Iran protests: Why people are taking to the streets

Several people have died in Iran's biggest demonstrations since the disputed presidential election in 2009.

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Peru Pasamayo: 'Forty dead' as coach plunges off cliff

More than 40 passengers are reported killed on a notorious coastal road north of Lima.

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Starved. Beaten. Enslaved.

Migrants describe being intercepted on the Mediterranean Sea and imprisoned in Libya.

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Man charged with Mumbai airport bomb threat 'said Bombay'

Vinod Moorjani, 45, is accused of saying "bomb hai" [there is a bomb] during a telephone call.

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Bulgaria President Radev vetoes anti-corruption bill

President Rumen Radev said the new law would not be effective in tackling high-level wrongdoing,

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Polar bear cub in Berlin Tierpark zoo dies after 26 days

The cub's lifeless body was found when zoo staff checked the enclosure on Tuesday morning.

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Israel: African migrants told to leave or face imprisonment

The UN refugee agency says the plan to deport thousands violates international and Israeli laws.

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New Jersey boy 'murdered family and friend on New Year's Eve'

The 16-year-old alleged attacker's grandfather and brother left the home unharmed.

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India Muslim man beaten to death 'over New Year music'

He was killed in Jharkhand state after asking a group to stop playing loud music on New Year's Day.

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Table Mountain climbers: Cape Town rescuers find bodies

Hundreds were trapped at the top while rescue workers used a cable car to reach the climbers.

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Egypt's Grand Mufti endorses Bitcoin trading ban

The country's secular authorities declared the crypto-currency illegitimate in December.

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Taiwan dentist must repay mother for training fees

They signed a contract when he was 20, saying he would pay her 60% of his income after he qualified.

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Ukraine murder probe over lawyer Nozdrovska's death

Iryna Nozdrovska's body was found in a river in Kiev after she received threats.

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New York City Ballet: Peter Martins retires amid abuse claims

Peter Martins announces his retirement after serving as master-in-chief for three decades.

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Starved, beaten, enslaved

Nigerians who have returned from Libya share their experiences of being forced to work as slaves.

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Deadly New Year church attack in Nigeria

Unknown gunmen kill at least 16 people after ambushing churchgoers in southern Nigeria, police say.

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Dozens of reptile eggs found in Australian school sandpit

Australian wildlife rescuers have removed 43 reptile eggs from a sandpit at a primary school.

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Germany migrants: Doctors oppose asylum seeker age tests

The German Medical Association says mandatory medical checks are ethically wrong and unreliable.

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Lorde called a 'bigot' in newspaper ad over cancelled concert

New Zealand-born singer Lorde is accused of anti-semitism by an American Rabbi.

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Iran unrest: Nine dead in overnight clashes - state media

Nine more people are killed as protesters and security forces clash for a sixth day, state media say.

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