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Saudi Arabia

Saudi king issues decree allowing all women to drive - Al Arabiya TV

26/09/2017

Mexico

Mexico earthquake: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises

At least 273 people are now known to have been killed by Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake

22/09/2017

Mexico

Mexico: desperate search for survivors

Rescue crews and volunteers burrow through rubble for quake survivors

21/09/2017

World News

A glimpse at the life-changing work of an ocularist

For Jenny Geelenn crafting artificial eyes is a lifelong mission.

07/09/2017

World News

Single society: A third of EU homes contain just one person

More Europeans are living alone than ever before.

05/09/2017

Ukraine

11 imaginative ways Ukraine has dealt with historic statues

AS the US struggles with how to address its controversial historical monuments, Ukraine offers some lessons.

25/08/2017

India

India's supreme court rules Muslim practice of instant divorce is unconstitutional

Men should not be allowed to end marriage by a single text message, court rules.

22/08/2017

United Kingdom

Why smiley face emojis are not so friendly

Researchers have found that using a smiley face emoji and similar emoticons at the office can have the opposite effect on the recipient, and make the sender seem less competent.

15/08/2017

USA

Trump-like inflatable chicken pops up outside Whitehouse

A giant inflatable chicken resembling Donald Trump, has popped up outside the White House as a protest against the U.S. President.

10/08/2017

USA

Trump's NY childhood home listed on Airbnb

US president Donald Trump's boyhood home has been listed on short-term rental website Airbnb for $777 a night.

10/08/2017

India

The festival where you can get blood from a stone

08/08/2017

Brazil

From crack smoking to rubbish collecting to school: a life in Sao Paulo

04/08/2017

United Arab Emirates

Fire engulfs Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper for second time

The incident may revive questions about the safety of materials used on the exteriors of high-rise buildings across the world.

04/08/2017

USA

Trans man gives birth to a baby boy

A trans man from Portland in the US state of Oregon has given birth to a baby boy - the latest addition to a unique family.

03/08/2017

Canada

CCTV captures moment of deadly gun attack at Toronto bar

The 'brazen' shooting left one man dead.

02/08/2017

Brazil

Sky-high dining Brazilian style

There's a new spin on the traditional summer barbecue after a group of Brazilians took a national pastime to dizzying heights and tried to bag a new world record into the bargain.

31/07/2017

Germany

Two people killed in shoot out with police in southern Germany

German police say two people have died after a 34-year-old man opened fire in a nightclub in the southern German city of Constance.

30/07/2017

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Chincoteague Ponies takes the plunge

More than 200 ponies took part in the annual swim from Assateague Island to neighboring Chincoteague Island on Virginia's eastern shore

27/07/2017

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Artist travels an hour a day to build sand castles at a Long Island beach

Manhattan artist Calvin Seibert commutes daily to a Long Island beach to create sand castles, as art for art's sake.

25/07/2017

Somalia

Mural artist 'Shik Shik' brightens up Somali shop fronts

Mural artist Muawiye Hussein Sidow or "Shik Shik" has created the artworks that adorn over 100 shop fronts in Mogadishu, Somalia.

25/07/2017