Japan/Rice
 Fears over killer Japanese rice cakes |
Nigeria/Massacre
 Nigeria New Year's Day massacre |
2017/Travel
 2017 safest year for air travel, research |
Korea/Olympics
 North and South Korea considering Winter Olympics talks |
Palestinians/US
 Palestinians recall envoy to US |
Saudi Arabia/UAE
 Saudi Arabia and UAE introduce VAT for first time |
Venezuela/Wage
 Venezuela to raise minimum wage by 40 per cent |
Kabila/Protests
 Congo: Deaths at anti-Kabila protest |
N Korea/US
 North Korea's Kim Jong-un threatens US |
Iran/Protests
 Iran fresh protests kill 10 |
Afghanistan/Blast
 Afghan blast kills 15 at funeral |
Iran/Protests
 Iran warns protesters who challenge country's leadership |
Cairo/Gunman
 Gunman attacks Coptic church in Cairo killing nine |
Seaplane/Crash
 Seaplane crashes into river killing six |
Kenya/Crash
 Road crash kills dozens in Kenya |
Korea/Oil
 South Korea seizes second ship in oil supply row |
Zimbabwe/Presidency
 Meet the force behind Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' president |
Germany/Justice
 Court rules 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz', 96, must go to jail |
Palestine
 Thousands of Palestinians take part in anti-Trump protests |
Egypt/Injustice
 Ex-President Morsi, 19 others sentenced to 3 years in jail for insulting judiciary
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Russia/Syria
 Putin tells Assad Russia will help defend Syrian sovereignty: Kremlin |
Turkey/EU
 Turkey says EU funds not being actively used for needs of Syrian refugees |
Iran/Protests
 Iran holds pro-government rallies after protests |
Egypt/Terrorism
 Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church |
 China jails 36 for gang crimes including extortion, homicide |
Russia/Opposition
 Supreme court approves ban against opposition leader Navalny from 2018 presidential election |
Zambia/Cholera
 Zambia president orders military to help fight cholera spread |
US/China/N. Korea
 After Trump criticism, China says no illicit oil sales to North Korea |
Yemen/Humanitarian Crisis
 In a hospital ward in Yemen, the collapse of a nation |
Yemen/Cholera
 In world's worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
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UN/Rohingya
 Rohingya at risk of deadly diphtheria face shortage of medics, antitoxins |
Italy/Elections
 Italy to vote on March 4, with hung parliament feared
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South Africa/Justice
 Top court rules parliament failed to hold Zuma to account over scandal |
Venezuela/Protests
 Venezuelans protest over pork shortage, Maduro blames Portugal |
Russia/Japan
 Russia says Tokyo's deployment of US missiles a blow to relations |
India/Restaurant fire
 India rooftop restaurant fire kills 14 during birthday party
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Algeria/Kidnapping