South Korea's fire agency says 62 people are dead after a plane caught fire during landing in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's fire agency says 62 people are dead after a plane caught fire during landing in South Korea.
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- The Telegraph
Hamas gives hostages ‘goody bags’ with signed certificates of captivity
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- BBC
China executes man for car rampage that killed dozens
The attacker ploughed into people outside a stadium in the country's deadliest attack in a decade.
- Hello!
Harper Beckham's dad David shares rare insight into teen daughter's 'exciting' future
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- Evening Standard
Horror as woman attacked in alley after being followed off London bus
Police are searching for a male suspect who assaulted the 19-year-old woman on Berkley Avenue in Waltham Cross
- The Independent
Tattoo-covered Iranian pop star sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’
Underground musician was extradited from Istanbul to Iran in December 2023 and in detention since
- Fortune
A Chinese actor’s kidnapping reignites fears over travelling to Southeast Asia, and renews concerns over scam centers run by criminal gangs
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- Variety
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- The Telegraph
Three women spent 471 days in captivity. In one brief, chaotic moment they finally tasted freedom
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- The Independent
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- People
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- The Telegraph
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- The Independent
Tourist and instructor fall to death in paragliding accident in Goa
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- Associated Press
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- BBC
Life in jail for Indian man convicted of doctor's rape and murder
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- The Telegraph
Rioters storm South Korean court after president’s detention extended
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