Kerala floods: PM Modi inspects flood rescue effort

He flew over the devastated areas where hundreds of people have died and thousands are homeless.

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Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan prime minister

The former cricket star has taken office after more than 20 years on the political sidelines.

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George Papadopoulos: Mueller proposes sentence for ex-Trump aide

George Papadopoulos has admitted lying about contacts with Russians while with the Trump campaign.

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Italy bridge collapse: Genoa prepares for state funeral

The president will preside over the ceremony for 18 of those who died in the Genoa bridge collapse.

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Putin set to attend Austrian foreign minister's wedding

Russian president will "drop by" for a controversial appearance on the way to Germany for talks.

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'I met my IS captor on a German street'

A Yazidi teenager sold into slavery by IS tells of her horror at meeting her captor in a German street.

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Manafort judge refuses to name jurors over safety fears

Ex-Trump campaign head Paul Manafort is charged with bank and tax fraud in a high-profile case.

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US husband held after missing family 'found dead in fuel tanks'

Police suspect that Shanann Watts and her two young daughters were killed by the husband.

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Trump cancels Washington DC's military parade over high costs

The US president blames local politicians, but Washington's mayor hits back sarcastically.

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Asian Games: Indonesia police kill dozens in criminal crackdown

Amnesty International condemns the killing of petty criminals in Indonesia ahead of the Games.

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Texting is not an acceptable way of writing will, French court rules

A claim by a French woman that her late son left her some of his estate by text message is rejected.

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Washington bridge plunge teenager 'asked for a push'

A teen who pushed her friend off a 60ft-tall (18m) bridge is facing charges after her friend was hurt.

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Yemen war: Boys dig friends’ graves after air strike

A school trip ended in disaster when the bus was hit by a Saudi-led coalition missile.

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The political influence of Pakistan's powerful army

BBC Reality Check looks at the political and economic influence of Pakistan's powerful army.

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ICYMI: Oui oui! Paris's new and very public toilets

The French capital's new outdoor urinals cause a stir, plus other stories you may have missed.

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India monsoon: Rescue operation in Kerala flooding

Hundreds of troops have been rescuing trapped residents in Kerala, including a pregnant woman.

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Man returns to bank he robbed 60 years ago for champagne lunch

Bank teller Boyne Johnston walked off with the equivalent of $2.2m from the safe in 1958.

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Wonder horse sets record for straight wins

Winx secures her 26th win in a row to set a new record for the most consecutive victories in Australian racing.

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South Korean capital gets 'first deaf taxi drivers'

A local start-up is hoping to break the stigma of having hearing-impaired drivers on the roads.

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The cycling start-up company turning trash into cash

The entrepreneurs finding a way to turn trash from the slums into cash for the people living there.

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Behind the exodus from US state schools

Both religious and politically conservative parents are pursuing other education options amid culture clashes.

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Crazy Rich Asians: The film burdened with 'crazy' Asian expectations

Like the proverbial "tiger mum", many Asians have huge expectations for the Hollywood film.

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The immigrants who built Australia's 'fairytale' castles

How nostalgic Europeans forged shrines to old traditions - creating the nation's first theme parks.

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100 Women: The artist redrawing 'sexist' comic book covers

An artist in India is challenging sexist drawings of women in comic books, by reimaging male heroes.

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Week in pictures: 11 - 17 August 2018

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

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'Surrounded by an Ocean of Water’: Historic Flooding Kills Hundreds in Kerala, India

Historic flooding threatens to steal countless lives, homes, and schools in in Kerala, India. Gospel for Asia is on the ground providing disaster and urging believers everywhere to pray.

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Vigil held in Colorado town for slain pregnant woman and daughters

Mourners gathered on Friday in a small Colorado town where the remains of a pregnant woman and her two young daughters were reportedly discovered in oil storage tanks the day after police took the father into custody for their murders.

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Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee wins renewal of protect order

Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee won renewal of a protective order on Friday against a onetime business manager accused of subjecting the 95-year-old "Spider-Man" co-creator to elder abuse after taking charge of his affairs earlier this year.

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Texas jury finds Toyota negligent in accident, awards $242 million to family

A Texas jury awarded damages of $242 million to a Dallas family after finding that defects in the family's Lexus sedan caused injuries to their two children during a rear-end collision, the law firm representing the plaintiffs said on Friday.

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U.S. senators demand answers from Army after Reuters report on lead poisoning

Four U.S. senators on Friday urged the Army to detail the steps it is taking to safeguard children from lead poisoning, citing a Reuters investigation into hazards on military bases.

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Gunman who killed five at Florida airport sentenced to life

A U.S. veteran of the war in Iraq who killed five people during a shooting spree in the arrivals area of a Florida airport last year was sentenced on Friday to life in federal prison for what the judge called "85 seconds of evil."

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U.S. judge approves plan to reunite separated immigrant families

A federal judge on Friday approved a plan to reunite hundreds more families who were separated by border officials after they entered the United States from Mexico.

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Ex-lawyer of pharma executive Shkreli gets 18 months prison for fraud scheme

A New York lawyer was sentenced to 18 months prison on Friday for helping Martin Shkreli, currently serving a seven year prison sentence after being convicted of related charges, defraud a drug company that Shkreli had founded.

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U.S. court orders Trump administration to enforce chemical safety rule

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately implement an Obama-era chemical safety rule introduced in response to a 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas that killed 15 people.

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Trailer at New Mexico compound had been stolen in Alabama: police

A camping trailer at the New Mexico compound where five people were charged with child abuse earlier this month had been stolen from an Alabama farmer and towed to the ramshackle settlement north of Taos, police said on Friday.

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Psychologist may examine if Reagan shooter deserves complete freedom

A federal judge on Friday authorized a psychologist chosen by the U.S. government to examine John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt, in order to determine whether he deserves unconditional freedom.

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California judge rejects plea deal in Oakland warehouse fire

Two men accused of involuntary manslaughter in a California warehouse fire that killed 36 people were due back in court on Friday to set a possible trial date after a judge rejected their plea deal.

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How a mother's tough choice gave her son a potential U.S. asylum advantage

For two months in detention after being separated from her 14-year old son by U.S. border officials, Catalina Sales worried about how he was doing and when she would see him again.

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Top Pennsylvania Catholic leader vows to ensure abuses 'never recur'

Pennsylvania's top Roman Catholic official on Friday vowed to ensure the widespread sexual abuse by hundreds of priests and cover-up revealed in this week's bombshell grand jury report would never happen again.

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