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Indonesia's annual exodus starts ahead of Eid al-Fitr festivities

Argentina faces rising dengue epidemic risk as mosquitoes hatch early

Gambia MP defends bid to legalise female genital mutilation

Factbox-What happened in Rwanda's 1994 genocide?

Rwanda's president leads genocide commemoration 30 years on

Denmark shuts down cannabis street in Christiania hippie enclave

Drug gangs behind rise in shootings in EU capital Brussels, officials say

Murder trial seen as test of Kazakh leader's pledge on women's rights

India's top court puts order banning Islamic schools on hold

Poland's Tusk seeks to cement grip on power in local elections

Finnish minister says now is not the time to discuss gun laws after child shooting

Descendants of enslaved, enslavers 'break silence' around France's past

UN rights body adopts first resolution to protect rights of intersex people

One dead, four injured in post-election violence in southeast Turkey

Egyptian charities dish out meals during Ramadan, despite soaring costs

Pope Francis planning Indonesia visit, minister says

Investigation into Peru's Boluarte widened to include Cartier bracelet, bank deposits

Finnish school kept children safe in classrooms after shooting

Benedict backed me up on rights for LGBT couples, Pope Francis says

Thai LGBT activists celebrate vote that brings marriage equality closer

Brussels seeks UNESCO heritage mark for puppetry, flower carpet

Turkey election monitors say 'more needs to be done' to ensure freedom of expression

Turkey's Erdogan says party to self-critique after local election losses

Indonesian Muslims sign up for tattoo removal 'to repent' during Ramadan

Lebanon's precarious sectarian balance tipping amid Hezbollah-Israeli war

Jordan says Gaza 'famine' can be tackled quickly if Israel opens crossings

At least seven killed in Israeli strike on Southern Lebanon, two security sources to Reuters

Kenyan families weep for starvation cult victims as first bodies released

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

More than 63,000 people dead or missing while migrating over last decade, IOM says

Hamas leader Haniyeh to travel to Tehran for meetings with Iranian officials, Press TV reports

China, battling low birth rates and high costs, encourages frugal weddings

Rafah on agenda when Blinken meets Israel Defense Minister Gallant

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

Kremlin: we are not joining death penalty debate after concert hall attack

Nigeria food banks cut back on handouts as prices soar

Centre-left candidate beats Communist in Salzburg mayoral run-off

UK royal Kate 'enormously touched' by messages of support

Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers in Russia shooting