Twenty years on: 'My boat was metres from the shore when the tsunami hit'
A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
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Syria says 14 security personnel killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists
Interior ministry forces clashed with supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday.
Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.
Mega Millions prize soars to $1.15 billion, the highest ever in month of December
If a winner is drawn this week, theyβll win the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history
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Assad loyalists kill 14 Syrian security forces in ambush
Syrian officials say 14 of its forces, part of the group which toppled Bashar al Assad's regime, have died in clashes with supporters of the ousted dictator.
Trump trolls Canada in Christmas message by claiming ex-hockey star Wayne Gretzky should be PM β or governor
President-elect says hockey great βhad no interest, but I think the people of Canada should start a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY Movementβ
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Thieves in diving gear loot hundreds of ancient artifacts from bottom of sea
Authorities say the men scoured the Abu Qir Bay seafloor not far from Alexandria on the shores of the Mediterranean.
Deadly prison riots engulf Mozambique - as 33 killed and hundreds escape
Hundreds of inmates have escaped a prison riot in Mozambique's capital which has left 33 people dead and 15 injured.
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.
Sinking of Russian ship was an 'act of terrorism', owner claims
The sinking of a Russian cargo ship that was sent to Syria to collect weapons was an "act of terrorism", the vessel's owner says.
Twenty big cats die after contracting bird flu at Washington State animal sanctuary
The sanctuary has now begun a months-long sanitation process
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More than 1,500 escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.
Disturbing videos show fiery Christmas Day Azerbaijan plane crash and desperate search for survivors
Disturbing new video shows the moment an Azerbaijan plane crashed on Christmas in Kazakhstan.
Systane eye drops recalled over possible fungal contamination
The recall comes after a customer complained about a βforeign materialβ in their eye drops
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Agony as hostage families spend second holiday season without their loved ones
Or Levy's brother Michael is a tall, kind man with a weather-beaten smile.
Blake Lively's claims that movie co-star launched smear campaign gets support in publicist's suit
Blake Lively's claims that βIt Ends With Usβ director and co-star Justin Baldoni unleashed a smear campaign against her have gained support from a new lawsuit that Baldoni's former publicist filed against him
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What I found at Christianityβs holiest sites in war zone during the Christmas season
Post reporter Caitlin Doornbos hoped to take a break from the war to share the stories of Christians making their pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
Trumpβs net worth rose by billions this year despite legal challenges and wild stock market. Hereβs what it is now.
President-electβs net worth, tied to the value of TMTG shares, fluctuated heavily during 2024
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Everything we know about the woman fatally burned on the New York City subway
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway made his first appearance in court on Tuesday
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Russian ship under US sanction sunk in βact of terrorismβ, says owner
Three explosions ripped through the engine room of Ursa Major before it sank off the Spanish coast, says the owner which is linked to Russiaβs defence ministry
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