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Iran election: Six candidates, six facts

Friday 28th of April 2017, 1:16
related countries: Iran Iran

Get the lowdown on Iran's presidential election.
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Montenegro to ratify joining Nato as Russia bans wine imports

Friday 28th of April 2017, 2:12
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Balkan

Parliament is to approve the move as a displeased Russia bans wine imports from the Balkan state.
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German parliament moves to partially ban the burka

Friday 28th of April 2017, 7:02
related countries: France France, Germany Germany

Right-wing parties want Germany to emulate a French ban on wearing burkas in public places.
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Afghan Taliban announce spring offensive

Friday 28th of April 2017, 8:22
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Foreign forces will face conventional, guerrilla, insider and suicide attacks, a statement says.
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Five things

Friday 28th of April 2017, 8:36
related countries: Iran Iran

Iran is holding elections for its next president on 19 May - here are five reasons to be interested.
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Macedonia parliament stormed by protesters in Skopje

Friday 28th of April 2017, 9:37
related countries: Macedonia Macedonia, Albania Albania
related places: Skopje

Scores are injured in fights after an ethnic Albanian was elected parliamentary speaker.
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North Korea uses live fire exercise to display military might

Friday 28th of April 2017, 9:38
related countries: North Korea North Korea

Footage broadcast in North Korea shows leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a military exercise on 25 April.
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Brexit: Tusk says UK trade deal not a priority

Friday 28th of April 2017, 9:52
related countries: Ireland Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom

EU leader Donald Tusk says Brexit talks must focus on "people, money and Ireland" - not future trade.
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Thai court seeks Red Bull heir arrest after five years

Friday 28th of April 2017, 10:00
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Vorayuth Yoovidhaya is accused of knocking down and killing a policeman while speeding in 2012.
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Trump says he misses life before he became US president

Friday 28th of April 2017, 10:55
related countries: United States United States

Mr Trump says he misses life before he was elected - and social media users couldn't agree more.
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Toddler born with three legs going home to Bangladesh after surgery in Australia

Friday 28th of April 2017, 11:25
related countries: Aruba Aruba, Australia Australia, Bangladesh Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi toddler is going home after Australian doctors reconstructed her pelvic area.
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DR Congo: UN peacekeepers face fresh sexual abuse claims

Friday 28th of April 2017, 11:44
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, Romania Romania

A Romanian peacekeeper in DR Congo is among five being investigated for sexual abuse and exploitation.
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Trump fears 'major, major conflict' with North Korea

Friday 28th of April 2017, 14:05
related countries: United States United States, North Korea North Korea, China China

The US president also says China's Xi Jinping is "trying very hard" to end the Korean crisis.
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Tanzania's President Magufuli sacks 10,000 over fake certificates

Friday 28th of April 2017, 15:23
related countries: Tanzania Tanzania

Tanzanian President John Magufuli sacks 10,000 civil servants found to have false qualifications.
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Sweden lorry attack claims fifth victim

Friday 28th of April 2017, 15:29
related countries: Sweden Sweden
related places: Stockholm

A 66-year-old Swedish woman dies three weeks after the attack at a shopping area in Stockholm.
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Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue rare child marriage fatwa

Friday 28th of April 2017, 15:33
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Indonesia, a majority Muslim country, has among the highest number of child brides in the world.
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US growth rate hits three-year low

Friday 28th of April 2017, 15:38
related countries: United States United States

President Trump faces a greater challenge in meeting his growth pledge after weak data.
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US ready for 'military action if necessary' against N Korea

Friday 28th of April 2017, 15:56
related countries: North Korea North Korea, United States United States

The top US diplomat warned North Korea against further "aggression".
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German airlines drop safety rule prompted by Germanwings crash

Friday 28th of April 2017, 15:59
related countries: Germany Germany

The carriers scrap the two-person policy brought in after the 2015 Germanwings crash.
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US budget: Shutdown averted by Congress bill

Friday 28th of April 2017, 16:32
related countries: United States United States

The stop-gap spending bill to keep the government running an extra week has passed House and Senate.
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'Luxury' Fyre Festival is cancelled with ticket-holders still stranded in Bahamas

Friday 28th of April 2017, 16:46
related countries: The Bahamas The Bahamas

A luxury music festival in the Bahamas is postponed after reports of cancelled flights and no security.
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Ilie Nastase: Romania's Fed Cup captain to quit game if punished by ITF

Friday 28th of April 2017, 17:34
related countries: Romania Romania

Ilie Nastase says he will quit tennis if he is banned over the derogatory comments he made about Serena William's unborn child.
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Friendly fire inquiry after US soldiers die battling IS

Friday 28th of April 2017, 17:37
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

Sgts Joshua Rodgers, 22, and Cameron Thomas, 23, both on their third deployment to Afghanistan.
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Pope in Egypt for historic visit

Friday 28th of April 2017, 17:44
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Pope Francis urged faith leaders to denounce violence following bomb attacks that killed dozens of Christians.
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Pope Francis visits bombed Coptic church during Egypt visit

Friday 28th of April 2017, 18:40
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Francis is on a short visit to Egypt, where he has urged religious leaders to help end violence.
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North Korea crisis: Rex Tillerson urges international response

Friday 28th of April 2017, 20:36
related countries: United States United States

The secretary of state called on China in particular to leverage its trade links as influence.
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N Korea 'test-fires ballistic missile'

Friday 28th of April 2017, 21:24
related countries: North Korea North Korea

North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile, the South Korean military tells Yonhap news agency.
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Trump executive order aims to allow Arctic drilling

Friday 28th of April 2017, 22:18
related countries: United States United States
related places: Arctic

The US president said he hoped the new order would create "thousands and thousands" of jobs.
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Gunpoint victim explains astonishing cool

Friday 28th of April 2017, 23:00
related countries: United States United States

A cashier at Jimmy John's takeaway in Kansas City, Missouri tells the BBC how he kept his astonishing cool when a robber stuck a gun in his face.
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In case you missed it: Cuba's got crabs

Friday 28th of April 2017, 23:22
related countries: Cuba Cuba

And other stories you missed this week.
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'Already dead'

Friday 28th of April 2017, 23:50
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

'The Hong Kong we know isn't dying. It's already dead,' says one young Hong Konger contemplating her future.
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