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Tehran nose job

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 0:20
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom

Iranians are struggling to understand how a well-known British porn star was allowed into their country for cosmetic surgery.
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Widow's wish

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 0:50
related countries: Israel

Forty-four years after the Munich Olympics massacre, an official ceremony will mark the killings of 11 Israeli athletes and their coaches, thanks to a widow's determined campaign
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China's glass walkway opens in Tianmen mountain

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 1:07
related countries: China
related places: Tianmen, Hunan

The glass walkway around Tianmen mountain in Hunan is part of the latest addition to China's craze for vertiginous tourist attractions.
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Australia's oldest new mother at 63

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 1:26
related countries: Australia
related places: Melbourne

A 63-year-old woman in Melbourne becomes Australia's oldest first-time mother, giving birth to a baby girl conceived with a donated embryo.
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US election 2016: Trump unfit to be president - Obama

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 1:39
related countries: United States
related places: President, Republican, New York

President Obama says Republican nominee Donald Trump is unfit to be president, and questions why his party still supports the New York billionaire's candidacy.
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Seeking justice for IS's Yazidi victims

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 2:02
related countries: Iraq

A group of lawyers is trying to get justice for thousands of Yazidis killed and enslaved in Iraq by the so-called Islamic State.
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Australia condones asylum seeker abuse, say rights groups

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 3:12
related countries: Nauru, Aruba

Two leading international campaign groups claim the Australian government is deliberately ignoring abuse of asylum seekers on Nauru.
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Nicaragua: Ortega names his wife as running mate

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 4:09
related countries: Nicaragua

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega names his wife as his running mate and candidate for vice-president as he seeks re-election for a third term.
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Bomb targets soldiers in Libyan city

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 5:11
related countries: Libya

At least 18 people die in a suicide bomb blast targeting soldiers in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
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Man held in China 'does not know he has baby'

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 6:20
related countries: China

Yuan Shanshan, the wife of a lawyer detained in China, says her husband has been held for so long that he does not even know he has a four-month-old child.
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First Arab Nobel science winner Ahmed Zewail dies

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 7:02
related countries: Egypt, United States

Egyptian-born Nobel-winning scientist Ahmed Zewail, who studied chemical reactions in ultra-short time scales, dies in the US aged 70.
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Many missing after Indian bridge collapse

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 7:27
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai, Goa, At

At least 22 people are missing after a highway bridge connecting the city of Mumbai with the beach resort of Goa in western India collapses.
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Zombies on a train

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 8:35
related countries: North Korea

Apocalyptic horror movie Train to Busan broke box office records at home with its South Korean take on the zombie genre and is set to take off across Asia.
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Syria Aleppo siege: Fighting rages as Russian jets strike

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 8:35
related countries: Syria, Russia
related places: Aleppo

Intense fighting continues around the Syrian city of Aleppo, where a rebel offensive is trying to break the government siege of opposition-held areas.
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US election 2016: Trump hits back at 'disastrous' Obama

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 8:55
related countries: United States
related places: White House

Donald Trump dismisses Barack Obama's time in the White House as a "disaster" after the US president says he is not fit to succeed him.
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China's elevated bus: Futuristic 'straddling bus' hits the road

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 9:26
related countries: China
related places: Hebei

The 2m-high Transit Elevated Bus took its inaugural test run in the streets of Hebei, much to the amazement of Chinese citizens.
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Burundi rejects UN police force to help end violence

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 10:00
related countries: Burundi

Burundi's government rejects a decision to deploy a UN police force to the country in an effort to end more than a year of political violence.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile into Japanese waters

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 10:27
related countries: South Korea

North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile which travels 1,000km (620 miles) before landing in Japanese waters, say South Korea and Japan.
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Syria conflict: Huge 'tunnel bomb' rocks Aleppo

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 10:36
related countries: Syria
related places: Aleppo

Rebels from the Free Syrian Army release a video that they say shows fighters planting explosives in a tunnel in the Ramouseh district of Aleppo.
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S Korea military gives K-pop band anti-smoking mission

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 11:50
related countries: North Korea

Girl group Lovelyz are tasked with encouraging South Korean soldiers to quit smoking.
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South Africa elections: ANC and Jacob Zuma face test

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 11:56
related countries: South Africa
related places: Zuma

South Africans vote in local elections seen as a test for President Jacob Zuma and the ruling ANC, which could lose control of key cities.
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Keeping it in the family

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 12:03
related countries: Nicaragua

