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12:25pm, 7th April, 2019

UK Novichok victim told all would have died if Russia was behind Salisbury attack

A British man whose partner died after being exposed to nerve agent Novichok was told by Russia's ambassador that Moscow could not have been behind the attacks because they would have "killed everyone", he told the Sunday Mirror newspaper.

Guatemalan migrant girl in U.S. custody died of sepsis: autopsy report

5:36pm, 29th March, 2019

US

Guatemalan migrant girl in U.S. custody died of sepsis: autopsy report

The death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in U.S. federal custody in December was caused by strep-induced sepsis, a Texas medical examiner's autopsy report released on Friday showed.

Buddhist nun prays for Vietnamese workers who died in Japan

10:26pm, 28th March, 2019

World

Buddhist nun prays for Vietnamese workers who died in Japan

Rows of wooden mortuary tablets inscribed with names line an altar at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, silent testimony to Vietnamese people who died after coming to Japan to work or study.

Dementia patient over-medicated and bruised when he died, widow tells Australian aged care inquiry

2:25am, 11th February, 2019

World

Dementia patient over-medicated and bruised when he died, widow tells Australian aged care inquiry

An elderly man suffering Parkinson's Disease and dementia was given 10 times his medication and had unexplained bruising when he died at an Australian aged care facility, his widow told an inquiry into the A$20 billion ($14 billion) aged care se...

More than 80,000 Yemeni children may have died from hunger, aid group says

12:08pm, 21st November, 2018

World

More than 80,000 Yemeni children may have died from hunger, aid group says

An estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger in Yemen since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in the civil war in 2015, an aid agency said on Wednesday, as the U.N. special envoy arrived in Yemen to pursue peace talks.

Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate, fires two senior officials

7:21pm, 19th October, 2018

World

Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate, fires two senior officials

- Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has died, and said it fired two senior officials over the incident that has provoked an international outcry and strained relations between Riyadh and the West.

Venezuela opposition honors politician who died in jail, U.N. calls for probe

4:49pm, 9th October, 2018

World

Venezuela opposition honors politician who died in jail, U.N. calls for probe

Singing the national anthem while carrying his coffin, Venezuelan lawmakers on Tuesday paid tribute to an opposition politician whom authorities say killed himself by jumping out a window while in prison but whose party says was murdered.

Pilot hails take-off "guardian angel" who died in Indonesia quake

5:17pm, 2nd October, 2018

World

Pilot hails take-off "guardian angel" who died in Indonesia quake

An Indonesian pilot hailed an air traffic controller who died in Friday's earthquake as a "guardian angel" for ensuring a passenger plane took off safely before he jumped in vain for safety.

1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018, Italy deadliest route: U.N.

9:16am, 27th July, 2018

World

1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018, Italy deadliest route: U.N.

For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one in 19, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday.