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Turkey shoots down unidentified drone near Syrian border

The aircraft reportedly intruded into Turkish airspace and was downed in line with the rules of engagement after being warned three times.

China dethrones US, has most number of billionaires

China now has the most number of billionaires at 596, surpassing the US, which has 537 billionaires.

Refugee crisis: Italian navy wreath-laying ceremony commemorates 800 migrants who died in April

The navy recovered 118 bodies of refugees from April shipwreck.

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel is using 'legitimate force' in confronting Palestinian attacks

Israel bristling at US suggestions it may have used excessive force to confront Palestinian stabbings.

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Indian woman who strayed into Pakistan to be reunited with her family after 10 years

Geeta, 22, who was lost in Pakistan 11 years ago, has been in a Lahore shelter home.

Israel-Palestine unrest: UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Jerusalem violence

UNSC's emergency talks take place at Jordan's request as nations urge Israel and Palestine to show restraint.

Feminist group sees red after French MPs reject move to cut VAT on sanitary products

French government says VAT cut would reduce tax receipts of €55m in 2016.

Chad arrests dozens of burkha-clad women as it battles Islamist attacks

The women were released after paying fines but warned not to wear full veils in public.

Turkey wins favourable terms from EU in exchange for helping to control migrant flows

Deal to be agreed by member states include visa liberalisation and talks on EU accession.

Election 2016: Donald Trump and Ben Carson threaten to boycott next Republican debate

The two GOP candidates want the next debate's host to give in to their demands.

EU migrant crisis: Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban pushes for Greek border to be sealed

'We need to go south and defend the Greek border,' he says.

UN Security Council rejects Palestine statehood resolution

Ukraine, Japan, Egypt among five elected to UN Security Council

Senegal and Uruguay will also begin their two-year term on 1 January.

Will Hillary Clinton choose Julian Castro as her running mate to woo Latino vote?

The housing and urban development secretary endorsed Clinton's White House bid on 15 October.

World Food Day 2015: Female farmers hold the key to food security and ending poverty

World Food Day is marked on 16 October to raise awareness of food sustainability, hunger and poverty.

Zimbabwe: Hunter kills one of the biggest elephants ever seen in the country

The unidentified elephant had enormous tusks, weighing 120 pounds (54 kilograms).

California Target plays porn over loudspeakers shocking shoppers

The retail giant released a statement, saying it was 'actively reviewing the situation'.

US: Thousands of troops to be stationed in Afghanistan after Obama quits the White House

US military presence in Afghanistan will be extended into 2017 with 5,500 troops remaining in the country.

EU policies failed Arab Spring countries both politically and economically, say experts

EU External Affairs Sub-Committee told how EU can improve its future policy Middle East region.

Peru: Authorities burn 2 tonnes of cocaine after drugs bust

Incineration of two tonnes of cocaine is sixth major drugs bust this year in Peru.

Alès Abattoir video France animal cruelty

France: Alès abattoir closed over video showing cruel slaughter of horses and cows

Mayor suspends slaughterhouse's operation after clip by animal rights group L214 goes viral.

EU referendum: David Cameron to submit reform wish list as frustration grows

Cameron has promised to quicken the pace of negotiations ahead of the EU summit in December.

Lockerbie: Scottish prosecutors identify 2 new Libyan suspects they wish to question

Prosecutors believe 2 suspects may have planned Lockerbie attack with Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.

Burundi: CNDD-FDD party blames civilians deaths on 'killers' behaving like Boko Haram and Al Qaeda

Presidency accuses foreign media of spreading lies for 'colonising countries' funding 'terrorists'.

Danish zoo dissects young lion in public

Odense Zoo chief of events, Nina Collatz Christensen, said the event was nothing out of the ordinary.

Migrant crisis: Greek coast guard recovers refugees' bodies after Lesbos boat collision [graphic images]

Seven bodies, including one of a baby, were pulled from the sea after the collision.

Fukushima nuclear disaster radioactive Japan

Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan offers sake and peaches to banish food radioactivity fears

Government initiative at Expo Milan 2015 aims at promoting Fukushima food as safe.

Isis 'Islam Teahouse' where Kuruc and Ankara bombers hung out before deadly attacks

Turkish authorities knew that Isis suspect Yunus Emre Alagoz owned tea restaurant in Adiyaman.

Santa Claus elected to North Pole City Council: Christmas will not be delayed despite political commitments

A man legally named Santa Claus has been elected to the council of North Pole, Alaska.

Kosovo: Opposition unleash tear gas in parliament to protest Serbia deal [Video]

CS gas canisters were thrown into parliament session for second week in a row.

Subway served dead mouse in 'spicy Italian' sandwich to customer – store manager left 'in shock'

Matt Jones posted a picture of the slightly frozen dead mouse on Facebook after it was served to his friend.

David Cameron: EU renogtation demands will be set out in November

The UK's renegotiation of its EU membership terms will accelerate over the coming months.

Arab Gulf states in talks to buy Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system

A deal, mediated by US, could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars to US and Israeli firms.

Migrant crisis: 8 missing after refugee boat crashes into patrol ship near Greece's Lesbos

EU leaders look to strike a deal with Turkey to stop refugee influx

El Chapo Halloween costume to be the year's big hit as Mexican company launches Joaquin Guzman masks

Drug kingpin Guzman escaped from his prison cell via a mile-long tunnel earlier this year.

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