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Pope apologies to indigenous Mexicans

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 0:04
related countries: Mexico
related places: Chiapas

Pope Francis asks Mexican indigenous people in Chiapas state for forgiveness over the way they have been excluded and marginalised from society.
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VIDEO: Is it crunch time for Ukraine's government?

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 0:07
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Kiev

BBC's Kiev correspondent Tom Burridge explains why Tuesday's vote in parliament is crucial for Ukraine.
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Australia suspect won't come out of lake

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 1:38
related countries: Aruba

An Australian man who crashed an allegedly stolen van into a lake refused to leave the water, even after police drew their weapons.
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VIDEO: Singapore Airshow: What to expect

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 1:57
related countries: Singapore

More than 1,000 companies are exhibiting at Singapore's annual airshow - the biggest in the region. What is on offer there?
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Brazil Zika: New microcephaly link

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 5:21
related countries: Brazil

More evidence linking the Zika virus to microcephaly birth defects in babies is found, scientists in Brazil say.
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Mystery over Paris siege balloon letter

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 7:51
related countries: France, Australia
related places: Paris

Australia's National Archive tries to establish how a letter flown out of Paris by balloon during an 1870 siege ended up in its collection.
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Bangkok blast suspects plead not guilty

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 8:56
related countries: Thailand, China
related places: Bangkok

Two ethnic Uighur Chinese plead as they make their first court appearance over the bombing of the Erawan shrine in Bangkok.
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VIDEO: Bataclan band singer: 'I see nightmares'

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 9:08
related countries: France
related places: Paris

The singer of the Eagles of Death Metal has given an emotional interview to a French TV channel ahead of the band's concert in Paris on Tuesday night.
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Syria hospital attacks 'war crimes'

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 9:08
related countries: Turkey, Syria, France

France and Turkey say air strikes on hospitals in northern Syria constitute war crimes, as the UN reports that up to 50 people have been killed.
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VIDEO: India school attack leopard escapes

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 9:31
related countries: India

Officials say a male mauled six people at a school in India before it was captured has escaped its enclosure.
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Brazil court freezes Neymar's assets

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 11:14
related countries: Brazil
related places: Barcelona

Brazil and Barcelona football star Neymar has $50m worth of his assets frozen by a court in Brazil over allegations of tax evasion.
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Boxer Pacquiao apologises for gay slur

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 11:53
related countries: Philippines

Philippine boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao apologises in the face of severe criticism for saying homosexuals are "worse than animals".
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China to relocate 10,000 for telescope

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 12:54
related countries: China

China is preparing to relocate nearly 10,000 people to make way for the world's largest radio telescope.
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Bahrain charges US journalists

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 12:59
related countries: Bahrain, United States

Prosecutors in Bahrain charge four US journalists with participating in an illegal gathering but release them pending investigations.
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Android SMS malware 'can wipe phones'

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 13:34
related countries: Denmark

A Danish security company has detected an attempt to spread a powerful form of Android malware via text messages.
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Rubio campaign mistakes Canada for US

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 15:40
related countries: Canada, United States
related places: Vancouver, America

US presidential candidate Marco Rubio releases a new advert promising a return to "morning in America," but the ad has the sun rising on the Canadian city of Vancouver.
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Train controller 'caused German crash'

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 15:55
related countries: Germany

Prosecutors say human error by a train controller was to blame for a crash in Bavaria, Germany, last week that killed 11 people.
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Sindh recognises Hindu marriage

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 16:06
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's Sindh province becomes the first in the majority Muslim country to give Hindus the right to register their marriage officially.
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Oil falls despite Saudi-Russian deal

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 16:25
related countries: Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Russia

Oil prices fell on Tuesday despite Saudi Arabia and Russia agreeing to freeze oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit.
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Russia rejects Syria war crimes claim

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 16:29
related countries: Syria, Russia

Russia "categorically rejects" accusations of war crimes in Syria after several hospitals and schools were hit by missiles on Monday.
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US Justice Scalia death questioned

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 17:16
related countries: United States

Questions are raised over the handling of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death, as Republicans and Democrats battle over his successor.
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Ukraine president asks PM to resign

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 17:34
related countries: Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asks Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign, saying he has lost the support of the governing coalition.
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VIDEO: 'Lost' Mozart piece played in Prague

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 18:16
related countries: Czech Republic
related places: Prague

A piece of Mozart music considered lost for more than 200 years has been performed for the first time since being rediscovered.
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Colombia's chief of police investigated

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 18:46
related countries: Colombia

Colombia's prosecutor general is to investigate the chief of police over the alleged creation of a male prostitution ring.
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Syria 'to allow aid to besieged areas'

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 19:36
related countries: Syria

The Syrian government has approved aid for seven besieged areas, the UN says, with convoys preparing to depart "as soon as possible".
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US-Cuba commercial flights to resume

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 19:37
related countries: Cuba, United States

The US and Cuba sign an agreement to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in more than 50 years.
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Vietnam death-row pregnancy probed

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 19:53
related countries: Vietnam

Four prison guards are reportedly suspended in Vietnam after an inmate became pregnant, apparently to escape execution.
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Eagles of Death Metal on Paris stage

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 20:38
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Eagles of Death Metal appear on stage in Paris, months after the deadly jihadist attacks during their concert at the Bataclan in the French capital.
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Sarkozy under formal investigation

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 20:45
related countries: France

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under formal investigation over campaign funding, prosecutors say.
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Ukraine PM survives no-confidence vote

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 21:32
related countries: Ukraine

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's government survives a no-confidence vote hours after the president asks him to step down.
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What next for China's property market?

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 22:07
related countries: China

How the world's biggest property developer sees the market
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Obama warns Senate about Scalia seat

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 22:47
related countries: United States
related places: Senate

President Barack Obama urges the US Senate to consider a replacement on the Supreme Court for Justice Antonin Scalia, as a constitutional crisis looms.
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Canada's missing women 'in thousands'

Tuesday 16th of February 2016, 23:04
related countries: Canada

The Canadian government confirms the number of missing or murdered indigenous women in the country may be as high as 4,000, above previous estimates.
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