2 h. ago Girl left unwatched by agency worker at psychiatric unit was unlawfully killed, inquest finds

Jury finds failings of worker before Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, took own life amount to gross negligence manslaughterRuth was failed by system, say parentsA vulnerable 14-year-old girl was unlawfully killed when an agency support worker failed to keep her under observation at a secure psychiatric unit, an inquest jury has concluded.The worker, who used a false identity, left Ruth Szymankiewicz alone even though she had complex mental health issues and was judged to need constant watching because she was a suicide risk. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Militant attacks on Pakistani police kill 5 as government hunt for insurgents displaces thousands

A series of attacks against Pakistani police by militants left five officers dead and eight wounded in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Pakistan’s Independence Day

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5 h. ago K2 climber killed by rockfall while descending from world’s second tallest mountain

Guan Jing had reached the summit just a day earlier

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5 h. ago Girl, 7, among three killed in celebratory gunfire on Pakistan’s independence day

Aerial firing across Karachi also injured over 100 people

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30 h. ago Mortar kills 2 children and their mother in northwest Pakistan where troops are targeting militants

Residents and a hospital official say a mortar has struck a home in northwestern Pakistan, killing two children and their mother

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53 h. ago Pakistan launches new security operation against militants near Afghan border

Pakistani security forces have launched a “targeted operation” against militants in a northwestern district bordering Afghanistan

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56 h. ago Pregnant girl murdered boy at party after switching from teen to killer in seconds

Jolene Doherty was just 17 when she stabbed Conner Cowper, 18, to death after he made an offhand comment to her at a party in Holytown, Lanarkshire, in 2018

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3 d. ago Massive mudslide kills 7 volunteers repairing flood damage in northern Pakistan

A massive mudslide has killed seven volunteers in northern Pakistan as they repaired a drainage channel damaged by flash floods

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4 d. ago Girl, 8, found dead in bath with crushed hand and blisters after 'missed warning signs'

Warning: Distressing content. A couple have been accused of torturing and killing their little girl who was found dead in a hotel bathtub. Her family claim there were missed chances to save her

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5 d. ago India shot down military aircraft during clash with Pakistan, its air force claims

Pakistan previously claimed that it shot down six Indian aircraft during the clashes

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5 d. ago Serial rapist claimed he'd killed girl, 14, but reality was even more harrowing

A serial killer and rapist confessed to the murder of a missing 14 year old schoolgirl but when the bizarre truth emerged years later, the public were even more outraged

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5 d. ago Girl, 10, among 25 passengers killed when bus overturns on way back from funeral

A bus carrying mourners home from a funeral in Kenya crashed into a ditch, killing at least 25 passengers, with the driver accused of speeding and losing control

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7 d. ago Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds

A new study shows that heavy rainfall that caused floods that killed hundreds in Pakistan in recent weeks was worsened by human-caused climate change The study by World Weather Attribution was released on Thursday

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7 d. ago Shepherd finds body of man missing for 28 years in melting glacier

The man vanished in 1997 after a family dispute and was never seen again - until now

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8 d. ago Pakistan extends Afghan refugee deportation deadline to Sept. 1

Pakistan has extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees to Sept. 1

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8 d. ago Wednesday review: Netflix's grisly answer to Hogwarts is packed full of gore, gags and superstar cameos, says CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

Serial killers and stalkers are not an adolescent girl's worst nightmare. Wednesday Addams positively relishes hers.

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8 d. ago Pakistani musicians use folk songs and rap to raise climate change awareness

Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai is using song to teach villagers about climate change

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9 d. ago Pakistan arrests over 200 activists as they rally to support former leader Imran Khan

Officials say police arrested more than 200 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in various parts of Pakistan as they attempted to hold rallies to mark the second anniversary of Khan’s arrest

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9 d. ago Quadruple murder suspect Austin Drummond is finally CAPTURED after 'killing four and dumping their baby girl on front lawn'

Austin Robert Drummond, 28, a Tennessee man suspected of murdering four family members in a vicious attack, has been arrested after almost a week on the run.

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9 d. ago Imran Khan’s party turns to UN as former Pakistan prime minister marks 2 years in prison

As Imran Khan endures growing isolation and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf faces a sweeping state crackdown, it is unclear how long the jailed leader’s resilience and popularity alone can sustain a party under siege, Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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