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An Indian climber has died on Mount Everest, becoming the third fatality in three days on the mountain. Subhash Paul died on Sunday after reaching the summit a day before, as Sherpa guides were helping him descend Read more:…

President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. Speaking during a visit to communist Vietnam and talks with its leaders, Mr Obama said the move removed a…

(Minister of Health, Taiwan) According to the WHO estimate released on April 21, 2004, a total of 774 lives were claimed in the SARS outbreak in 2003. Far beyond the nations where it claimed the most victims, SARS traumatized the world with…

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said her primary race against Bernie Sanders is effectively over. "I will be the nominee for my party," she told CNN in an interview. "That is already done, in effect. There is no…

Wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804 has been found south of the Greek island of Karpathos, Egyptian aviation officials say. The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew when it went down overnight.. Read…

Five villagers in a drought-hit part of northern India have died while trying to restore a disused drinking well. The men died after inhaling poisonous gases that had collected in the well in Haryana state, a local official said. READ…

Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada's oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them. A regional official told the BBC that 8,000 people were given precautionary…

A suspicious item discovered at Old Trafford on Sunday was a training device, police have confirmed. The match between Manchester United and Bournemouth was called off after the device was found shortly before kick-off. Bomb disposal…

Born on an Alabama farm in July 1899, Susannah Mushatt Jones was also the last living American born in the 19th Century. She lived in three centuries, through two world wars and 20 US presidencies Read more:…

The Obama administration has told schools to let transgender pupils use toilets matching their gender identity. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said schools that don't comply may face lawsuits or lose federal aid if they do not comply.…

A British former Catholic priest wanted over child sex abuse allegations has been arrested in Kosovo, local police sources say. Lawrence Soper was being hunted over sex offences allegedly carried out when he was abbot of Catholic Ealing…

Regional and western powers gathered in Nigeria to discuss their war with boko haram, as the United Nations said the group posed a major threat to security in West Africa. Nigeria is seeking closer military cooperation to bring to an end…

Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have said they are "totally committed" to party unity in a statement following their meeting. The two are trying to find common ground after Mr Ryan said he could not endorse the presumptive…

The pistol used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin appears to have been removed from an online auction. George Zimmerman, who shot and killed the 17-year-old, had planned to auction it on the website Gun Broker. Read more:…

Polls have opened in Philippines amid tight security for the country's general election. More than 100,000 police officers will be on duty, amid fears of violence. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36244456