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  More than 2,000 people are feared to be buried alive, though the exact toll has been hard to establish. Read More

  The 52-year-old captain admitted to passing information on munitions systems and aircraft to Moscow. Read More

  Caravaggio’s Ecce Homo nearly escaped attention, having initially been attributed to another 17th Century artist. Read More

  A candidate for mayor is the latest Mexican politician to be targeted amid a surge of violence. Read More

  General Hospital and Siberia actor Johnny Wactor was killed on Saturday in LA, his family confirms. Read More

  A fire broke out in the hospital on Saturday, killing seven newborn babies. Read More

  Hundreds of artefacts ended up with people in the US who bought them on eBay, the BBC has learned. Read More

  The pilot was able to steer clear of roofs in Sydney’s suburbs after the plane lost power mid-flight. Read More

  Powerful storms devastate areas in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma and leave hundreds of thousands without power. Read More

  As Kenya struggles with violent crime an ex-convict tries to persuade men to turn in their weapons. Read More