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The death of a zoo worker attacked by a tiger could have been due to "human or technical" factors, police say.

There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, an inter-faith charity says.

Olympic champion Greg Rutherford triumphs on home soil once again as he wins the long jump at the Great CityGames Manchester.

Two goods trains collide in the US state of Missouri, bringing down a road bridge and leaving seven people injured.

About 100 activists stage Ukraine's first gay pride march in the capital Kiev, describing the event as a "historic" day.

More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including the West Coast Main Line scheme, are at serious risk of failure, a government report warns.

Paralympic 100m champion Jonnie Peacock wins on his return from injury at the Great CityGames Manchester.

Rebel positions in Qusair in western Syria come under heavy shelling as government troops step up their offensive to recapture the strategic town.

Nico Rosberg beats Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg beats Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Osaka's outspoken mayor apologises for saying US troops in Okinawa should visit legal brothels as a way of curbing sexual crimes there.

Osaka's outspoken mayor apologises for saying US troops in Okinawa should visit legal brothels as a way of curbing sexual crimes there.

At least seven marines and five militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.

At least 16 children, some as young as five, have died on their way to school, after a gas cylinder exploded on the bus they were travelling on.

At least 16 children, some as young as five, have died on their way to school, after a gas cylinder exploded on the bus they were travelling on.

France begins a key stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out of the north.

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At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.

A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.

Thousands of paper lanterns light up the night sky in the Philippines in an attempt to set a new world record.