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Monsey stabbing: Five people wounded at home of New York rabbi

At least five people have been stabbed at the house of a rabbi in New York state, police say. ...

Australia fires: Thousands told to evacuate in Victoria

Tens of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in the Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate amid worsening bushfire conditions. ...

Rush-hour vehicle bomb kills dozens in Somali capital

At least 76 people have been killed by a vehicle bomb detonated during morning rush hour in Somalia's capital. ...

Lafayette: Plane crashes near Walmart supermarket

Five people have been killed after a plane crashed next to a Walmart supermarket in Lafayette, Louisiana. ...

Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages'

The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. ...

Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm

Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. ...

Migrant crisis: Seven die as boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van

A boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan has sunk in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, with at least seven people dead, officials say. ...

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack

Suspected Islamist militants have killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say. ...

Hong Kong protests: Christmas sees no halt in clashes

Christmas Day in Hong Kong has seen no let-up in clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters. ...

France strike: Families face Christmas travel misery

Tens of thousands of people hoping to spend Christmas with their families in France face travel misery as crippling transport strikes enter their 20th day. ...

India National Population Register: Database agreed amid protests

The Indian cabinet has approved funds for a census and a population survey to be held next year despite weeks of protests over a citizenship law that critics say is anti-Muslim. ...

Trump impeachment: White House withheld Ukraine aid just after Zelensky call

The White House sought to freeze aid to Ukraine just 91 minutes after President Trump spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone in July, a newly-released government email has revealed. ...

Virginia pile-up: More than 50 hurt in US motorway crash

More than 60 vehicles have been involved in a pile-up in foggy conditions on a motorway in the US state of Virginia. ...

Australia fires: Death toll rises as fires sweep across three states

One person has died and another is missing as wildfires continue to burn across three Australian states. ...

New Zealand: 56,000 guns handed over during amnesty

More than 56,000 weapons have been handed to authorities in New Zealand during a six-month amnesty, police say. ...

Trump impeachment: President demands immediate Senate trial

US President Donald Trump has demanded an immediate impeachment trial in the Senate, amid an impasse among Democrats and Republicans over when it may start. ...

Australia fires: PM Morrison apologises for US holiday amid crisis

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday in Hawaii this week while the nation's bushfire crisis worsened. ...

Donald Trump is impeached and faces trial in the US Senate

Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office. ...