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The partial shutdown enters its 22nd day leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid.
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US partial government shutdown becomes longest on record
The suspect shaved his head to avoid leaving any trace of evidence at the crime scene, police say.
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Suspect named in US missing girl mystery
"Lead us from this mosque!" one man tells the imam as protests against President Bashir grow.
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Sudan worshippers turn on imam over protests against President Bashir
Shifting sands expose the hull of the UC-61 which was stranded off Wissant, near Calais, in July 1917.
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German WW1 submarine emerges off French coast
Republicans have condemned Iowa's Steve King over comments suggesting support for white nationalism.
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Republican Steve King in white supremacy furore
The change ends a decades-long dispute with Greece, opening the way to EU and Nato memberships.
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Macedonia parliament agrees to change country's name
Four black men wrongly accused of raping a white teenager in 1949 are granted pardons by the state.
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Florida pardons wrongly accused Groveland Four after 70 years
Rahaf al-Qunun, 18, fled her family after renouncing Islam, and had been stranded at Bangkok airport.
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Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi teen granted asylum in Canada
Some passive aggressive phrases - like "with the greatest respect" - could get lost in translation.
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YouGov survey: British sarcasm 'lost on Americans'
Reports that 200,000 wild boar were to be killed in weeks are denied by the Polish government.
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Polish outcry over wild boar cull prompts government denial
Citizens from Argentina, France and Germany are among the seven dead while dozens others are injured.
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Cuba bus crash: Foreigners among seven dead
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, in prison for abusing followers, is found guilty of murdering a journalist.
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Ram Rahim Singh: India guru guilty of journalist's murder
Egyptian actress Rania Youssef is set to appear in court after being accused of "inciting debauchery".
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Actress Rania Youssef facing jail term over revealing dress
With the US Department of Agriculture a casualty of the shutdown, farmers like this one are feeling...
US shutdown: 'I don't need a wall, I want money to plant crops'
Police praise Jayme Closs for her escape from a cabin where she was held after her parents' murder.
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Jayme Closs: Missing girl lauded for 'courageous' escape
A bus driver in Milwaukee is honoured for saving a child wandering alone in freezing conditions.
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Award for Milwaukee bus driver who saved toddler
The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how dynamite became a million dollar idea.
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How dynamite became a million dollar idea
Utah police warn against trying an online challenge inspired by the Netflix horror film.
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US driver in 'Bird Box blindfold' crashes in Utah
Over the hill? No chance - 51-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura signs new contract with Yokohama FC.
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51-year-old Japanese striker gets new deal - Kazuyoshi Miura signs up
A man has been fined for violating animal protection laws, after he sent a cat in the post.
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