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India US death sentences upheld »

A court in India has upheld the death sentences of two men convicted of involvement in a 2002 shooting attack on a US cultural centre in Calcutta. Five policemen died in the attack and nearly 20 others were injured. Jamiluddin Nasir and Aftab Ansari were arrested...

Bombings hit Iraq Shia pilgrims »

Two suicide bombers have killed 27 people and injured dozens on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Karbala, police reports say. About a million Shia Muslim pilgrims are in the city to visit the Imam Hussein shrine. About 60 pilgrims were killed in two other...

World’s oldest monastery restored »

Egypt has completed the restoration of reputedly the world’s oldest Christian monastery, called Saint Anthony’s. The monastery is believed to be 1,600 years old. The government-sponsored restoration project cost over $14m (£8.9m) and took more than eight years. The monastery is a popular site for Coptic...

Jazz star Sir John Dankworth dies »

Sir John Dankworth, a mainstay of the British jazz scene for over 60 years, has died, his management has said. Saxophonist Sir John, who was 82, wrote the theme tune for The Avengers and served as musical director to the likes of Nat King Cole and...