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As witnesses die, will the Holocaust be forgotten?

As witnesses die, will the Holocaust be forgotten?

Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.

Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.

The air force pilot who took her daughter on missions

The air force pilot who took her daughter on missions

Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, in her first public comments since mass protests on Monday.

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica is provisionally suspended from competition after testing positive for a banned substance.

The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced.

The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.

The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.

The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.

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Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges, the latest scandal to hit Canadian local politics.

At least 27 people, including a lawmaker linked to Imran Khan's PTI, are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in north-west Pakistan, officials say.

Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.

Five-time singles champion Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, because of a back injury.

Five-time singles champion Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, because of a back injury.