Swedish crown jewels: Speedboat thieves steal priceless treasures

Police are hunting two men who stole some of Sweden's royal jewels in a daring daylight heist.

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Zimbabwe election: Zanu-PF 'has most seats', incomplete results show

Official results show the ruling Zanu-PF party winning a majority, but the opposition cries fraud.

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Katy Perry visits sick fan who missed concert because of brain surgery

Eight-year-old Grace had to have brain surgery last week, which meant she could not go to Katy's concert.

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Vietnam bridge: Walking through a god's hands

A bridge made to look like a golden thread held up by a god is drawing tourists in Vietnam.

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Renowned director Wim Wenders hits out at phone 'photography'

Renowned film director and photographer Wim Wenders says photography is dead and mobile phones are to blame.

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Window-smashing kangaroo escapes from shelter in Australia

The "highly strung" marsupial leaps to freedom, two days after crashing through a home in Melbourne.

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US mulls higher 25% tariff on $200bn of Chinese goods

US considers increasing planned tariff of an additional $200bn of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%, according to media reports.

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Plastic bags: Australia anger over Coles 'caving in to tantrums'

Social media users turn on supermarket giant Coles for "caving in" to "tantrums" over reusable bags.

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Dahomey mothers: The all-female army that protected modern-day Benin

The Dahomey mothers fought to protect their kingdom from colonisers until the late 19th Century.

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Mamma Maria: The Greek mother who loves to share

Why Maria Makrogianni is well known to refugees living on the Greek island of Samos.

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US release of 3D-printed gun software blocked

The blueprints to make untraceable guns were expected to be available for download on Wednesday.

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Star Wars jacket expected to fetch up to £1m at auction

Fans will also be able to bid for a Stormtrooper helmet and a lightsaber at the auction next month.

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Disinvited - the bridesmaids no longer needed

Bridesmaids told us about the "super awkward" time they were demoted - or even disinvited.

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100 Women: Playing mother to El Salvador's gang children

Gangs in El Salvador have found a new way to enslave women - by forcing them to raise other people's children.

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The unlikely US box office stars

America has two new unlikely box office stars - an 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice and a children's TV host.

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Black Panther spin-off: How author Nnedi Okorafor found her identity

Nnedi Okorafor is writing a Black Panther spin-off and having another story adapted for primetime TV.

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US embassy in London auctions off toilet rolls and old goods

A used car, plastic chairs and broken vacuums are among the items being sold by the US embassy.

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