Getty ImagesThe northern Indian city of Dehradun, located in the Himalayan foothills, was shaken by a violent incident weeks ago.
Brothers Anjel and…
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Tripura student’s killing puts spotlight on racism in India
Getty ImagesAnjel Chakma, 24, died in a hospital in Dehradun, 17 days after being attacked by a group of men -
Kenyan pilot tells BBC of his secret mission to fly his body from Nigeria
Bushra MohamedBBC World Service
Corbis/Getty ImagesSiad Barre died in exile in Nigeria four years after fleeing Somalia Exactly 31 years ago to the day, two Kenyan pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur and Mohamed Adan, received an unexpected visitor at…
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Minnesota officials say FBI blocked access to ICE shooting investigation
Madeline HalpertMinneapolis
Eloise Alanna/BBCFlowers have been left at the scene of the shooting in tribute to Renee Good Minnesota officials say the FBI has blocked their access to an investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a US…
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Large crowds of protesters march through Tehran and Iran’s second city
Videos posted on social media show large crowds of protesters marching through Tehran and other Iranian cities in what is said to be the largest show of force by the opponents of the clerical establishment in years.
Rallies in Tehran and Iran’s…
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Two starkly opposed Americas laid bare by deadly ICE shooting
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent
How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded second-by-second The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal law-enforcement officer is laying bare the sharp divides in US politics – and…
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Trump risks pushing world back to age of empires
Jeremy BowenInternational editor
Getty ImagesOnly a few hours after the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was removed from his palace, his job and his country by US special forces, Donald Trump was still marvelling about how it felt to monitor a…
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Algeria apologises to DR Congo’s Lumumba statue Afcon superfan
AFP/Getty ImagesMichel Nkuka Mboladinga has won the hearts of Afcon fans with his Lumumba statue tribute Algeria’s football federation has apologised to a Congolese superfan who has become one of the stars of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)…
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Hajar Abdelkader: Wildcard serves 20 doubles faults and loses match in 37 minutes
The Egyptian Tennis Federation confirmed to the BBC Abdelkader has never been registered as an Egyptian player and had not been entered into the tournament on Egypt’s behalf.
Egyptian Tennis Federation technical director Dia Nabil Loutfy said: “We…
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Watch: Eyewitnesses recount deadly ICE shooting
Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in the Central neighbourhood of Minneapolis.
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Army says has taken over security in Hezbollah-dominated south
The Lebanese army says it has taken over security in the south of the country, which for decades had been dominated by the Iranian-backed movement Hezbollah, amid fears that Israel could escalate its military offensive against the group.
Lebanon…
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