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Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi dies nine months after crash in Japan
French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died from head injuries he suffered in a crash at last October\'s Japanese Grand Prix, ...Typhoon Nangka lashes Japan, killing two, triggering floods
Typhoon Nangka barreled across the western end of Japan\'s largest main island on Friday, snarling transport, leaving at least two men dead ...Japan to start from scratch on Tokyo Olympic stadium plan
Japan scrapped the design of the Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games because of soaring costs Friday and said it will ...Volcano ash shuts major Indonesian airport
Thousands of Indonesians were spending a miserable Eid Friday after failing to make it home to see their families after erupting volcanoes ...Dead mystery child dumped in suitcase in Australia
The skeletal remains of a young child have been found dumped in bushland in southern Australia, with police Thursday looking for an ...World leaders hail Iran nuclear deal
World leaders hailed the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, with Barack Obama envisioning a "new direction" and Vladimir Putin voicing a global ...UN: World can end AIDS epidemic by 2030
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving ...Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata dies
Nintendo\'s chief executive has died of cancer at the age of 55, it said Monday, in an upheaval for the Japanese videogame ...China braces as typhoon Chan-hom nears eastern coast
Typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards China\'s heavily populated eastern coast on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of almost a million people, shutting transport links ...Thousands stranded as Indonesian volcano closes airports
Ash drifting from an Indonesian volcano closed five airports on Friday, including the one on the holiday island of Bali, causing about ...