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The BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head is being prosecuted for criminal defamation by a Thai lawyer
World
23.02.2017
BBC journalist faces five years jail for Thailand reporting
Brazilian Foreign Minister Jose Serra resigned saying said health problems made him unable to keep up with the rhythm of leading the ministry
World
23.02.2017
Brazil's top diplomat resigns
Mourners carry the coffin of Omar Abdel Rahman during his funeral in the village of Jamalia, in the Egyptian province of Dakahlia, on February 22, 2017
World
22.02.2017
Blind sheikh buried after dying in US jail
The stretch of the A1 motorway, which serves the Charles de Gaulle airport as well as Le Bourget, is the scene of regular robberies by thieves targeting wealthy visitors to Paris
World
22.02.2017
Russian couple latest victims on robbery motorway
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Masaya Volcano, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Managua, features a lava lake and is a big draw for scientists and tourists alike
World 22.02.2017
Argentine researcher, guide who fell into volcano survive
People in a Seoul railway station watch a TV news report on the death of Kim Jong-Nam
World 22.02.2017
What poison could have killed President Kim's brother?
The ancient custom of "bacha bazi" -- the sexual exploitation of boys -- has seen a resurgence in Afghanistan in recent years
World 22.02.2017
The Afghan practice of child sex slavery
An Afghan boy, who was held as a child sex slave, sits at a restaurant in a unidentified location in Afghanistan
World 22.02.2017
Kabul to set penalties for subculture of boy sex slaves
Flowers are laid in front of a portrait of Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin at the Foreign Ministry guest house in Moscow on February 21, 2017
World 22.02.2017
Russia, Ukraine clash over tribute to UN Ambassador, Vitaly Churkin
Barcelona's striker Lionel Messi arrives for a press conference in Cairo's northern Giza district on February 21, 2017
World 22.02.2017
Football star promotes hepatitis C treatment in Egypt
Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine's richest men, was arrested in Austria moments after a Vienna court ruled he could be extradited to the US on corruption charges
World 21.02.2017
Mogul Firtash held after losing Vienna extradition case
A six-day strike by taxi drivers in Italy saw clashes between protesters and police in Rome
World 21.02.2017
Taxis strike over 'Uber' benefits
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says he has no "acceptable" successor in place
World 21.02.2017
Zimbabwean President marks 93rd birthday with faltering TV interview
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