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Suu Kyi Denies Ethnic Cleansing of Myanmar Minority

Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim minority, speaking to the BBC after the UN rights...

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Nigeria Starts Vaccination Drive Against Meningitis Outbreak

Nigeria has started a mass vaccination programme in a bid to stop an outbreak of meningitis. More than 300 people have...

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BBC Wrongly Announces Death of Radio 2 DJ Brian Matthew

The BBC has wrongly announced the death of Radio 2 DJ Brian Matthew, later clarifying that he "remains critically ill"....

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South Africa President Jacob Zuma Gets Backing From ANC

South Africa’s embattled president has been backed by a major decision-making body within the ruling ANC. It was...

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Shia LaBeouf Film ”Man Down” Makes GBP7 In Opening Weekend

Shia LaBeouf's latest film hasn't exactly set the box office on fire. War movie Man Down, which also stars Gary Oldman,...

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Facebook Acts To Block Revenge Porn

Facebook is taking fresh action to prevent so-called revenge porn from being spread across its platforms. The social...

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Taiwan Announces Submarine Building Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan has announced plans for eight new submarines, a senior Taiwanese navy official confirmed on Wednesday. The new...

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Jacob Zuma Survives Clamour To Resign

South Africa’s embattled president has been backed by a major decision-making body within the ruling ANC. It was...

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Russia Court Considers Jehovah’s Witnesses Ban

Russia's Supreme Court has begun hearing a government request to outlaw the Jehovah's Witnesses and declare it an...

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Thousands On 50p-A-Week Housing Benefit

More than 7,500 households have lost their housing benefit and instead receive a nominal 50p a week because of the...

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BBC Radio Broadcaster Brian Matthew Dies At 88

Brian Matthew, the veteran broadcaster who hosted Sounds of the 60s on BBC Radio 2, has died at the age of 88. His...

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Royals Arrive At Westminster Service

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have arrived at a "service of hope", following last month's...

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Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected

Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...

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‘Ok For Rape Victims To Marry Their Rapists’

A Malaysian MP has drawn outrage for saying it can be OK for rapists to marry their victims and that some 12-year-old...

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Child Sex Abuser Tracked Down To Canada

BBC News NI has tracked down a serial child sex abuser who admitted his crimes to police but has never been brought to...

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UN Finds 13 More Mass Graves In DR Congo’s Kasai Region

The UN has said it has found 13 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s central Kasai province since the...

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Russia Blames Rebels For Syria Gas Attack

Russia says that chemical gas that killed and injured dozens of civilians in a rebel-held town in northern Syria came...

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Civilians Killed In Attack Iraq’s Tikrit

At least 26 people have been killed and 40 wounded in an attack by Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Tikrit,...

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Mac Pro Design Was A Bad Bet

Apple has acknowledged that the design of its standalone desktop computer, the Mac Pro, restricted its ability to...