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17 Jan 2017
The last man to walk on the moon, Gene Cernan, has died at the age of 82. The American astronaut was one of only 12 people to set foot on the lunar surface.
15 Jan 2017
Iraqi security forces say they now have full control over the strategic Mosul University.
15 Jan 2017
From his stance on Russia to the planned wall along the Mexican border, Donald Trump's foreign policy is already looking different than that of outgoing President Barack Obama.
15 Jan 2017
The UN says thousands of people are fleeing Gambia and crossing into neighbouring Senegal.
15 Jan 2017
Sunday marks the first anniversary of an attack on African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. Dozens of Kenyan troops were killed by al-Shabab fighters.
14 Jan 2017
Protests have ended in violence in at least two places in Indian-administered Kashmir.
14 Jan 2017
An outspoken Ethiopian journalist, has started a hunger strike in prison demanding his release.
14 Jan 2017
Freezing cold weather is hitting everyone in Greece, including thousands of refugees living in camps, some without proper shelter.
13 Jan 2017
The Sudanese government says it rescued more than 1,500 people from human traffickers in the last five months.
12 Jan 2017
The head of Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service has said it may take another three months to retake Mosul from ISIL in an offensive that began last October.
12 Jan 2017
At a combative press conference in New York, Donald Trump addressed the media for the first time as US president-elect on Wednesday. He told one of the biggest news organisations in the US that they were 'fake news'.
11 Jan 2017
Soldiers who staged a mutiny in Ivory Coast will meet for another round of talks with the government on Friday. The fighters returned to their barracks after a deal was reached between the two sides.
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Pakistan's parliamentary elections will be held next January, the country's election authority announced on Thursday, delaying the vote that was initially tabled for November. The Election Commission of Pakistan said the elections are scheduled for the last week of January.