world news
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Unsuccessful testfire in eastern coastal city comes hours before US vice-president is due to arrive in Seoul
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Bomber uses aid supply vehicle to target busloads of evacuees waiting to leave besieged towns
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Turkey votes today on whether to cement the power of a man revered by many, reviled and feared by many others
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As thousands of soldiers mass at Kim Il-sung square, US is warned to end its dangerous ‘military hysteria’
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Academic Michael Ignatieff’s stand for academic freedom has gained attention
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Up to several hundred gay men are feared to have been rounded up and some killed in ultra-conservative Russian republic
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EuropeEuropeLetters: improve Gibraltar’s lot by allowing it to elect MPsProper government support would have halted the slide towards becoming a dodgy tax haven
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One in four Zimbabweans suffers from mental illness, but untrained female health workers are setting a new benchmark for the treatment of patients
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opinion & analysis
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Once dubbed the second most powerful man in the world, the hard-right adviser seems to be losing influence amid policy shifts and rumored infighting
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The president once decried America’s role as world policeman, but apparently can’t resist throwing his weight around
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Using ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan to kill 36 militants – at $450,000 each – will not change its reputation as a white elephant
pictures and video
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April, a 15-year-old giraffe, tends to her newly born calf after giving birth live on a New York zoo’s YouTube channel on Saturday
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday, marking the 105th ‘Day of the Sun’, the birth anniversary of the state’s founder Kim Il-sung
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North Koreans celebrate the 105th anniversary of founder and former leader Kim Il-sung with a military parade
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Cockpit video shows the Moab strike launched by the US military on Isis affiliates in Afghanistan
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A British woman has been stabbed to death on a light railway tram near Jerusalem’s Old City. The alleged attacker was arrested at the scene.
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A rare Rothschild’s giraffe, born last week, takes its first steps on Thursday at Chester Zoo
Mélenchon puts left in contention as French election becomes too close to call