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Indian groom gets shot on wedding day and still marriesIndian groom gets shot on wedding day and still marries
Image copyrightMONEY SHARMA/AFP/GettyImage caption Indian wedding processions like this one often involve horse-drawn carriages and brass bands

An Indian groom made his vows despite being shot on the way to his wedding in Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

After a few hours of surgery, the 25-year-old returned to

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Carlos Ghosn: Custody 'extended by 10 days'Carlos Ghosn: Custody 'extended by 10 days'
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Japanese authorities have extended the detention of Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn by 10 days, according to local media reports.

It follows his arrest on Monday after Nissan made allegations of financial misconduct.

Prosecutors had 48 hours after the arrest to press charges, release him or extend his custody.

Nissan accused

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Alok Nath: Rape case registered against Bollywood actorAlok Nath: Rape case registered against Bollywood actor
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Two other actresses have also accused Alok Nath of sexual harassment

Police in India have registered a case against Bollywood actor Alok Nath after a complaint by producer Vinta Nanda who has accused him of raping her.

This is one of the few police cases to be registered

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Cyclone Gaja: India girl segregated during period diesCyclone Gaja: India girl segregated during period dies
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Cyclone Gaja has killed at least 46 people so far in the coastal state

Villagers in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu are grieving the death of a 14-year-old girl who died in a cyclone after being forced to sleep separately because she was menstruating.

Her family told

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Why Brits are loving foreign language tunesWhy Brits are loving foreign language tunes
Image copyrightGetty Images/ReutersImage caption Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Cardi B and BTS have all had bilingual UK chart hits

At a time of Brexit and divisive world politics, something has happened with the UK chart.

While other European countries and America have traditionally been more open to music in

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Suicide bomber kills 50 in banqueting hall
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a banqueting hall where Islamic religious scholars had gathered in the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday, killing more than 50 people, three government officials said.
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