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Inside Manila's drug war: Female assassin's story

Friday 26th of August 2016, 1:08
related countries: Philippines

A violent crackdown on illegal drugs in the Philippines has left more than 1,900 people dead. The BBC spoke to two people in the middle of the drug war.
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UN envoy: How the world failed Syria

Friday 26th of August 2016, 2:06
related countries: Syria

The UN's humanitarian envoy to Syria says people could have been spared the brutality of the past five years.
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Somalia attack: Gunman storm beach restaurant in Mogadishu

Friday 26th of August 2016, 2:20
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

At least seven people are killed in a bomb and gun attack on a beach restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
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Bolivia minister killed by protesting miners

Friday 26th of August 2016, 3:48
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivian authorities say the deputy interior minister has been kidnapped and killed by striking miners.
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Netflix jokes about N Korean imitator Manbang in Twitter bio

Friday 26th of August 2016, 5:11
related countries: North Korea, United States

Netflix US takes a light-hearted swipe at North Korea's recent venture into the video-streaming industry, in its Twitter biography.
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Crossbow used in triple murder in Canada

Friday 26th of August 2016, 5:58
related countries: Canada
related places: Toronto

Three people have been killed in a crossbow attack in Toronto and a man arrested.
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Endurance test

Friday 26th of August 2016, 7:06
related countries: Ethiopia

The BBC looks at the future of Ethiopian silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa after his daring anti-government protest at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Nic Naitanui calls for education after child's blackface tribute

Friday 26th of August 2016, 7:24
related countries: Aruba

An Australian footballer calls for better race education, saying a controversial photo of a boy in blackface as a tribute to him "hurts my heart".
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Hiker describes 30-day ordeal lost in NZ mountains

Friday 26th of August 2016, 7:46
related countries: New Zealand, Czech Republic

Czech hiker, Pavlina Pizova, who went missing a month ago in the snowy mountains of New Zealand has described the "harrowing" ordeal in which her partner died.
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Czech hiker describes 'harrowing' 30-day ordeal after partner's death in NZ

Friday 26th of August 2016, 8:07
related countries: New Zealand, Czech Republic

A Czech hiker who went missing a month ago in the snowy mountains of New Zealand describes the "harrowing" 30-day ordeal in which her partner died.
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Brazil police charge Lochte over robbery claim

Friday 26th of August 2016, 8:31
related countries: Brazil, United States

Brazil police charge US swimmer Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Debunking Zambia's prostate cancer myths

Friday 26th of August 2016, 11:04
related countries: Zambia

The lone Zambian voice trying to trying to raise awareness about the dangers of prostate cancer.
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Nazi prank taints Argentina German school

Friday 26th of August 2016, 11:18
related countries: Argentina, Germany

Boys from an Argentine German school are being made to visit a Holocaust museum after a brawl with Jewish students over Nazi symbols.
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Swedes urged to deposit 41m invalid banknotes

Friday 26th of August 2016, 11:36
related countries: Sweden

Millions of old Swedish banknotes are still in circulation despite a looming deadline to deposit them.
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Oscar Pistorius: Bid to challenge six-year jail term fails

Friday 26th of August 2016, 11:40
related countries: South Africa

South African state prosecutors fail in their bid to challenge the six-year sentence for murder handed down to Oscar Pistorius.
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Top South Korea executive found dead

Friday 26th of August 2016, 11:42
related countries: South Korea

The vice chairman of South Korea's Lotte conglomerate is found dead just hours before being questioned over corruption allegations.
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Inside a Philippines prison drugs raid

Friday 26th of August 2016, 12:02
related countries: Philippines
related places: Manila

The BBC witnesses a prison raid in one of Manila's biggest jails - the latest offensive in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
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Darayya siege: Residents and fighters ready to evacuate Syrian town

Friday 26th of August 2016, 12:07
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Civilians and rebel fighters are expected to begin evacuating from the Syrian town of Darayya under a deal to end a government siege begun in 2012.
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Turkey PKK conflict: Cizre bomb kills 11 policemen

Friday 26th of August 2016, 13:51
related countries: Turkey
related places: Cizre

A car bomb claimed by Kurdish militants hits a police checkpoint in Cizre, south-east Turkey, killing 11 policemen and wounding 78.
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Ex-PM Stephen Harper quits Canada politics

Friday 26th of August 2016, 13:54
related countries: Canada

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigns his seat in Parliament and departs from the Canadian political stage after more than 20 years.
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Syria Darayya: Evacuation of siege town begins

Friday 26th of August 2016, 14:04
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus, Darayya

The evacuation of the Damascus suburb of Darayya begins after a deal between the Syrian government and rebel fighters to end four years of siege.
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Embracing couple among victims

