The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".

Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island's foreign affairs and defence.

Only three federal inmates will remain on death row

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France has marked a national day of mourning for the victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated the French overseas department of Mayotte earlier this month

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South Korea says Pyongyang has expressed intention of providing Russia with suicide drones

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Atul Subhash's death has galvanised men's rights activists and started a debate around India's dowry law.

The plane fell minutes after take-off, hitting an urban area in Rio Grande do Sul and injuring 17 people.

Authorities in Guatemala resist efforts by a Jewish sect to recapture 160 children rescued from its premises.

Bel Trew spent days travelling across Syria – from Aleppo in the north, to the capital Damascus and Deraa in the south – charting a nation coming to terms with the ends of decades of brutal rule by the Assads. From families trying to find missing loved ones in the regime’s notorious prisons to religious minorities facing an uncertain future under the new Islamist-led administration

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A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.

Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.

The iconic crocodile who starred in hit film Crocodile Dundee has died, his zoo has announced.

Teachers across the country approved of the ban

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Japanese car giants, Honda and Nissan, have announced plans to merge.

Duggan, 56, has been in a maximum-security prison for over two years, fighting the extradition

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US president-elect Donald Trump said Mark Burnett ‘will work to enhance diplomatic relations’

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The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.

No tsunami alerts were triggered by the latest tremor

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Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.

The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.