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Irish missionary and child, 3, among nine kidnapped from Haiti orphanage
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Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child were taken in the middle of the night in a "planned act", officials say.
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F1 tycoon pleads guilty to abetting the obstruction of justice
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Ong had given expensive gifts to a former minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.
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Kremlin plays down Trump's nuclear rhetoric as US envoy set to visit Moscow
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The comments come as Trump's deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire with Ukraine or face sanctions edges closer.
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Farmer accused of feeding women to pigs faces trial in South Africa
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The case shocked South Africa, exacerbating racial tensions 30 years after the end of apartheid.
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Influential Indian tribal leader Shibu Soren dies at 81
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Soren was one of the most influential leaders of the tribal-dominated eastern state of Jharkhand.
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Indian army offficer under investigation for alleged assault on arline staff
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SpieJet has alleged its staff members suffered a spinal fracture and grevious injuries due to the assault.
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WWII hero awarded blue plaque to mark legacy
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John Henry Smythe is being remembered as a heroic WWII resident after being given a blue plaque.
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People in Sudan's besieged city face starvation, UN warns
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The World Food Programme says el-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.
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Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says
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Lecturers are also being harassed, the report finds, as ministers say threats will not be tolerated.
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More than 50 migrants die off Yemen in boat capsize
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Dozens are still missing after a boat carrying more than 150 migrants - many believed to be Ethiopian - sank off Yemen's south coast.
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BBC finds electrocuted, drowned and starved cats in online torture groups
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A BBC investigation finds cats and kittens mutilated and tortured by online networks with UK links.
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Secret filming exposes the 'madams' involved in Kenya's child-sex trade
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An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.
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The big fat 'fake' Indian wedding - Gen Z's latest party trend
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Wedding-themed parties - minus the marriage - have become popular among young Indians chasing new experiences.
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Hackers, secret cables and security fears: The explosive fight over the UK's new Chinese embassy
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It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers
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Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump
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The map includes redrawn districts that would help defend the Republicans' slim House majority in next year's midterms.
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Chile rescuers find body of last trapped miner - five confirmed dead
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The miners were working deep underground when an earthquake struck on Thursday, causing a mine to collapse.
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Family lose everything in wildfire at Cyprus home
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Ben Armstrong says his "nightmare" came to life as his family wouldn't be safe if they stayed at their home.
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Manhunt intensifies for Montana bar shooting suspect as four victims named
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Police say the suspect was "a regular" at the bar where he opened fire, and that a bartender and three patrons were among the victims.
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RT @BBCBreaking: Oasis say they are "shocked and saddened" by fan's death after fall at Wembley Stadium show on Saturday .
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The man in his 40s "was found with injuries consistent with a fall", police said.
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