BBC News takes a look at other political power couples around the world as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega chooses his wife as presidential running mate.
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Boko Haram in Nigeria: Abu Musab al-Barnawi named as new leader

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 12:33
related countries: Nigeria

So-called Islamic State says its West African affiliate Boko Haram has a new leader, but makes no mention of the fate of his predecessor Abubakar Shekau.
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Europe rights official urges Turkey to heed rule of law

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 12:45
related countries: Turkey

The most senior European official to visit Turkey since last month's "outrageous" attempted coup urges Turkey to act according to the rule of law.
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Canada family encounters shirtless PM Trudeau while hiking

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 13:18
related countries: Canada
related places: Quebec

A Canadian family on holiday stumbled upon a shirtless Prime Minster Justin Trudeau while hiking in Quebec's Gatineau Park.
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Venezuelan general on drugs charges named justice minister

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 15:04
related countries: Venezuela

Nestor Reverol, a Venezuelan general who was indicted on Monday on charges of having links with drug traffickers, is named as Venezuela's new justice minister.
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US election 2016: Republican divisions grow over Trump

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 15:33
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

Fresh rifts emerge within the US Republican Party over presidential candidate Donald Trump as he refuses to back two senior figures in his own party.
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China's Transit Elevated Bus gets first test run

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 15:45
related countries: China

A futuristic new bus that allows cars to pass underneath it on the road is being tested in China.
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IS in Libya: Italy offers US airspace and airbases

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 15:45
related countries: Italy, Libya, United States

The Italian government says it will "positively consider" allowing US forces to launch attacks on the so-called Islamic State in Libya from Italy.
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Spain arrests women as flashmob stunt sparks terror fears

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 16:36
related countries: Germany, Spain

Five German women are detained as a flashmob stunt in northern Spain sparks fears among holidaymakers that a terrorism attack was being staged.
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Emirates plane crash-lands at Dubai airport

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 16:53
related countries: India

Firefighter killed battling blaze after Emirates Boeing 777 crash-landed, but all 300 on board were evacuated safely.
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Indian parliament backs key tax bill

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 16:57
related countries: India

India's parliament passes the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, the country's biggest tax reform since independence.
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Italy adopts new law to slash food waste

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 18:04
related countries: Italy

Italy cuts red tape and renames the humble doggy bag in a bid to tackle the country's mountain of food waste.
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US woman tried to live stream police standoff

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 18:26
related countries: United States
related places: Baltimore

A woman killed in a police standoff outside Baltimore tried to live stream the siege but authorities successfully had her social media accounts deactivated.
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Police say 'honour killing victim' was strangled

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 20:27
related countries: Pakistan

Police in Pakistan have confirmed that a 28-year-old woman from Bradford found dead in the Punjab at the end of July was strangled.
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'Post-coup purge under way in Turkey'

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 20:36
related countries: Turkey

Turkey is urged to follow the rule of law when pursuing those it believes are behind last month's attempted coup.
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Syria 'toxic attack': Aleppo rebels accused by Russia

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 20:39
related countries: Syria, Russia, United States
related places: Aleppo

The Russian military tells the US it believes rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo deployed "toxic substances" in an attack on Tuesday.
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White House: Iran cash payment not ransom for hostages

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 20:52
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: White House

The White House dismisses claims that the US paid a ransom to Iran in exchange for the release of five American prisoners.
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Quest for truth

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 21:04
related countries: Czech Republic
related places: Prague

Czechs want to find the remains of resistance fighters who assassinated the notorious Nazi police chief Reinhard Heydrich, as Rob Cameron reports from Prague.
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Stray dog joined extreme runner during China race

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 21:28
related countries: China

An extreme marathon runner hopes to be reunited with a stray dog he befriended during a gruelling race in China, thanks to a crowdfunding appeal.
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Race riotous

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 21:33
related countries: Aruba

No-one is a hero in a new Australian film that asks tough questions about racism, violence and stupidity.
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US Supreme Court blocks transgender toilet ruling

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 21:52
related countries: United States

The US Supreme Court temporarily overturns a ruling that allowed a transgender high school student to use the bathroom of his choice.
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Township entrepreneurs

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 23:00
related countries: South Africa

A look at the young entrepreneurs trying to boost the economy and employment in South Africa's townships.
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Fears of Muslim refugees in US West

Wednesday 3rd of August 2016, 23:03
related countries: Syria, United States
related places: Montana

A proposal to settle 100 refugees in the Western US state of Montana has provoked an outcry. Some residents warn of a culture clash between Syrian refugees and the predominantly white local population.
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