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- The Silent Child: The deaf six-year-old actress hoping for an Oscar
- Turkey bus crash: Eleven killed in motorway accident
- Pad Man: A man's 'period poverty' rescue becomes a film
- Syria conflict: 15 refugees found frozen to death
- Winter Olympics 2018: North Korea will send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang
- Why Italians are saying 'No' to takeaway coffee
- US shutdown: Trump and Democrats blame each other
- Top French chef Paul Bocuse dies at 91
- Australian Open: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic into fourth round
- Syria: Turkey ground operation in Afrin begins 'de facto'
- Nigeria: Kidnapped US and Canadian citizens freed
- North Korea Agrees, Again, to Pre-Olympic Visit to South Korea
- Volvo Ocean Race Yacht Involved in Fatal Accident Near Hong Kong
- Where China Built Its Bomb, Dark Memories Haunt the Ruins
- Sinn Fein Picks New Leader to Replace Gerry Adams
- Paul Bocuse, Celebrated French Chef, Dies at 91
- World Economic Forum: With Davos Approaching, the Global Economy Is Surging, but Growth Could Stall
- India police 'failed to help injured teenagers'
- The Brazilian man who lives in a sandcastle
- Kabul: Gunmen 'attacking Intercontinental Hotel'
- Football president George Weah puts Liberian army to the test
- Why is Turkey attacking Syria?
- How Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran?s Protests
- Recipe for Ruckus in India: A Queen?s Honor, a New Film and Politics
- News Analysis: Leftist Lion and Far-Right Provocateur Vie for Brazil Presidency
- In Kabul, Gunmen Storm Intercontinental Hotel
- Resolving Who Owns What Land Lies at Heart of Zimbabwe?s Future
- Pope Francis Comforts Peruvians Who Faced ?Wrath of Nature?
- 72 Turkish Jets Bomb U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militias in Syria
- Syria Promotes Tourism, Despite Devastation of Civil War
- Wildlife Trafficking Kingpin Arrested in Thailand
- Anti-Corruption Protest Draws Tens of Thousands Across Snowy Romania
- Pence Praises Egypt Partnership in Meeting With Sisi
- Myanmar Soldiers Sentenced for Killing 3 Civilians in Kachin
- Pope in Peru: Francis speaks out on violence against women
- Clashes continue over disputed Honduras election result
- Deported from Belgium, tortured in Sudan
- Who is George Weah, Liberia's new president?
- Brazil declares yellow fever emergency in Minas Gerais
- Would you swap your pet for a snail?
- Trump's year on Twitter: Who has he criticised and praised the most?
- Putin cast as national saviour ahead of Russia election
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: The legacy of Africa's first elected female president
- Why names matter so much
- Dark is divine: What colour are Indian gods and goddesses?
- Why one man in Singapore was not allowed to adopt his child
- Kabul: Afghan forces seek to end Intercontinental Hotel siege
- US shutdown: Senate in bid to end impasse
- French President says Donald Trump is not a 'classical politician'
- Pope Francis in Peru: Violence against women 'a plague'
- North Korea Moranbong girl band leader heads Olympic inspection team
- Syria: Turkey says ground troops moved in on Afrin
- DR Congo: Anti-Kabila protests dispersed with tear gas
- Women's marches across the US
- Kabul: Gunman shot Intercontinental Hotel diners - eyewitness
- Iraq sentences German woman to death over IS involvement
- Ethiopia Waldiya: Five killed by police at religious festival
- Kinks and Zombies bassist Jim Rodford dies aged 76
- Australian Open: Grigor Dimitrov beats Nick Kyrgios to reach quarter-finals
- Dolores O'Riordan: Hundreds queue in rain to pay respects
- Afghan Forces Retake Control of Kabul Hotel After Deadly Siege
- North Korean Pop Singer Leads Pre-Olympic Delegation to South
- Fire Traps Workers in Delhi Factory, Killing at Least 17
- Demonstrations Against Kabila in Congo Leave at Least 5 Dead
- On Paris?s Icy Streets, Migrants Wait for Word on Refuge
- Germany coalition talks: SPD backs talks with Merkel
- Poland's competition for skiing priests
- QPR goalkeeper's water bottle 'urinated in' mid-match
- US shutdown: White House voicemail changed to blame Democrats
- President Macron on Trump, Brexit and Frexit
- Angela Merkel Spared Disaster, and German Coalition Talks to Continue
- Peterborough Journal: This City Once Made Much of What Canada Bought. But No More.
