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1. Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House

   Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.

2. Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine leaves four dead and dozens injured

   The Oreshnik missile, which reportedly travels over 10 times the speed of sound, was used, Russia has confirmed.

3. BBC at the site of China's worst mining disaster in more than a decade

   At least 82 people have been killed after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu mine in China.

4. Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Pakistan

   Officials say the train had been transporting military personnel home for Eid when it was attacked by armed separatists.

5. Man killed in shark attack off Australia's north-east coast

   The 39-year-old was fatally injured while swimming out at a shoal off the Cassowary Coast in Queensland.

6. California declares emergency as fire crews race to contain toxic leak

   Thousands have been evacuated as officials warn a tank containing about 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate could explode.

7. Bolivian minister's convoy ambushed while overseeing roadblock clearance

   Security forces were met by resistance while attempting to clear highway barriers, amid unrest over the government's economic policies.

8. At least 82 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion

   The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.

9. Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo

   They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.

10. French mum and partner held until trial after sons abandoned by road in Portugal

    The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.