International
Somali beauty-salon owner dies trying to reach French island of Mayotte
The family of beauty-salon owner Fathi Hussein are deep in mourning at their home in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, following her...
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Woman fends off deadly snake on Melbourne motorway
Victoria PoliceThe driver left one of her shoes behind as she leapt out of the car, police saidA driver had...
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Ancient Indian ritual where humans become gods
AFPEach theyyam performance is both a theatrical spectacle and an act of devotionFor nearly 300 years, a family’s ancestral house...
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Trump picks Jared Kushner’s father for ambassador to France
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has selected Charles Kushner as his pick for ambassador to France. Mr Kushner...
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Trump nominates ex-aide to lead FBI
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a former aide, Kash Patel, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency...
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Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law
BBCMel is one of the women who told us the new law will improve her lifeWarning - contains descriptions of...
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Georgian woman looking for birth parents found dad was a friend on Facebook
BBCTamuna's search for her birth parents took eight years Tamuna Museridze took a deep breath and made the phone call...
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A decade of protest is now a defiant memory
Getty ImagesHong Kong saw explosive pro-democracy protests in the last decade - but hopes for a freer city have faded...
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Georgia’s pro-Western president calls for new elections amid protests
BBCSalome Zourabichvili spoke to the BBC on SaturdayGeorgia's pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary...
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Syrian troops withdraw from Aleppo as rebels advance
Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the city of Aleppo following an offensive by rebels opposed to the rule of...
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