- Pence and Jordan?s King ?Agree to Disagree? on Jerusalem
- The Interpreter: Trump?s Hard-Line Israel Position Exports U.S. Culture War Abroad
- A Death in Kosovo Stokes Fears and Threatens Peace
- Australia Diary: We?re Watching the Men
- Deadly Siege at Kabul's Largest Hotel
- Ronaldo borrows doctor's phone to check facial injury on pitch
- Amazon opens no-checkout supermarket
- Women?s Marches Across the World, in Photos and Voices of Protest
- Pope Lauds Peru?s Young, but Stays Silent on Church Sex Abuse
- Greeks Protest Over Neighbor?s Use of the Name Macedonia
- IS and how it continues to plague Iraq
- Pope Francis ends Latin America tour with giant Mass
- The (almost) complete history of 'fake news'
- The president forced me to take his herbal HIV 'cure'
- The businessman exiled for being Jewish
- Croatia introduces same-sex family bedtime stories
- Venezuela helicopter attack pilot Oscar Pérez buried
- India woman fights family over 'low caste' husband's murder
- Ex-footballer George Weah faces toughest challenge
- Sydney train passengers injured in crash
- Las Vegas rally marks anniversary of Women's March against Trump
- US shutdown: Government services closed as working week begins
- Vietnam jails most senior Communist Party official in decades
- Australians mourn actress Jessica Falkholt
- 'World's richest 1% get 82% of the wealth', says Oxfam
- The slime crafter with 850,000 fans on Instagram
- The Malaysian region that became a hardware hub
- French prison guards in nationwide strike after attacks
- Iceland's high court upholds 76% tax on imported chips
- 'Airline poo' falls on India village causing confusion
- SAG Awards: Shameless star says 'it's hard to be a man'
- Spain renews arrest bid as Catalonia's Puigdemont travels to Denmark
- Only one in four trust social media, says survey
- Three Billboards triumphs at Screen Actors Guild awards
- Syria offensive: Turkish troops 'capture villages' in Afrin
- Ecuador leader calls Julian Assange an 'inherited problem'
- Venice restaurant bill outrages Japanese tourists
- Tokyo amusement park evacuated in missile drill
- Australia police in fresh search for missing Beaumont children
- Mysterious Dead Sea Scroll deciphered in Israel
- Jerusalem: US embassy to move by end of 2019 - Pence
- George Weah sworn in as Liberia's president
- Mount Mayon volcano: Philippines fears violent eruption
- Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Goes Its Own Way, and Pays for It
- Venezuela?s Most-Wanted Rebel Shared His Story, Just Before Death
- Turkey Begins Ground Assault on Kurdish Enclave in Syria
- Pence Says U.S. Embassy Will Open in Jerusalem Next Year
- Protesters in Seoul Burn Image of Kim Jong-un During North Koreans? Visit
- Russian Court Closes Foundation of Aleksei Navalny, a Kremlin Critic
- Chinese Police Seize Publisher From Train in Front of Diplomats
- Philippines Raises Alert Level as Mayon Volcano Eruption Intensifies
- For South Korean Hockey Team, Unity With North Is a Sacrifice
- News Analysis: Populism Is Waning, Which Is Reason to Party in Davos
- Philippines Arrests Explosives Expert Tied to Mideast Militants
- Road Trip: Marfa Road Trip: Big Sky and Prada and Cowboys ? Oh My!
