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Paraguay Parliament Set On Fire By Protesters

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let...

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Paraguay Congress Set On Fire Amid Presidential Controversy

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let...

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Paraguay Congress Set On Fire Amid Presidential Controversy

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country's Congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let...

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China Defender’s Wife Criticises Affairs After World Cup Qualifying Error

A Chinese player's wife has criticised his extra-marital affairs after his embarrassing mistake in a World Cup...

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Five Men Arrested In India Over Attacks On Africans

Indian police arrested five men after hundreds of people went on a violent rampage targeting Africans outside of New...

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Six Aid Workers Killed In An Ambush In South Sudan

Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in famine-hit South Sudan, the United Nations said on Sunday, without...

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School Children Killed In Japanese Avalanche

Seven Japanese high school students and their teacher have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort. The avalanche...

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Bangladesh Anti-Terror Raids

At least two civilians and one policeman killed during the operation at a residential building in Sylhet city. At least...

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South Africa To Introduce Hour Sex Breaks At Work

In South Africa, Leaving work to get laid could actually become a legal right in South Africa if politicians gets his...

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Hundreds Feared Dead In the Mediterranean Sea

About 250 people are feared drowned in the Mediterranean after two partially submerged rubber dinghies were found off...

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Multiple Bomb Blasts Rock Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Most the people living in Muna camp have fled their homes due to the spate of attacks by Boko Haram At least eight...

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Butcher Shops Razed Amid Crackdown On Beef In India

Arson has not been ruled out after blazes tore through three butcher's shops in Uttar Pradesh, days after the state's...

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Car Bomb Kills At Least 5 In Somalia’s Capital

Blast near the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu targeted a security checkpoint with soldiers among the dead. A deadly...

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Russia ‘strikes Deal’ With Syrian Kurds To Set Up Base

Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian-Kurdish YPG armed group that...

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Man Killed At Orly Airport After Taking Soldier’s Gun

A man has been shot dead after grabbing a soldier's gun at Orly airport in Paris, French officials say. He was killed...

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US Insists Al-Jinah Raid Targeted Al-Qaeda, Not Mosque

The US has denied hitting a mosque in Syria where activists say dozens of people, mostly civilians, were killed. The...

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South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine

The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine...

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Yemen Migrant Boat Attack Killed 31, Says UN

The UN has confirmed the deaths of refugees after reports that 31 Somalis were killed in a helicopter gunship strike on...

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Pirates Release Vessel Without Ransom

Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement...