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Senator slammed after burqa ban stunt in Australia

Pauline Hanson criticised after turning up to the Australian senate covered in the full-face veil.

Lebanon

Law that 'rewarded rapists' is scrapped

Activists say the legislation 'turned marriage into a prison for rape victims'.

USA

Obama's far-right tweet becomes most-liked ever

Japan

A cut above? Chimpanzees understand how to play rock-paper-scissors

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Switzerland

Take a shower before swimming, hotel tells its Jewish guests

Controversial sign sparks diplomatic intervention.

USA

Watch: Car plunges seven floors of parking garage

It's not the first time it's happened, either.

Italy

Italy has EU’s highest level of ‘alienated young people’

World News

Perfectly-preserved 100-year-old fruitcake ‘found in Antarctica’

Cake thought to date back to British explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the region.

Greenland

Greenland's rare wildfire is 'biggest-ever'

World News

How heatwave-hit Europe is going cold on solar power

Even the continent's sunniest regions are struggling.

Singapore

Police get bit between their teeth in hunt for bus mischief suspect

Saudi Arabia

Brilliant or just bullying? New app Sarahah enjoys popularity surge

Switzerland

How climate change could lead to more grim discoveries among Europe’s peaks

There have been three finds of frozen remains in the last month alone.

World News

‘Wish you were here’: Police send postcards to Europe’s most-wanted criminals

World News

Who are among the biggest beer drinkers in Europe?

Russia

Watch: TV reporter punched during live broadcast

Police described the journalist's attacker as a known football hooligan.

Poland

Football fans unfurl provocative World War II banner

Switzerland

Man pays €8,700 for a glass of whisky

United Kingdom

Is this what the first flower looked like?

United Kingdom

Poll reveals trend of 'Brexit extremism' in UK

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