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China is accused by Vietnam of violating its sovereignty by landing a plane on an artificial island built in a contested part of the...

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Actor Wayne Rogers, who was best known for playing surgeon “Trapper” John McIntyre in the TV series MASH, has died at the age of...

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The execution of Saudi Arabia’s prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has sparked anger and protests in Shia communities across the region. Shia-led Iran, Sunni-led...

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Temixco Mayor Gisela Mota has been shot dead on her second day in office in the Mexican city. Gisela Mota was killed at her home...

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Security will be tightened in Israeli Arab areas after a gunman killed two people in a shooting at a popular bar in Tel Aviv,...

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A new propaganda video released by the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab features Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The video shows Donald Trump’s recent call for...

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Saudi Arabia’s prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has been executed, the interior ministry said. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was among 47 put to death after...

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Two soldiers and four gunmen have been killed in an overnight attack on Indian air force base Pathankot near Pakistani border, officials say. Operations at...

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President Barack Obama has announced he will take unilateral action to tackle the gun violence in the United States. In his first weekly address of...

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Natalie Cole, the daughter of Nat “King” Cole, has died at the age of 65. The singer died on December 31 at a hospital in...

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Two people have been killed and seven others injured after a gunman opened fire with an automatic rifle at a Tel Aviv bar, Israeli...

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Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf will be available to buy in Germany for the first time in 70 years. Reprinting the Nazi manifesto was banned after...

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has confirmed that he will seek re-election for a third term in 2017. The announcement was expected after a referendum approved...

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Dubai authorities are trying to find out what caused a spectacular fire to engulf a 63-storey luxury hotel in the city center on New...