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In heartland of Mexican banda, some push to limit strolling beach musicians

Three castaways rescued after a week on remote Pacific islet, US Coast Guard says

124 candles? Peru stakes claim to world's oldest human, born in 1900

Briton who ran length of Africa says Congo kidnapping was only time he mulled quitting

Alien fever dreams fuel Peruvian grave robbings

Longevity is 'just luck' says 111-year-old Briton, world's new oldest man

Philippines' Catholic devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion

Ostrich captured after escaping Korean zoo, dodging traffic for an hour

In Spain, nuns quench pilgrims' thirst for beer and the word of God

Thousands, some in trance, pay homage to sacred Thai tattoo master

Indian activist's hunger strike for Ladakh autonomy draws thousands of supporters

Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! Metropolis hopes AI app will spur marriages

Purple fingers and indelible ink are the hallmarks of India's elections

A 93-year-old Greek grandmother's scarves travel to children in need

Israel, Laken Riley feature in Biden's State of the Union speech

'I couldn't move': Japanese male office workers experience simulated menstrual pain

Bolivia's cholita climbers dream of conquering Everest in skirts

French 'Spiderman' scales tower to support Philippines' South China Sea claims

Greece records hottest ever winter, raising fears of summer fires

Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient

South Koreans bid farewell to beloved panda Fu Bao before her return to China

New species of Amazon anaconda, world's largest snake, discovered

Sprawling queues for subsidised rice highlight plight of Indonesia's poor

Spain's Seville plans to charge fee for visiting landmark square

Women take part in Japan's 1,250-year-old 'naked festival' for first time

Sydney martial arts instructor denied bail for murder of family of three

The last four nuns of a Spanish convent seek sisters to keep it open

Kites battle drones as farmers take on police during India protests

Spanish police defuse hostage crisis among drug boat crew, arrest all

Cuban perfumist makes home-grown fragrance with surprise ingredient

Indonesian voters greeted with chocolates, candy on Valentine's Day

Scabs, axes and heartache: Zagreb museum champions lost love for Valentines Day

Thai activists arrested for sedition after 'harassing' royal motorcade

Australians cheer law giving workers right to ignore after-hours work calls

The special patrol protecting Spain's brown bears and wary villagers

Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses

In Tel Aviv graffiti and posters, the ebb and flow of hopes for hostages

Woman attacked by shark in Sydney harbour thanks 'heroic' neighbours

Shark attacks woman swimming in Sydney Harbour