. An inquest heard Avril Thorne, 49, of the Sandfields area of Port Talbot, hanged herself in March 2006. Recording a narrative verdict, Neath Port Talbot... »
Israeli soldier killed by ‘friendly fire’
An Israeli has been killed by his own forces in a border incident in which three Palestinians illegally crossing the border from Gaza were seized. The Israeli army said the Palestinians were unarmed and thought to be looking for work when they were stopped. A second Israeli army unit arrived and opened fire, mistaking the... »
Girl, 4, killed by car on beach
A four-year-old girl from Nottingham has died after being hit by a car on a Florida beach. Ellie Bland was on the sands at Daytona Beach in the south-eastern US state when the incident happened on Saturday. She is believed to have been on holiday with her family and the next of kin had been... »
Protesters killed at Uganda tombs
At least two protesters have been shot dead by Ugandan police after they tried to stop the president from visiting the site of a fire at a royal mausoleum. The protesters booed President Yoweri Museveni and set up a barricade to stop him from reaching the tombs at Kasubi. The fire destroyed the tombs –... »