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The discovery of the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure trove ever found (pictured), in Staffordshire, United Kingdom, is announced.

Three men are sentenced to death after admitting they murdered and mutilated an albino boy to sell his body parts in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania.

The collapse of a chimney following a lightning strike in Korba in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh traps more than 100 construction workers and kills at least 25 of them.

A dust storm, described as "the worst in at least 70 years", sweeps across several Australian states, covering Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney in red dust.

Irina Bokova of Bulgaria is elected Director-General of UNESCO, becoming the first woman and first Eastern European to fill the role.