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'Burning man' image wins AFP top prize at World Press Photo

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Military plane with 100 on board crashes in Algeria

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Vietnamese contestant crowned queen in Thai transgender pageant

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Oscar-nominated gay love film banned in Tunisia: distributor

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'Fake' doctor accused of infecting 46 Indians with HIV

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Atleast22peoplearenowknowntohavediedwhenTalibanmilitantsslaughteredguestsataluxuryKabulhotel,AfghanofficialssaidMonday,asfearsgrewthattheattackersmayhavehadinsi

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Bollywood star evicted from Paris flat over unpaid rent

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Paris cracks down on unregistered Airbnb properties

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'Hostiles' attempts progressive depiction of Wild West

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Iraq troops in armed standoff with Kurd forces

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Google looking to help news outlets win subscribers

Googleisseekingwaystohelppublisherswinpayingsubscribersfornewsstories,apersonclosetothemattertoldAFP.Tothisend,theUSinternetgiantiscollaboratingwithNewsCorp,the

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Study finds which creatures are at risk for extinction

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India's first all-woman crew on around-the-globe mission

Ateamofsixnavalofficersarestartingahistoricandgruellingaround-the-worldmissiononSunday--thefirstcircumnavigationoftheglobebyanIndianall-femalecrew.LieutenantCom

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Myanmar villages burn as Rakhine unrest rages

SmokebillowedfromatleastthreeburningvillagesintheremotesectionofRakhinestatewhereMyanmar'smilitaryiscarryingoutsweepsformilitants,anAFPreportersawWednesday.Thev

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Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingya despite violence

Bangladeshdetainedandforciblyreturned70RohingyamigrantstoMyanmar,policesaidSunday,justhoursafterMyanmaresetroopsontheothersideoftheborderhadopenedfireonpeoplefl

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Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids

PoliceinAustralia,DubaiandtheNetherlandshavearrested17peopleandseizednearlytwotonnesofnarcoticsinraidstheAustralianFederalPolice(AFP)saidonTuesdayhadbrokenuptwo