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VIDEO: The long and emotional journey home

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 0:04
related countries: China

The BBC accompanied two migrant workers in China as they made the long and emotional journey home, for good this time.
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German politician prompts outcry with Putin visit

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 0:13
related countries: Germany

German politician prompts outcry with Putin visit
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Making decent burials affordable

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 0:14
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's growing market for coffins
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Nigeria's supercar sellers hit by economic slow-down

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 0:15
related countries: Nigeria

Why Porsche sales have collapsed in Nigeria
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Russian menace pushes Sweden towards Nato

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 0:27
related countries: Sweden, Russia

Sweden boosts defences over Russian menace
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US judge allows Cosby assault case

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 0:35
related countries: United States
related places: Pennsylvania, Cosby

US prosecutors can proceed with a sexual assault charge against comedian Bill Cosby, a judge in Pennsylvania rules.
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Colombia leader to seek US help on Farc

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 1:00
related countries: United States

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says he will ask President Obama to help implement an imminent peace agreement with the Farc.
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Brazil declares 'war' on Zika virus

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 1:32
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff declares war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation.
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VIDEO: Sweden vs Russia - A new Cold War front?

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 2:08
related countries: Sweden, Russia

Paul Adams reports from the island of Gotland on why Sweden is concerned about Russian provocation.
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VIDEO: Syria's horrifying statistics

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 2:26
related countries: Syria

Caroline Hawley looks at the shocking statistics that now define the Syrian conflict.
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Counting the cost of air strikes on IS

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 3:43
related countries: Syria, United States

Shedding light on civilian cost of US-led air campaign in Syria
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Blame traded as Syria talks suspended

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 4:03
related countries: Syria

Syria's government and opposition blame each other for the suspension of talks aimed at ending the country's brutal five-year conflict.
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Pacific nations sign TPP trade deal

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 4:30
related countries: United States
related places: Auckland, Congress

The long-awaited Trans Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest multinational trade deals ever, is formally signed in Auckland, New Zealand.
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North Korea 'readying missile launch'

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 5:38
related countries: South Korea, North Korea, Japan

North Korea appears to be preparing to launch a long-range missile, according to South Korea's defence ministry and Japanese media.
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Assange 'may surrender to UK police'

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 8:18
related countries: United Kingdom

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he will turn himself over to UK police if a UN panel rules he has not been unlawfully detained on Friday.
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Sanctuary for Australia asylum seekers

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 9:08
related countries: Nauru, Aruba, Australia

Australian Anglican and United churches offer sanctuary to asylum seekers who face deportation to Nauru after a High Court ruling.
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VIDEO: Zaatari refugee camp from the air

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 11:11
related countries: Jordan

Lyse Doucet reports on Jordan's struggle to reconcile pressure to help even more refugees with the potential risk to its own security.
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Thai police raid elderly bridge club

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 11:50
related countries: Thailand

Thai police say they have arrested some unexpected lawbreakers during an anti-gambling raid - 32 elderly bridge players, including 12 Britons.
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Shell shares rise 7% as profits fall

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 11:52
related countries: Netherlands

Royal Dutch Shell shares extend gains to 7% as it confirms it will cut 10,000 jobs amid its steepest fall in annual profits for 13 years.
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Kenya refuses to register atheists

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 12:01
related countries: Kenya

A group of Kenyan atheists say they have suffered "blatant discrimination" after the authorities refused to register their society saying it could affect the "peace" in Kenya.
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US Super Bowl is 'no-drone zone'

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 12:11
related countries: United States

Drones have been banned from flying within 32 miles of American Football's Super Bowl, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.
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'I exposed Paris attacker' says witness

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 12:44
related countries: France
related places: Paris

A woman reveals how she told police where to find one of the lead Paris attackers Abdelhamid Abaaoud, shortly before he died in a raid.
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Passenger missing from Somalia plane

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 14:21
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

A passenger on the plane forced to land at Mogadishu airport because of a gaping hole in the fuselage is confirmed missing by the Somali airline.
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US agency's alcohol advice for women is mocked

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 14:53
related countries: United States

