At least 140 people have died in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn, one of the most celebrated Russian writers of the 20th century, has died aged 89.
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A new show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is a one hour stage advert for Pot Noodle.
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China’s ancient Terracotta Army comes to life in the third instalment of The Mummy film franchise.
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At least three climbers have died and several more are missing after an avalanche struck K2 in north Pakistan.
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Thousands of music fans gathered in Poland for Europe’s largest free music festival, Haltestelle Woodstock.
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Rowan Williams has said the “pieces are on the board” to resolve the Anglican Church’s row over homosexuality.
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A group of former Labour ministers are to set out their own policy agenda, the BBC has learned.
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Barry George has said he could not have killed Jill Dando, as he was stalking another woman at the time.
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A British man shot while on honeymoon in the Caribbean has died, a week after the attack that also killed his wife.
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