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Syrian security forces accused of killing hundreds of civilians
Syrian security forces are alleged to have killed hundreds of civilians belonging to the Alawite minority group in continuing violence…
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Pope Francis responding well to treatment, Vatican says
Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia and bronchitis for more than three weeks, has shown a “good response” to…
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Body found in floodwaters and troops injured in Australia storm
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromThe Gold Coast Mallory Moench and Ian Aikman BBC News The BBC’s Katy Watson reports…
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12 injured at Scarborough pub
Getty Images A Toronto police vehicle in the city last month A dozen people have been injured in a shooting…
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The woman championing disability rights on an island where inequity is rife
Gemma Handy Reporter, St John’s, Antigua Courtesy of Good Humans 268 Joshuanette Francis was diagnosed with osteoarthritis Subscribers to Joshuanette…
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Syrian government still faces insurgent threat from Assad loyalists
Hugh Bachega BBC Middle East correspondent Reporting fromBeirut, Lebanon Getty Images In January, days after the first-month anniversary of the…
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Donald Tusk announces military training plans for all men in Poland
Adam Easton BBC Warsaw correspondent Getty Images Work is under way to make all men in Poland undergo military training,…
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‘Scary’ tropical storm nears Queensland
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromSouthern Queensland Watch: Australia’s east coast prepares for rare cyclone The wind has been kicking…
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My biggest fear? Being alone
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Interscope No-one wants to be alone, and no job is more isolating than being a pop…
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Five jailed over far-right plot to kidnap health minister
Five members of a German far-right group have been jailed for plotting to overthrow the government and kidnap its health…
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