- Pope Francis sorry for upsetting abuse victims
- Chinese staff paid in bricks to top up unpaid wages
- Senate deal 'to halt government shutdown'
- US announces new cargo screening for some Middle East flights
- Syria offensive: US seeks to address Turkey's 'legitimate' security concerns
- USA Gymnastics resignations over sex abuse
- Catholic Deacon accused of murder by air injection
- Hong Kong bookseller seized from China train
- Lesbian couple sues for son's US citizenship
- Striking French Prison Guards Stand Firm, Citing Safety and Pay
- At Davos, 6 Feet of Snow Brings Luxury Shuttles to a Crawl
- China?s Housing Market Is Like a Casino. Can a Property Tax Tame It?
- To Rid the Taj Mahal of Its Grime, India Prescribes a Mud Bath
- Government Shutdown, Jerusalem, Super Bowl: Your Evening Briefing
- Liberia Swears In George Weah, Its Soccer Star President
- Pope Apologizes to Abuse Victims but Again Doubts Them
- U.N. Peacekeepers Must ?Not Fear to Use Force? to Foil Attacks, Report Says
- After Kabul Hotel Attack, Security Plan Queried as Death Toll Rises
- India's switched-at-birth babies who refused to swap back
- Kenya's 'backpack midwife' bringing healthcare for all
- Why some Sudanese back lecturer who beat students
- How US 'get out of jail free' cards work
- Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg shares #MeToo story
- Syria offensive: Turkey warns US over Kurdish militia group
- US imposes tariffs on washing machines and solar panels
- Avalanche and volcano hit Japan ski resort
- Neil Diamond retires from touring after Parkinson's diagnosis
- Manus refugees: Second group held by Australia leaves for US
- S Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades
- US shutdown: Trump hails 'big win' and says Democrats caved in
- Jazz legend Hugh Masekela dies
- Camera captures deadly avalanche's ash cloud in Japan
- UN flag no longer offers 'natural protection' to peacekeepers
- Alaska quake prompts tsunami alert
- Zimbabwe family leave Bangkok airport after three months
- The Philippines' most active volcano Mount Mayon erupts
- Lebanon rubbish: Storm dumps piles of waste along coast
- The Slain ?Militant? Was a Model, and a Karachi Police Commander Is Out
- Why the U.S. Is Taking 58 Refugees in a Deal Trump Called ?Dumb?
- Earthquake Panics Jakarta After Striking Off Coast of Indonesia
- Japan Volcano Eruption Kills Soldier and Injures Skiers at Resort
- Ex-Federal Worker in Australia Accused of Financing ISIS
- As Turkey Attacks Kurds in Syria, U.S. Is on the Sideline
- 21st Century Fox Bid for Sky Is Provisionally Rejected by U.K. Regulator
- Sudan Frees 2 Journalists Working for Foreign News Agencies
- U.N. Mediator for Yemen Conflict Leaving Post
- What?s Behind Turkey?s Attack on Syria?s Kurds
- Germany pupil 'killed by classmate' at school near Dortmund
- Hawaii governor admits log-in blunder
- China?s Propagandists Wanted a Hero. ?Frost Boy? Fit the Bill.
- Feature: How Arafat Eluded Israel?s Assassination Machine
- NZ Maori win first indigenous football internationals
- 'America First' tariffs on imports spark Asia outcry
- Naples woman killed in 'mafia ambush'
- Bill Cosby returns to stage ahead of sexual assault retrial
- Hugh Masekela: The story of a jazz legend
- Minnie Mouse honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
- Naomi Parker Fraley, the real Rosie the Riveter, dies aged 96
- South Africa's 'Father of Jazz'
- Elon Musk's Boring Company presents LA tunnel plan
- Sessions questioned in Russia probe
- Chilean poet and physicist Nicanor Parra dies at 103
- North Korea Signals It Might Hold Military Parade on Eve of Olympics
- Sweden Wants Answers About Its Seized Citizen. China Isn?t Giving Any.
