Talks seeking to end Los Angeles teachers strike enter fourth day

Bargaining teams for striking Los Angeles teachers and the second-largest U.S. school district were back behind closed doors on Sunday as negotiations to end a walkout disrupting classes for some 500,000 students stretched into a fourth day.

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Giuliani says Trump pursued Moscow tower throughout '16, raising questions

U.S. President Donald Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, his attorney said on Sunday, raising new questions for congressional investigators looking into possible ties between the president and Russia.

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Israel hits Iranian and Syrian targets around Damascus - military

Israel's military says it hit sites operated by elite Iranian units as well as Syrian air defences.

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China economy: Fourth quarter growth slips to 6.4%

A damaging trade fight with the US is adding to worries in China as its economic slowdown deepens.

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Tony Mendez, the real CIA spy behind Argo, dies aged 78

Tony Mendez is best known for the daring rescue mission which inspired the Ben Affleck film.

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Macedonia and Greece: Clashes in Athens over neighbour's name change

Tens of thousands rally in Athens to oppose ratification of a deal on the Macedonia name issue.

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Sudan president defiant as deadly protests continue

Security forces fire tear gas at demonstrators calling for President Omar al-Bashir to resign.

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Colombia protest: Thousands march for peace after cadet killings

President Iván Duque joins the protests, called after a car bomb attack killed 20 police cadets.

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Philippines holds autonomy referendum in restive Mindanao

It is hoped the vote could end a decades-long insurgency that has claimed more than 120,000 lives.

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Mali: Ten UN peacekeepers killed in 'jihadist' attack

The gunmen, said to be from an al-Qaeda-linked group, tried to storm a UN camp in the north.

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Australian Open 2019: Alexander Zverev loses to Milos Raonic in fourth round

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev, who smashed up his racquet at one point, is knocked out of the Australian Open by Canada's Milos Raonic.

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Macedonia and Greece: Clashes flare over name change

Protesters have clashed with police in the Greek capital Athens over plans to rename neighbouring Macedonia.

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WW2 wreckage found by grandson on Norwegian mountainside

Royal Navy pilot Phil Richardson found the wreckage of his grandfather Ron's WW2 plane in Norway.

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'The bed that saved me from the Taliban'

On 20 January 2018 Taliban gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul that was popular with foreign guests - Vasileios Vasilieiou was one of them.

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France and Germany to seal new deal as Brexit looms

A new treaty between two of Europe's closest friends - but why now, and what's in it?

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Trump wall - all you need to know about US border in seven charts

A standoff over funding for the US president's promised border wall has led to a shutdown. What's going on?

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The struggling farmer who planned his own funeral

Malappa was one of the thousands of indebted Indian farmers who killed themselves last year.

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10 things you didn't know about Davos

What is Davos and why do people go? Here are 10 handy facts about the annual gathering in Switzerland.

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Letter from Africa: What is it like to report a terror attack?

Kenyan TV presenter Waihiga Mwaura looks back at traumatic week following the hotel siege in Nairobi.

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Tom Brady leads Patriots past Chiefs for AFC Championship; Pats to face Rams in Super Bowl

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VP Pence slams 'remarkable' BuzzFeed, says GOP is ready to make border funding deal

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China economy: Fourth quarter growth slips to 6.4%

A damaging trade fight with the US is adding to worries in China as its economic slowdown deepens.

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Small firms top Which? annual energy survey

The so-called Big Six suppliers are beaten by smaller rivals in Which? annual customer survey.

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Mike Ashley in talks to buy music chain HMV

HMV collapsed last month, its second administration in six years, risking 2,200 jobs at 125 stores.

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Card surcharges: Customers charged hundreds illegally

The University of Hull was among businesses illegally charging customers more for paying by card.

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'Staff should treat a business as if it were their own'

Rob Forkan, co-founder of footwear and outerwear brand Gandys, says staff should treat a business as if it were their own.

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What exactly is 'Davos'?

As the great and the good congregate in a Swiss ski resort, the BBC's Joe Miller explains what goes on at the annual World Economic Forum.

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The eyewear designer for the stars

How Tom Davies built his eponymous glasses company, which is much loved by celebrities.

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10 things you didn't know about Davos

What is Davos and why do people go? Here are 10 handy facts about the annual gathering in Switzerland.

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Bus bomb in Syria's Afrin kills three: witnesses

A bomb planted on a public bus in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded about 20, several witnesses told Reuters on Sunday.

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Police fire tear gas as Greeks rally over Macedonia name deal

Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside parliament on Sunday as tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens to protest against a name deal with Macedonia.

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Congo political crisis deepens as top court rejects vote challenge

Congo's political standoff deepened on Sunday after the top court backed the contested presidential election victory of Felix Tshisekedi, then his main rival rejected the ruling, called for protests and declared himself leader.

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Death toll raised to 79 in Mexico pipeline blast; new focus on fuel theft

A blast at a gasoline pipeline in Mexico that killed at least 79 people has put renewed attention on the government's strategy to stop fuel theft, with some relatives saying fuel shortages stemming from the plan led people to risk their lives.

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Greeks rally against Macedonia name accord, police fire tear gas

Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens on Sunday to protest against a deal with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that settles a row between the two countries and is set for a vote in Greece's parliament next week.

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Number of dead in Mexico pipeline explosion rises to 79: minister

Mexico's health minister said on Sunday that the number of people killed in a gasoline pipeline explosion has risen to 79.

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U.S. is aware of need to protect Kurds: French minister

The United States is increasingly aware of the importance of protecting its Kurdish allies even as it withdraws from Syria, French defense minister Florence Parly said on Sunday.

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Russia says airport in southeast Damascus targeted in Israeli attack: RIA

Russia's National Defense Control Center said an attack by four Israeli jets on Sunday, thwarted by Syrian military air defense systems, targeted an airport in southeastern Damascus, RIA news agency reported.

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Eight U.N. peacekeepers killed in attack in northern Mali

Eight U.N. peacekeepers were killed and several were wounded while repelling an attack by armed assailants near the village of Aguelhok in northern Mali early on Sunday, the West African nation's U.N. mission said.

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Zimbabwe protests: Crackdown is just a 'taste of things to come'

At least 12 people reportedly died in protests sparked by a sharp rise in fuel prices.

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Sudan unrest enter second month with protests in Omdurman

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas on Sunday at several hundred protesters and chased them down side streets, a Reuters witness said, as anti-government protests entered their second month

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Courchevel fire: Footage shows deadly blaze at French ski resort

Two people were killed and more than 20 injured in the blaze at Courchevel in France.

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Syria says repels Israeli air attack, Israel says downs Golan rocket

Syrian military air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Sunday, shooting down several missiles in the south of the country, state media said.

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