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Killer storm far from over, US officials warn as 'epic' rain falls
Most fatalities occurred in North Carolina with officials claiming eight victims
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Border Patrol agent arrested for murdering four women in Texas
Texas police on Saturday arrested a veteran US Border Patrol agent, who is suspected of killing four women
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Trump 'likely' to announce new China tariffs as early as Monday
The tariff level will probably be about 10 percent
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Polls open in Syrian local elections
Voting began across government-controlled parts of Syria on Sunday
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China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities
The allegations comes as China ramps up efforts to encourage Taiwanese to settle in China permanently
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Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s
He responds to a call from a dozen of the victims who had launched a petition asking to meet him
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Iraq parliament elects Sunni lawmaker al Halbousi as speaker, breaking deadlock
Parliament had been due to elect a speaker and two deputies during its first meeting
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London mayor calls for second referendum on Brexit
London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for another referendum
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Pope Francis expels Chilean priest accused of child sex abuse
The accused, Reverend Cristian Precht was a former head of the Church's Vicariate of Solidarity human rights group
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Super typhoon heads for Hong Kong, China after pummelling Philippines
Tropical cyclone Mangkhut is considered the strongest to hit the region this year
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Moon seeks to break nuclear deadlock at Pyongyang summit
The visit comes after the North put on its 'Mass Games' propaganda display for the first time in five years
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Palestinian official says US will never present Middle East peace plan
Palestinians want to establish a state in West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem
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Killer storm Florence dumping 'epic amounts of rainfall' on Carolinas
More than 800,000 customers in North Carolina are without power and 21,000 people are being housed in 157 shelters
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Sex abuse claims rock Dutch Catholic Church
Over the course of 65 years, 20 of 39 Dutch cardinals, bishops and their auxiliaries covered up sexual abuse
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Kuwaiti couple gets jail sentence for airport attack
Bringing pets into Sri Lanka without quarantine clearance can lead to forfeiture of the animal and fine of up to $625
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Egyptian court orders arrest of Mubarak's sons over stock market manipulation
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak with seven other men are accused of violating stock market and central bank rules
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Pope in Sicily to honor 'martyr' priest killed by mafia
Pope Francis openly criticises the Sicilian mafia and calls on the faithful to stop all collaboration with them
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Rwandan opposition leader freed from jail
Rwandan musician Kizito Mihigo was arrested in 2015 and jailed for 10 years for conspiring to assassinate Kagame
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Young elephant electrocuted in Thailand
Wild elephants have dwindled in Thailand to about 2,700 from peak of over 100,000 in 1850
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In pictures: Hurricane Florence ravages North Carolina
Tropical storm left 5 dead in its wake
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Viral picture shows Indian troops dragging body of Kashmiri freedom fighter in IoK
Exceeds all codes of justice, says Kashmiri journalist
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At least 24 dead in Indonesia ferry accident
The cause of the accident is unclear
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Russia holds naval drills in Sea of Japan
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has described Vostok-18 as Russia's biggest ever war games
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Turkish police detain hundreds of protesting airport workers
The protest broke out after a shuttle bus accident on Friday in which 17 workers were injured
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Pompeo accuses Russia of actively working to undermine North Korea sanctions
Russia seeks push for changes to an independent report on sanctions violations, says US ambassador to UN
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Indian shopkeeper attacks boy for 'stealing' INR200, posts video on Facebook
The suspects held the boy upside down and beat him with batons till the skin on his back was torn apart
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G20 trade ministers say WTO reform 'urgent' as new Trump tariffs loom
Protesters burn makeshift American flags and chant against free trade orthodoxy in Argentina
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Four dead as Florence unleashes torrential floods on Carolinas
A woman and her baby were killed when a tree fell on their house
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Iran says Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken oil market 'hostage'
US President Donald Trump seeks to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran and reduce its oil sales to zero
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Super Typhoon 'Mangkhut' strikes northern Philippines
No immediate reports of casualties after a category 5 storm
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Three killed in Mexico City tourist hotspot, police chase 'mariachi' gunmen
Incident took place at a major tourist destination packed with mariachi bars
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Turkey-Russia discord over Idlib defers regime offensive, for now
Russia and Turkey are on opposite sides of the conflict, but key global allies
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Afghan military helicopter crashes, kills all five aboard
Crash was caused by technical difficulties rather than a militant attack
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Archbishop of Washington prostrates himself at mass for abuse victims
A sweeping grand jury report released in August revealed credible allegations against more than 300 predator priests
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EU pleads for cooperation to avoid clock-change chaos
European Commission wants to end longstanding practice of putting clocks forward an hour in spring and back in autumn
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Trump lashes ex-secretary of state Kerry for Iran meetings
Former Secretary of State John Kerry negotiated 2015 Iran nuclear deal which Trump scrapped this year
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Three Palestinians shot dead in Israel-Gaza border clashes
At least another 50 people are wounded, as Palestinians demonstrate in different spots along the Gaza border
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Ancient altar reveals Mayan 'Game of Thrones' dynasty
Mayan culture reached its apogee during classical period from 250-900 before going into decline over next 300 years
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A lady vanishes: In China, a movie star disappears amid culture crackdown
The real-life drama has been playing out at a time when Beijing is tightening the reins on popular culture
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Ex-Trump aide Manafort pleads guilty, to cooperate with Mueller probe
Manafort is already convicted in a separate jury trial on eight counts related to financial fraud in August
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Hurricane Florence smashes into US East Coast, rescuers scramble
About 1.7 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are under evacuation orders
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Sri Lanka seeks UN reprieve over war crimes probe
President Maithripala Sirisena set to ask UN General Assembly to allow Sri Lanka to resolve war crime allegations
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Gas explosions drive thousands from homes in Boston suburbs
Blasts destroy scores of homes and other buildings which left more than 18,000 without power and out of their homes
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Rain ruins one of Norway's richest men
The 47-year-old power trader says he now risks personal bankruptcy
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India mystery fever death toll rises to 42
Uttar Pradesh state government forms medical teams to look into cases and central team to look into deaths
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What is so special about this panda?
Brown pandas have only been seen in the wild on a handful of occasions and Qi Zai is the only one in captivity
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Russian warships hold drills in Bering Sea in huge military exercise
Ministry of Defence air footage of mock-up rescue operation in the Bering Sea
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Situation in Yemen's Hodeida 'alarming', aid at risk: UN
According to UN civilians in Yemen's Hodeida province continue to face severe shortages of food, water and medicine
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Philippines raises alert as super typhoon hurtles closer
State weather service raises 'signal four' alert, second-highest storm warning in the country
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Australia PM apologises over use of 'explicit' song
The clip featured Australian treasury MPs raising hands in Parliament