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'Heroic' French cop shot after swapping himself for hostage
An officer from the police SWAT team was also hurt in the operation to kill the gunman
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Car bomb attack in Afghan city kills at least 13
Official says the suicide bomber detonated his car bomb as spectators were leaving the stadium
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French mother who killed 5 newborns gets 8-year prison term
37-year-old, tearfully asked the court for "forgiveness", saying it had "reopened terrible and cruel memories."
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Nearly 170,000 flee violence in Syria's Afrin: UN
According to Laerke, between 50,000 and 70,000 civilians are estimated to remain inside the city
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Police stand down London Westfield shopping mall alert
Cordons have been lifted
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Europeans eye Russian expulsions over UK spy attack
Some British officials were pressing other countries to expel diplomats after London told 23 Russians to leave
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North Korea hawk Bolton's appointment as White House adviser fans worries in Asia
Bolton has much knowledge on the issues regarding the Korean peninsula
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Aung Suu Kyi ally appears set for Myanmar presidency
He received 273 votes against 27 for the runner-up
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EU blames Moscow for UK spy attack, recalls envoy
The poisoning has heightened worries across Europe about Russian meddling
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Trump trade gambit tests 'friendship' with China's Xi
Xi has proven willing to go along with Trump when Chinese interests intersect, but no further
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Indian airliner makes history by flying to Israel via Saudi airspace
Riyadh has not formally confirmed granting the Air India plane overflight rights
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Scandal thrusts Japan's colourful First Lady into spotlight
While Abe fends off political pressure to resign, his wife has continued her active presence on social media
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Record number of US Marines to train in Australia in symbolic challenge to China
China claims most of the South China Sea, an important trade route
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Ex-Playboy model says Trump tried to pay her for sex
There was a real relationship there. There were feelings between the two of us
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Malaysia's Mahathir gatecrashes 'too old to be PM' forum
In the unlikely event Najib is unseated, Mahathir would become the world's oldest prime minister
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Thirteen dead in Vietnam highrise apartment fire
Many of the victims died of suffocation as they tried to flee the fire
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In Egypt's impoverished south, Sisi is voters' only choice
Former defence minister and army chief was elected a year after ousting president Mohamed Morsi
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Syria says ancient Christian site damaged in Turkish raids
Ankara began its offensive in January against the YPG, which it says is allied with Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
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Gambian activists take action against polluting Chinese firm
Residents have complained that toxic waste has killed fish and affected the health of their community
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EU leaders back UK in blaming Russia for spy attack
European Council agrees with UK government that highly likely Russia for Salisbury attack
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EU cautiously welcomes Trump tariff exemption
China is seen by as the root cause for a massive oversupply of steel on the global market
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Ex-Cameroon minister arrested in Nigeria, extradited home
There are speculations that Kouna is arrested as part of an anti-corruption drive
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US approves $1 billion in Saudi defense contracts
President Donald Trump agreed more than $100 billion in contracts on a visit to Riyadh last year
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Trump axes McMaster, names hawk Bolton as national security advisor
McMaster was expected to leave later this year, but Bolton's nomination shocks Washington
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China calls on US to 'cease and desist' from endangering trade relations
Washington accuses Beijing of forcing US companies to enter joint ventures and transfer technology and trade secrets
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Macron reforms unleash strikes, protests
Seven unions representing staff in the public sector led strikes and protests
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Kenyan woman wins $25,000 in damages after giving birth on hospital floor
The woman was slapped and insulted for 'dirtying' the hospital floor
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American police fire 20 rounds on man carrying iPhone as ‘weapon’
Incident was triggered by an emergency 911 phone call stating that a man was smashing car windows in the neighborhood
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11 cow vigilantes jailed for life over lynching Muslim man in India
The men were charged with murder and rioting as similar cases of cow vigilante violence are at the trial stage as well
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Three young Arab women want to become men in UAE
Federal Appeal Court rejects their requests, even after medical reports recommended the sex-change operations
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Man jumps from public gallery of Dutch parliament in suicide attempt
The man has survived is receiving medical treatment, police say
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Lawsuit filed after Malaysian flag mistaken for defaced US flag with Islamic State symbols
The association pulled back Munir Zanial's membership even after FBI ended investigation
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Israeli chief rabbi calls black people monkeys in racially charged rant during sermon
Office of the religious official defends comments, says was citing a passage from the Talmud - the book of Jewish law
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Invasive beetle threatens Japan's famed cherry blossoms
It's important to cooperate with local residents to get rid of the insect
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Two Americans die in Great Barrier Reef chopper crash
There was no indication of what caused the crash
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British PM seeks EU backing on spy attack
The threat from the east will continue long after Britain leaves the bloc next year
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China provides 'high-performance tracking system' for Pakistan’s missile programme
In unprecedented deal, new technology allows the country to develop missiles that can deliver to multiple targets
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Indonesia women face daily swim for clean water
Thursday is World Water Day, a UN initiative which this year focuses on "nature-based" solutions
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Holocaust denier becomes Republican candidate for US Congress
Art Jones to compete for the US House seat in a heavily Democratic district of the Midwestern state
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Charity fundraising after Facebook's data breach: risks but little choice
Facebook plays up its status as the go-to fundraising tool
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John Oliver trolls US VP Pence with satirical rabbit bestseller
Book published Sunday and illustrated by EG Keller, shot to top of Amazon best seller list, outstripping Pence version
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Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja’s fiancé shares why she embraced Islam
Usman shares he also faced criticism for falling in love with a non-Muslim
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Trump poised to unveil China trade sanctions for theft of US intellectual property
Beijing has already warned the Trump administration against the move, urging him not act 'emotionally'
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US spending deal clinched, could avert government shutdown
The House aims to vote on the bill Thursday or early Friday
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Thailand bus crash kills 17
Thailand's roads are some of the most lethal in the world, killing around 24,000 people each year
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UK to mark first anniversary of Westminster Bridge attack
The attack has prompted the authorities to strengthen London's security apparatus
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Exiled Syrian doctors go back to work helping refugees in Turkey
The focus is on reproductive health and gender-based violence
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US group Meredith to sell Time and Sports Illustrated magazines
The plan includes cutting 1,200 jobs, on top of 600 positions already removed
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Palestinian teen in 'slap video' jailed eight months in plea deal
Tamimi is hailed as a hero by Palestinians who see her as bravely standing up to Israel's occupation of the West Bank
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104 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram
Military hands over freed abductees to the Nigerian government