Protesters gather for anti-US military rally in Okinawa

Crowds are gathering on the Japanese island of Okinawa to protest against the heavy US military presence in the area.

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Turkish Radiohead fans attacked in Istanbul

Rock band Radiohead have condemned an attack on people listening to their new album at a record store in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

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President Obama in Yosemite: 'Climate change is a reality'

President Barack Obama draws attention to the dangers of climate change while on a visit to Yosemite National Park in California.

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Historic Orthodox council stalls after Russia pulls out

A historic attempt to bring together the leaders of the world's Orthodox churches stalls after the Russian church rejected a last-minute appeal to attend.

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Women march to defend abortion rights in Poland

Thousands of people have taken part in a demonstration in the Polish capital of Warsaw to defend women's rights.

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Colorado mother rescues son from mountain lion's mouth

A Colorado mother saves her five-year-old son by prying open a mountain lion's mouth after it attacked the boy in their front yard, officials say.

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Brazil Attorney General: Tourism minister 'had Swiss bank account'

Prosecutors accuse former tourism minister Henrique Alves of tax evasion and money laundering after he resigned for alleged links to a corruption scheme.

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Chelsea Clinton gives birth to baby boy

Baby Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky is the second grandchild for US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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Italy elections: Rome set to elect first female mayor

Rome is set to elect its first female leader as Italy holds a second round of voting in municipal elections.

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Your pictures

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week we asked for your pictures on the theme of arches.

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New approach

A pilot project tries to prevent crime through cash handouts

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Police and 'le stress'

French police are struggling with a triple whammy of terrorism, football hooliganism and labour protests, as the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.

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Cheering on the Einsteins

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the importance of teaching science.

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Poetic injustice

In France, the ritual of pupils copying out poems and learning them by heart is meant to improve handwriting and diction but the process can fill whole families with horror.

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Lukaku secures Belgium's 3-0 win over Ireland

Watch as Romelu Lukaku scores Belgium's third goal in a comfortable win over the Republic of Ireland in their Group E match.

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Hungary snatch 1-1 draw with Iceland

Birkir Saevarsson's late own goal denies Iceland a famous victory as Hungary earn a 1-1 draw in Group F of Euro 2016.

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Ronaldo misses penalty as Portugal draw 0-0 with Austria

Cristiano Ronaldo misses a late penalty as Portugal's hopes of reaching the Euro 2016 knockout stages are hit by a draw with Austria.

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Turkey: Erdogan revisits controversial Gezi Park plans

Turkey's president says he wants to revive plans to redevelop a central Istanbul park which sparked large anti-government protests in 2013.

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Three men charged after Belgium counter-terror raids

Three men have charged with terrorism offences, including attempting to commit murder, after counter-terror raids in Belgium.

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Highlights, goals and fun from 2016 Uefa European Championship in France.

Catch up with all the goals, match highlights, fun moments and more from day 8 of the 2016 Uefa European Championship in France.

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Spain 3-0 Turkey

Two-time defending champions Spain progress to the last 16 of the European Championships with a masterful display against Turkey.

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Poland abortion: March to defend rights in Warsaw

Several thousand people demonstrate in Warsaw against a proposal for an almost total ban on abortions in Poland.

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Italy: Christo 'walk on water' project opens on Lake Iseo

Thousands of people try out the latest installation by conceptual artist Christo - a 3km (1.9 mile) walkway on water in northern Italy.

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IS conflict: Iraqi forces retake 'key parts' of Falluja

Iraqi government forces have retaken "key parts" of Falluja from so-called Islamic State fighters, as Ahmed Maher reports.

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Hitching a lift with His Holiness

Four children got a unique perspective on the Pope's jubilee audience in the Vatican, after he invited them for a ride on his "Popemobile".

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Hungary fans clash with riot police inside Marseille stadium

Hungary supporters clash with stewards before their side's Euro 2016 match against Iceland at Marseille's Stade Velodrome.

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Belgium damage Irish Euro hopes

Romelu Lukaku scores twice as Belgium record a first win at Euro 2016 to damage the Republic of Ireland's chances of progress.

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Pennsylvania couple charged after 'gifting' daughter to older man

Three people in Pennsylvania are charged after a 14-year-old Amish girl was given to a much older man who had helped her parents financially.

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Mohammed Morsi: Egypt's former president given life in spying case

Former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is sentenced to life and six journalists sentenced to death at the end of an espionage trial.

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Radiohead fans attacked at Istanbul record shop

UK rock band Radiohead condemn an attack on people listening to their new album at a record store in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

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Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia

Crowd trouble and flares on the pitch mar the Euro 2016 Group D draw between Croatia and the Czech Republic.

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Sublime 22-pass move as Spain beat Turkey 3-0

Alvaro Morata finishes a sublime 22-pass move to score his second and Spain's third goal in a 3-0 win over Turkey in Euro 2016 Group D.

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Euro 2016: Croatia boss Ante Cacic criticises 'sports terrorists' after crowd trouble

Croatia boss Ante Cacic calls fans who threw flares during the Euro 2016 draw with the Czech Republic "sports terrorists".

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Euro 2016: Uefa opens proceedings against Croatia & Turkey after trouble

Uefa opens disciplinary proceedings against Croatia after crowd trouble mars their Euro 2016 draw against the Czech Republic.

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Doping: No change in Russian culture, says Wada's Sir Craig Reedie

There has been "no cultural change" in Russia since its athletes were banned from international competition, says Wada's president.

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Chicago man shot dead during Facebook live-stream

A Chicago man has been shot dead while live-streaming a video of himself on Facebook, police say - the video has had nearly 700,000 views.

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Twelve arrests as Belgium swoops on terror suspects

Police in Belgium make 12 arrests in a huge anti-terror operation, nearly three months after deadly bomb attacks on Brussels.

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German minister criticises 'warmongering' Nato exercises

Frank-Walter Steinmeier has criticises Nato military exercises in Eastern Europe, urging it to improve dialogue with Russia.

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Euro 2016: France to deport Russia fan chief Shprygin

France is to deport the far-right leader of the Russian football supporters' association and 19 of his fellow fans later on Saturday, after violence in Marseille.

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Brazil 'mass rape' video: Seven suspects to be charged

Six men and a minor are to be charged in Brazil with raping a 16-year-old girl and posting images of her on the internet, police say.

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Canada's parliament passes assisted suicide bill

Canada's parliament has passed a contentious bill to allow medically-assisted death for terminally ill people.

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Adored Mexican comic actor Ruben Aguirre dies

Mexican comic actor Ruben Aguirre, loved by millions of across Latin America for his role as Professor Jirafales in a long-running TV series, has died.

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Mexican actor Ruben Aguirre dies at 82

Ruben Aguirre, a comic actor much loved across Latin America, has died at the age of 82.

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Inside the mind of white America

What is white privilege - and do white Americans believe they benefit from it? The BBC's Clive Myrie went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to explore attitudes towards race and racism in a special report for This Week's World.

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Dented pride

Russia prides itself on sporting prowess - but scandals have tarnished its reputation, as Steve Rosenberg reports from Moscow.

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Sushi kids

An episode of a satirical Saudi TV series highlighting mixed Sunni-Shia families has sparked wide debate about the issue on social media, writes the BBC's Nesrine Kamal.

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'No further questions'

Many foreign correspondents in China believe that major Western leaders are providing an increasingly bad example when it comes to speaking about their dealings with Beijing.

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'Cringe pop' creator

The Keralan star of a much-ridiculed music video tells her critics to listen to the serious message of her song.

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