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Two men arrested over an explosion at a service station in County Donegal which killed 10 people have been released without charge.The blast on the afternoon of 7 October in the village of Creeslough, in northwestern Ireland, caused the death of four men, three women and three children, with ages ranging from five to 59.Police said two men, both in their 50s, were arrested on Friday morning for alleged offences […]

When it comes, the gang violence is lethal and nobody in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince knows when or where it will flare up next.Thousands have been forced to leave their homes and those capable of leaving the city do so on buses and in cars, heading north away from the fighting. But tens of thousands simply can't get away.They're now living rough or in buildings that they have taken over.A huge […]

As Russia reels from a devastating attack at a concert hall, Kyiv is worried Vladimir Putin will exploit the bloodshed to escalate his war in Ukraine regardless of who is to blame.On Friday night, the extremist Islamist militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the mass shooting that left at least 40 people dead and dozens more wounded in a Moscow suburb. But the Kremlin has yet formally to accuse […]

The former chief executive of South African multinational retailer Steinhoff was told he would be arrested shortly before he was found fatally injured, police have said.South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority fined Markus Jooste almost £20m on Wednesday for false accounting - the same day a warrant was issued for his arrest.He was expected to hand himself in, along with former colleague Stephanus Grobler, who was also subject to a […]

India's prime minister has been labelled a "scared dictator" after a key opposition politician was arrested.Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, a prominent anti-corruption campaigner, was detained following a raid on Thursday night. He leads the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) - also known as the Common People's Party - and the arrest comes weeks before national elections are due to begin. Image: Arvind Kejriwal. Pic: Reuters AAP is part of an […]

Former football star Robinho has been arrested in Brazil, more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman in Italy. The former Manchester City player will start his nine-year prison term after a court decision this week authorised the transfer of the sentence from Italy. In a statement, police said Robinho, 40, will undergo a medical examination and a custody hearing before being sent to prison.Earlier […]

Foreign Secretary David Cameron has accused Israel of delaying UK aid to Gaza, saying some supplies have been stuck at the border for almost three weeks.In a letter to the Commons foreign affairs select committee chair Alicia Kearns, Lord Cameron said it was "of enormous frustration", blaming "arbitrary denials" by the Israeli government as one of the "main blockers" of the aid. He also contradicted claims by former Israeli spokesperson […]

Simon Harris has said being a dad is "the most important job I have, and ever will have".In which case, the father-of-two is about to start the second most important job in his life. In little more than 24 hours, the field of contenders to become Fine Gael leader - and then Taoiseach, or prime minister - has thinned completely.The path to power is now clear for Mr Harris, a […]

Delhi has been named 2023's the most polluted capital city in the world, as India - and the whole of South Asia - continues to grapple with smog and toxic air.A report into the most polluted cities around the world by IQAir, a Swiss-based air-quality monitoring group, found nine of the top 10 were in India. Delhi was ranked as the third most polluted city overall and the most polluted […]