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Brazil Protesters Set Ministry On Fire

Angry demonstrators in Brasilia have started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and have damaged several other...

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Ministerial Building Set On Fire During Clashes

Angry demonstrators in Brasilia have started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and have damaged several other...

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Hassan Rouhani Says Voters Rejected Extremism

Mr Rouhani was re-elected with 57% of the vote Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows...

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141 People Killed In Brak Al-Shat Airbase Attack

An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's...

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Chinese Military Planes Intercept US Aircraft

Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American military plane over the East China Sea, media in the United States...

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Indonesian Gay Men Sentenced To Caning

A Sharia court in Indonesia’s Aceh province has sentenced two men to be caned in public for having gay sex. The men...

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Nicaraguan Pastor Jailed For Woman’s Exorcism Death

An evangelical Nicaraguan pastor and four followers have been sentenced to 30 years for burning a woman to death in a...

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Wall Collapse Kills Guests At Bharatpur Wedding

At least 22 people were killed at a wedding party in western India after a wall collapsed on the guests, police said....

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Four UN Peacekeepers Killed In Central African Republic

Four UN peacekeepers have been found dead and one remains missing after an attack on a convoy in the Central African...

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‘One Refused To Be Released’

The 82 girls were taken to Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after their rescue on Saturday One of the Chibok...

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Le Pen Concedes Defeat After Easy Macron Win

The centrist candidate has won more than 60% of the vote, according to numerous estimates, comfortably beating...

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France Bans Captive Breeding of Dolphins and Killer Whales

Campaigners hailed the move as the beginning of the end of "marine circuses" France has banned the breeding in...

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Twin Blasts Kill Two In Philippines

The first blast came from a package that was being delivered by a man on a motorcycle At least two people have been...

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India Launches Major Kashmir Anti-Militant Operation

Indian security forces are searching for militants in the restive region of Kashmir in what is being called a major...

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HRW Condemns Hamas Detention of ‘mentally Ill’ Israelis

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned the "illegal" detention of two Israeli citizens by Hamas, releasing new...

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Brazil FM Calls Maduro’s Constitution Move A ‘coup’

Fresh violence has erupted in Venezuela, a day after President Nicolas called for the constitution to be rewritten....

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Opposition Condemns Maduro Move

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections...

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US Anti-Missile System ‘operational’ In South Korea

The Thaad system, seen here in a file photo, is designed to take out North Korean missiles The US military says its...

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India’s Assam Mob Kills Two Muslim Men Over ‘cow Theft’

Police in India say two Muslim men have been lynched by a mob which accused them of trying to steal cows for slaughter....