Report concludes Russian-made missile destroyed MH17
The Dutch Safety Board has officially concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from eastern Ukraine.
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Indian PM breaks silence on beef lynching
Indian government officials have spoken out over last week’s mob killing of a Muslim man who was rumoured to be storing and eating beef.
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World in brief – Tear gas protest disrupts Kosovo parliament
Kosovo parliament was cancelled after opposition representatives released two canisters of tear gas mid-session in protest against a European Union deal with Serbia.
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Syrian army stages vast offensive in western Syria
Syria’s army has launched a “vast offensive” against armed opposition forces in an attempt to regain territory.
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter suspended
Football governing body FIFA has suspended three officials, including President Sepp Blatter, due to criminal allegations.
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Typhoon kills 19 in China
Typhoon-triggered tornadoes have left 19 people dead and others missing on the southern coast of China over the weekend.
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World in brief – First week with no new Ebola cases
The three African countries most heavily affected by the Ebola crisis have reported their first week of no new cases since the outbreak of the disease in March 2014.
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Obama apologises for hospital air strike
US President Barack Obama has offered a ‘heartfelt’ apology to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) for the bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
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Russian cruise missiles strike Syria
Russian warships in the Caspian Sea have launched cruise missiles at, what Moscow claims are, Islamic State (IS/ISIL) targets in Syria.
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World in brief – US said Afghan hospital air strike was a mistake
The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan has claimed an air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was a mistake.
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