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The inmates who chose to remain on 'prison island'
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 0:01related countries:
IndonesiaStories from Indonesia's prison island
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VIDEO: Tour of a Ukrainian missile silo
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 0:11related countries:
UkraineThe silos that housed Soviet 'Satan' missiles serve as both tourist attraction and a reminder of Ukraine's nuclear past.
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Activist reunited with wrong woman
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 1:54related countries:
ArgentinaA 92-year-old Argentine activist who thought she was reunited with her long-missing granddaughter is "devastated" after the woman turned out to be a stranger.
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South America flood 'worst in 50 years'
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 4:05related countries:
Paraguay, Argentina, 
BrazilVast areas in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil are being hit by the worst flooding in 50 years, forcing the evacuation of more than 150,000 people.
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Violent US storms claim more lives
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 4:36related countries:
United StatesAt least 24 people are now known to have died after days of tornadoes and heavy rains in US south-central states, as a new storm hits Texas.
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Boss of collapsed China mine kills self
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 8:34related countries:
Chinarelated places: Shandong
The owner of a gypsum mine in China's eastern Shandong province kills himself as rescue efforts continue for 17 miners trapped for two days, media report.
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VIDEO: World's rarest magpie comes to UK
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 9:16related countries:
United KingdomConservationists at Chester Zoo have brought one of the world's most endangered birds - the Javan green magpie - into captivity.
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Influential psychiatrist Spitzer dies
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 10:10related countries:
United StatesRobert Spitzer, the influential US psychiatrist who helped declassify homosexuality as an illness, dies aged 83.
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Yasir suspended after failed test
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 10:19related countries:
PakistanPakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah is provisionally suspended by the ICC after failing a drugs test last month.
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VIDEO: Family drive through California wildfire
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 11:51related countries:
NetherlandsDramatic mobile footage shows the moment a Dutch family drive through raging California wildfire.
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Iraqi forces 'enter IS Ramadi bastion'
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 11:53related countries:
IraqIraqi forces enter government compound in Ramadi, stronghold of so-called Islamic State for months, sources tell BBC.
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Paris attacker buried in unmarked grave
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 15:06related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
One of the Islamist militants who attacked the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on 13 November was buried on Christmas Eve in an unmarked grave, reports say.
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'Whip' organisers of Iglesias Lanka gig
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 15:46related countries:
Sri LankaSri Lanka's president says the organisers of a recent Enrique Iglesias concert should be whipped, criticising the behaviour of some female fans.
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Briton sets solo Pacific row record
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 16:01related countries:
Australiarelated places: Cairns
A Briton completes the first non-stop solo rowing trip across the Pacific from North America to Australia, arriving in Cairns after 209 days at sea.
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Iran leader: Improve image of Islam
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 16:03related countries:
IranIranian President Hassan Rouhani says Muslims must work to improve the world's opinion of Islam, which he says has been tarnished by violence.
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VIDEO: Aerial footage of Texas tornado damage
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 17:25related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Texas
Eleven people have been killed in tornadoes in Texas, police say, raising the death toll to 29 in a week of storms across several US states.
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Israel missile defence chief sacked
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 17:47related countries:
IsraelThe head of Israel's missile defence programmes has been dismissed for a "breach of security", the defence ministry says.
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Pope urges solution for Cuban migrants
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 18:50related countries:
Cuba, United StatesPope Francis calls on Central American countries to show generosity in dealing with the plight of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in the region.
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VIDEO: Iraq forces 'retake IS Ramadi stronghold'
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 21:44related countries:
IraqIraqi forces have retaken a former government compound in Ramadi from where Islamic State (IS) group militants have been resisting an army offensive, the military has said.
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Tornadoes in Texas leave 11 dead
Sunday 27th of December 2015, 22:17related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Dallas
Tornadoes in the Dallas area of Texas kill at least 11 people, with heavy rain and snow causing deaths and disruption in a number of other states.
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