Friday 26th of August 2016, 14:08
related countries: Italy

As hopes fade of finding more survivors of the devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy, details emerge of the dead.
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Indonesian man arrested as 650 pangolins found dead in freezers

Friday 26th of August 2016, 14:12
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesian authorities seize the frozen bodies of more than 650 critically endangered pangolins and arrest a man.
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Ultra marathon runner's reunion with stray dog

Friday 26th of August 2016, 15:26
related countries: China

Their story had already captured hearts across the world - the marathon runner and the stray dog that stuck by his side through a gruelling desert race in China.
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Evacuation of Syrian city Darayya begins

Friday 26th of August 2016, 15:35
related countries: Syria
related places: Darayya

The rebel-held city of Darayya is being evacuated by government forces after the last rebel fighters agreed to hand over their weapons and leave.
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US swimmer Lochte 'won't respond' to Brazil false claim charge

Friday 26th of August 2016, 15:48
related countries: Botswana, Brazil, United States

Ryan Lochte has no plans to publically respond despite Brazilian police charging him with making a false statement over a robbery, his lawyer says.
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'They all died in their sleep'

Friday 26th of August 2016, 16:03
related countries: Italy
related places: Amatrice

An Italian man who survived the earthquake in Amatrice, killed more than 200 people, describes the "shocking and traumatic" effect it has had on the close-knit community.
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Ex-rugby man foils robbers with mug

Friday 26th of August 2016, 16:19
related countries: United Kingdom, Malta

A 78-year-old former England rugby player foils a robbery attempt by three men, chasing them out of his house in Malta armed only with a mug of tea.
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Czechs and Hungarians call for EU army amid security worries

Friday 26th of August 2016, 17:17
related countries: Hungary, Czech Republic

The leaders of the Czech Republic and Hungary say a "joint European army" is needed to bolster security in the EU.
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France burkini: Highest court suspends ban

Friday 26th of August 2016, 18:22
related countries: France
related places: Villeneuve

France's highest administrative court suspends a ban on controversial full-body "burkini" swimsuits in a town on the Mediterranean coast.
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Italy quake: Emergency declared as hopes for more survivors fade

Friday 26th of August 2016, 19:21
related countries: Italy

Italy declares a state of emergency in the regions worst hit by Wednesday's earthquake, in which at least 268 people died, as hopes fade of finding survivors.
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High-energy worship

Friday 26th of August 2016, 20:04
related countries: Russia

Twice a week, Muslims from the North Caucasus region of Russia pray using a unique group movement. BBC Pop Up asked them what Zikr means to them.
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Canadian couple forced to live apart after 62 years

Friday 26th of August 2016, 20:33
related countries: Canada

An elderly Canadian couple who have been married for 62 years are forced to live in separate care homes.
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Violence erupts in Zimbabwe after anti-Mugabe protest

Friday 26th of August 2016, 21:10
related countries: Zimbabwe
related places: Harare

Zimbabwe's riot police have fired tear gas and beaten up opposition protesters in central Harare.
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Is Trump's pitch to black voters a lost cause?

Friday 26th of August 2016, 21:11
related countries: United States

For the first time, Donald Trump is making a direct pitch to African-American and Hispanic voters, but will it work?
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Tear gas fired at anti-Mugabe protest

Friday 26th of August 2016, 21:18
related countries: Zimbabwe
related places: Harare

Police in Zimbabwe fire tear gas and water cannon at opposition supporters gathered for a protest march in the capital Harare.
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France 'burkini': Mayors urged to heed court's ruling

Friday 26th of August 2016, 21:47
related countries: France

French mayors are warned they must heed a court ruling suspending a ban on the controversial full-body "burkini" swimsuit, as some say they will oppose it.
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Syrian war: US and Russia 'achieve clarity on path forward'

Friday 26th of August 2016, 22:18
related countries: Syria, Russia, United States
related places: Geneva

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov are closer to an agreement on Syria. following talks in Geneva.
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Italy earthquake: Day of national mourning for victims

Friday 26th of August 2016, 23:11
related countries: Italy

Italy begins a day of national mourning for the 278 people known to have died in Wednesday's powerful earthquake.
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Ugly side

Friday 26th of August 2016, 23:21
related countries: Croatia

The deep divisions in Croatian football, between fans and the national federation, were exposed by an ugly incident at Euro 2016, as Guy Delauney reports.
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Making waves

Friday 26th of August 2016, 23:31
related countries: United States
related places: Hollywood

Iranians bemused by Hollywood-style video in which a US invasion force is destroyed by patriotic fervour.
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