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The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery.

The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.

Road trips between the notoriously narrow country’s Pacific and Caribbean coasts, reveal secret villages, untouched isles, and new-wave retreats.

Police say the suspects raised around €7m (£6m) for the militant group over more than two years.

The French model and actress has died at the age of 91.

Thousands of homes in parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway have been left without power.

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power.

The Coral Adventurer is under investigation for the death of Suzanne Rees, who was found dead on a remote island after being left behind by the ship.

Voters in Myanmar’s election say the poll is taking place in a “climate of fear”, the BBC’s South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and more than 3,000 were delayed by the winter storm.