- Danish Inventor Abused Kim Wall Before Killing Her, Indictment Says
- Teesside Journal: At England?s Loneliest Rail Station, a Train Comes Just Once a Week
- Russian Hunter Fatally Shot by His Own Dog
- Economic Scene: Fighting Climate Change? We?re Not Even Landing a Punch
- Full Video From Davos: How Can Society Combat Sexual Harassment?
- Syria war: 'Civilians flee' Turkish assault on Afrin enclave
- Pakistan Zainab murder: Police arrest suspect
- Russia bars 'extremist' British comedy The Death of Stalin
- Egypt election: Retired general and candidate Sami Anan arrested
- Syrian regime routinely bombs civilians in Eastern Ghouta
- Uganda's Museveni: I love Trump for being frank with Africans
- Kentucky school shooting: Two teenagers dead and 17 injured
- Germany: Plane and helicopter crash in mid-air, killing four
- U.S. Accuses Syria of New Chemical Weapons Use
- Egypt?s Military Detains an Ex-General Seeking to Run for President
- Pence Visit Was a Balm to Israelis. Now Back to Reality.
- France?s New Labor Laws: ?Flexibility, and No Security?
- Syria war: Row over Turkey using German-made tanks
- Sirens and panic as tsunami warning jolts Alaskans awake
- At least 22 dead in twin Benghazi car bombs
- Ursula K Le Guin: US fantasy author dies at home in Oregon
- US senator to be first to have baby in office
- How historical Afrin became a prize worth a war
- Switzerland's farmers become landscape gardeners
- Modi, in Davos, Praises Globalization Without Noting India?s Trade Barriers
- Afghan Pedophiles Get Free Pass From U.S. Military, Report Says
- Americans Were Among 22 Killed in Kabul Hotel Attack, U.S. Says
- For Tsunami Forecasters, Speed Is Everything
- Sea of Trash Washes Up on Lebanon?s Beaches
- Global Health: New Index Rates Drug Companies in Fight Against ?Superbugs?
- U.N. Condemns Congo?s Use of Force Against Protesters and Monitors
- Alps Avalanches Prompt Evacuations and Upend Travel
- Suspect in London Mosque Attack Had Contact With Far-Right Groups
- Venezuela Calls for Early Elections, and Maduro Aims to Retain Control
- Davos: Can Society Combat Sexual Harassment?
- Aleppo's 'famous' bakery reopens
- Stephen Miller: How much influence does he have on Trump?
- Cape Town water crisis: 'My wife doesn't shower any more'
- The Catalan independence parody with its own president
- Cerebral palsy is my motivation, says Somali YouTuber Abdi Omar
- Car Bombings Kill More Than Two Dozen People in Libya
- Bigger, Faster Avalanches, Triggered by Climate Change
- Venezuela: Maduro ready to stand in early presidential poll
- Antarctica's Weddell Sea 'deserves protected status'
- Serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman sneaks onto another plane
- #KnitForJacinda: New Zealand PM's pregnancy sparks knitting movement
- Brazil poised for Lula appeal verdict
- Oscars 2018: Five ways women made a mark in nominations
- Save the Children office in Afghanistan hit by attack
- Stripe to ditch Bitcoin payment support
- Trump's choice Jerome Powell approved as Federal Reserve head
- Australian Open 2018: Simona Halep to face Angelique Kerber in semi-finals
- Finland plans to rebury civil war dead in churchyard
- Australian mother accused of murdering adult children
- Mixed Messages From U.S. as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds
- Save the Children Comes Under Attack in Afghan City
- Save the Children Office Rocked by Blast in Afghanistan
- ?Me Too,? Chinese Women Say. Not So Fast, Say the Censors.
- Syria war: US strikes on IS headquarters 'kills 150 militants'
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