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Bodies found in rubble of New York building explosion

NEW YORK CITY, March 30: Crews searching at the site where a building exploded in New York’s East Village found two bodies in the rubble

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Sri Lanka president’s brother dies in axe attack

SRI LANKA, March 29: A brother of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has died in hospital after being attacked with an axe on Thursday, police have said. Priyantha Sirisena suffered

Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore holds funeral procession

SINGAPORE, March 29: Singapore is bidding farewell to its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday aged 91. Despite torrential rain, thousands lined the streets to view

President Hadi leaves Yemen as Saudi-led raids continue

MIDDLE EAST, March 27: Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, officials say, as a Saudi-led coalition continues to launch air strikes against Shia Houthi

Co-pilot ‘wanted to destroy plane’

FRANCE, March 27: The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, named as Andreas Lubitz, appeared to want to “destroy the plane”, officials said. Marseille prosecutor

Saudi Arabia launches military operation in Yemen – envoy

MIDDLE EAST, March 26: Saudi Arabia has launched a military operation – including air strikes – in Yemen against Houthi Shia rebels, the Saudi ambassador in the US has said.

Germanwings plane crash: Victims’ families to visit site

EUROPE, March 26: Relatives and friends of the 150 passengers and crew on Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are due to go to the crash site high in the French Alps.

Yemen crisis: An Iranian-Saudi battleground?

YEMEN, March 25: Yemen is fast descending into a violent cauldron where the competing interests of Shia Houthi rebels, Sunni tribes, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states, Iran, al-Qaeda

Yemen minister calls for Gulf military intervention

YEMEN, March 24: The Yemeni foreign minister has called for Gulf Arab states to intervene to prevent the advance of Shia Houthi rebels into the south of the country. The

Tunisia’s Bardo Museum to reopen after deadly attack

AFRICA, March 24: Tunisia’s Bardo Museum is due to reopen less than a week after gunmen killed at least 22 people, mostly European tourists, in the capital Tunis. A concert