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Novak Djokovic's bid to claim a landmark 100th ATP title remained on track as he overcame talented teenager Jakub Mensik in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters. The Serbian fourth seed lost the first set on a tie-break to the…

One person has died and 23 others have been rescued after a lift malfunctioned at a disused Colorado gold mine. Two groups of 12 people were touring Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, a privately owned tourist attraction, when…

England's interim manager Lee Carsley gambled with his team selection - and potentially his future - when he rolled the dice against Greece at Wembley. He walked away empty-handed and embarrassed. Carsley could have been forgiven for…

An Australian woman is fighting for life in hospital after her arm was bitten off by her own dog in north Queensland. Emergency services were called to a house in the coastal city of Townsville around 07:00 local time (22:00 BST) on…

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. An abrupt silence swamped the courtroom in Avignon as three large television screens, positioned high on three walls, flickered back to life. One could sense people…

An Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens of others, according to Palestinian authorities. “Palestine Red Crescent teams responded to 28 fatalities and 54…

United Nations investigators have accused Israel of deliberately targeting Gaza’s health facilities and killing medical personnel during its war on the besieged enclave. A statement by ex-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay…

Away from the bustling corridors of Bahri Hospital, the only functioning hospital left in Sudan’s city of Khartoum North, Alsuna Issa sits perched on the edge of a small cot next to her toddler son in a patient room. The young boy,…

The argument over smartphones in schools has been "won", the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC, saying schools are voluntarily choosing to restrict their use by pupils. He said that in the area he represented in the south…

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea – countries which all have strained relations with Ethiopia – have been meeting in the Eritrean capital, Asmara. An Eritrean statement wrapping up the summit made reference to "respect for the…