Australia weather: Monsoon rains cause floods in Queensland

The north of the state experiences severe flooding as drought continues in other parts of Australia.

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Turkey warned over Venezuela gold trade

Turkey is under Western pressure to stop buying Venezuelan gold, amid suspicions of an Iran link.

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Iran unveils long-range cruise missile on revolution anniversary

Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday during celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state television reported.

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam sorry for racist yearbook photo

Virginia's Ralph Northam appeared in a yearbook photo of a man in blackface and another in a KKK robe.

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Chile escape: Ex-guerrilla Patricio Ortiz Montenegro returns to Santiago

Patricio Ortiz Montenegro, who fled jail in 1996 suspended from a helicopter, returns from exile.

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Roger Stone case: Judge considers gagging order

The judge says the case against President Trump's close ally is "not a public relations campaign".

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Brazil dam: Startling pictures of Brumadinho collapse

The pictures show the moment a muddy sludge engulfed a mining company's facilities.

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Swedish outcry as pregnant woman dragged off train

Two guards are suspended in Sweden after a woman is manhandled and rushed to hospital.

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Sausage museum on site of Nazi death camp annex put on hold

Plans to place the museum on the site of a former Buchenwald annex are put on hold.

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US stops all aid to Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza

The decision to withhold millions of dollars in annual aid is linked to US anti-terrorism legislation.

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Belgian ex-king Albert II refuses DNA test in love-child case

Albert II has refused to provide a DNA sample to disprove claims he fathered a love child.

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One guard dead, five hurt in attack as Iran holds anniversary

One member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed and five were wounded in an attack on a base in southeastern Iran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, as the country holds official celebrations on the 40th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution.

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Iran unveils long-range cruise missile on anniversary of revolution

Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday, state television reported, as the Middle Eastern country displays its achievements during celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution

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Erik Prince had 'no knowledge' of training agreement in China's Xinjiang: spokesman

(Corrects value of investment to 40 million yuan from 4 million yuan in paragraph 13 of this Feb. 1 story.)

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Part of eastern Australia hit by once-in-a-century floods, braces for more rain

Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation's weather bureau on Saturday warned of more heavy rain in the area.

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Venezuela opposition rally to keep up pressure on Maduro

Venezuela's opposition supporters will hold rallies across the country on Saturday to show backing for self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido and to protest against the increasingly isolated socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

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Three women who could be Modi's biggest nightmare in India's election

Three powerful women politicians, each from a very different section of Indian society, may pose a big threat to the chances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a second term in a general election due by May.

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Small extension to Brexit timetable could be acceptable: Rees-Mogg

Prominent British eurosceptic lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said he could accept a short delay to the departure from the European Union on March 29 if Prime Minister Theresa May pursued his plan for Brexit.

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Brazil's lower house reelects pro-reforms Maia as head

Brazil's lower house of Congress reelected on Friday by a vast majority Rodrigo Maia, from the Democratas party, for a new two-year term as president of the chamber.

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Deadly Brazil dam burst likely had same cause as previous one: official

The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale a week ago likely happened because parts of the sand and dried-mud structure dissolved into liquid, a state regulator said in an interview, similar to what caused another deadly mining disaster less than four years ago.

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Brazil dam burst death toll rises to 115; 10 people added to list of missing

The death toll from a dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 115 people on Friday, according to the team tasked with recovering bodies from the site.

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EU states move to recognize Venezuela's Guaido: diplomats

European Union governments will move to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president from next week, but using cautious language for fear of setting a precedent for political crises, two EU diplomats said on Friday.

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To Florida's Venezuelan exiles, Pence vows more pressure on Maduro

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday listened to harrowing stories of deprivation, torture and escape from Venezuelans who fled their homeland, and pledged to ramp up pressure to help the opposition trying to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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