Internet users mock US alcohol advice for women
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Billions pledged to help war-torn Syria

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 15:15
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom
related places: London

Billions of dollars have been pledged in aid for people affected by the conflict in Syria, at a major donor conference in London.
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Millepied quits Paris Opera Ballet

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 16:05
related countries: France

Choreographer Benjamin Millepied confirms he is stepping down as director of Paris Opera Ballet for "personal reasons".
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The Indian clock to tower over Big Ben

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 16:09
related countries: India

Indian IT giant Infosys plans to build the world's largest free-standing clock tower, dwarfing structures like Old Joe and Big Ben.
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Bugs Bunny voice artist Joe Alaskey dies

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 16:11
related countries: United States

Joe Alaskey, the US voice artist who provided vocals for such Looney Tunes characters as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 63.
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Rwanda denies training Burundi rebels

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 16:44
related countries: Burundi, Rwanda

Rwanda dismisses allegations in a leaked UN report that it is providing military training to Burundians who want to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza.
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'Tree man' to undergo free surgery

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 17:07
related countries: Bangladesh

Bangladesh's government says it will cover the cost of operations for Abul Bajandar, who has a rare disease causing him to grow bark-like warts.
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Julian Assange 'arbitrarily held'

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 17:18
related countries: Sweden
related places: A

A UN panel considering the "arbitrary detention" of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will find in his favour, the Swedish foreign ministry says.
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Body of Italian student found in Egypt

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 18:07
related countries: Egypt, Italy
related places: Cairo

The body of an Italian student who disappeared last week in Cairo has been found and shows signs of torture, an Egyptian prosecutor says.
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Cologne security tight for carnival

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 18:30
related countries: Germany
related places: Cologne

Cologne beefs up security for the carnival, after many women were sexually assaulted and robbed in the German city at New Year.
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$10bn pledged for conflict-hit Syrians

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 18:37
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom

A donor conference raises more than $10bn in pledges to help Syrians affected by the conflict, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says.
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Teenager to keep gold bar found in lake

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 19:08
related countries: Germany

A teenager in Germany will be allowed to keep a bar of gold found in a lake after the owner could not be identified, police say.
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Rubio sees surge of support after Iowa

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 19:15
related countries: United States
related places: Iowa

US presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has received several high-profile endorsements, after a surprising and strong finish in the Iowa caucuses.
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Tens of thousands flee Aleppo fighting

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 19:41
related countries: Turkey, Syria
related places: Aleppo

About 70,000 Syrian refugees are moving to Turkey's border as they flee fighting near Aleppo, Ankara says, while activists put the number at 40,000.
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Poland re-opens Smolensk crash inquiry

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 20:12
related countries: Russia, Poland
related places: Smolensk

Poland launches a new investigation into the 2010 plane crash in Russia which killed President Lech Kaczynski, citing "mistakes" in previous inquiries.
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Mexico seeks actress over 'El Chapo'

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 21:24
related countries: Mexico
related places: Castillo

Mexican prosecutors issue an order to locate and question actress Kate del Castillo over alleged illegal business links with drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
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Obama proposes $10 a barrel oil tax

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 21:37
related countries: United States

President Obama plans a tax of $10 (£6.85) on every barrel of oil from US producers to help fund green transportation projects.
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Earth, Wind & Fire founder White dies

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 22:38
related countries: United States
related places: White, Earth

Maurice White, founder of US soul band Earth, Wind & Fire, dies aged 74, his brother says
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HK booksellers 'author' attacks China

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 23:01
related countries: Hong Kong, China

A Chinese writer tells the BBC he published a provocative book about President Xi Jinping, linked to five missing Hong Kong booksellers, as a challenge to China.
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US in $450m aid plan for Colombia peace

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 23:44
related countries: Colombia, United States

President Barack Obama says he will ask the US Congress for $450m (£309m) in aid to help Colombia implement a peace deal with the Farc rebel group.
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VIDEO: Author: 'Missing booksellers are innocent'

Thursday 4th of February 2016, 23:46
related countries: Hong Kong

The co-author of a book many believe is behind the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers tells the BBC that the men should not be held responsible.
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