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Germany considers taking Isil suspects
Germany is considering bringing home suspected Isil fighters and their families currently being held by Kurdish forces in Syria, it has emerged.
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Taliban car bomber hits UK firm in Afganistan
A car bomb targeting a secure compound which houses G4S, a British security company, in east Kabul was followed up by attackers on foot. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the assault.
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Mitsubishi Heavy ordered to compensate forced S Korean war workersMitsubishi Heavy ordered to compensate forced S Korean war workers
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Kim Sung-joo (C) was among the victims and relatives celebrating the victory in Seoul

South Korea's top court has ordered a Japanese firm to compensate Koreans it used as forced labour in World War Two.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited has been ordered to pay up to 150m won

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Philippines drug war: Police found guilty of murdering Kian Delos SantosPhilippines drug war: Police found guilty of murdering Kian Delos Santos
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The killing of Kian Delos Santos was one of the most high-profile deaths in the campaign

Three Philippine police officers have been found guilty of the high-profile murder of a teenager, the first such convictions since President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" began.

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John Jarratt: Wolf Creek actor to stand trial on rape chargeJohn Jarratt: Wolf Creek actor to stand trial on rape charge
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Australian actor John Jarratt is to stand trial over an alleged rape in Sydney in 1976, a court has ruled.

Mr Jarratt, best known for his role in horror film Wolf Creek, was charged by police in August.

It is alleged that the actor,

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G4S: Kabul compound attacked with bomb and gunfireG4S: Kabul compound attacked with bomb and gunfire
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Staff at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital treated the wounded

At least 10 people have died and 19 were injured after a compound for British security firm G4S was attacked, authorities said.

Gunmen stormed the compound after a car bomb was detonated outside, according to an Afghan interior

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