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Nigeria Islamist group leader 'caught'

The leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group Ansaru, Khalid al-Barnawi, has been arrested in Nigeria, authorities there say.
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Tribal chief Joe Medicine Crow dies

Joe Medicine Crow, a Native American historian and last surviving war chief from his Crow tribe, dies aged 102.
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Wambach arrested for drink-driving

Former United States striker Abby Wambach is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Oregon.
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West Indies win second World T20 title

Carlos Brathwaite hits four consecutive sixes in the final over as West Indies beat England in an astonishing World Twenty20 final.
Cricket
Win a good reply to pressure - Ranieri

Leicester are showing they can take the pressure of leading the Premier League during the run-in, says boss Claudio Ranieri.
Football
'The battle we all wanted is brewing'

An enticing title fight is on the cards, and given the way F1 bosses are dealing with the qualifying farce, boy, does the sport need it.
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Race car meets military drone

Unburdened by a fragile human driver, Robocar can focus on the business of speed
Autos
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Drama, comedy and documentary
Culture
The empire the world forgot

This former regional power is now an eerie, abandoned city of ghosts
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Why newlyweds must do this

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The Chinese bodies still being found in South Korea

As the bodies of Chinese soldiers are repatriated from South Korea, Stephen Evans asks if Beijing is...
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