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Radicalised Australians increasingly young, spy chief warns

The age of Australians being radicalised by the Islamic State (IS) group is increasingly getting younger, the country's top spy has warned.

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Kansas shooting: Hundreds attend funeral in India

Hundreds of people have gathered in India for the funeral of a man killed in the US in a possible hate crime.

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French police sniper shoots two in error at Hollande speech

The shot was fired as the officer moved position on a roof about 100m (328ft) from a tent where Mr Hollande was speaking in the town of Villognon.

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Melbourne 'go slow' taxi protest stops traffic

Melbourne taxi drivers have staged a "go slow" protest on one of the city's busiest roads.

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Fasting diet 'regenerates diabetic pancreas'

The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers.

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Jay Z to headline UK Festival

Jay Z is headlining V Festival in August and will appear in Staffordshire then Essex on consecutive nights.

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Woman sent back to Singapore despite 27-year marriage

A woman married to a British man for 27 years has been sent back to Singapore.

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Why Moonlight shone on Oscar night

Even if the best picture announcement had happened smoothly and to plan, Moonlight's win would still have been regarded as one of the biggest Oscar stories and upsets of recent times.

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Sri Lanka prison bus shooting kills seven

At least seven people were killed when gunmen in Sri Lanka opened fire on a prison bus outside Colombo.

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Some cafes are banning wifi to encourage conversation

As the gig economy grows, many cafes have become filled with people silently working on laptops. Some owners are trying to buck this trend.

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The libation made 20m below Paris

Audric de Campeau has chosen to make his mead in a place almost as ancient as the drink itself: a 2,000-year-old network of tunnels that stretches more than 300km under Paris.

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Bangladesh Muslims protest against justice goddess statue

Thousands of supporters of a conservative Islamist group have protested in Bangladesh against a statue of the goddess of justice erected outside the supreme court.

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Pakistan airline admits taking extra passengers in aisle

Pakistan International Airlines is investigating how seven extra passengers were allowed to stand in the aisles on a flight to Saudi Arabia, a spokesman told the BBC.

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Indian army cancels recruitment exams after 'leak'

The Indian army has cancelled recruitment exams in six centres in the west of the country after question papers were reportedly leaked.

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Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees

The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees.

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Australia and Indonesia restore full military ties

Australia and Indonesia have restored full military ties less than two months after Indonesia suspended co-operation over "offensive" teaching material found at an Australian base.

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Australian ex-PM Kevin Rudd berates Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd has accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of "torpedoing" peace negotiations in the Middle East.