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Kabul suicide bomber kills dozens at gathering of clericsKabul suicide bomber kills dozens at gathering of clerics
Image copyrightEPAImage caption This is one of the deadliest attacks in Kabul in recent months

A suicide bomb attack on a gathering of religious scholars in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least 50 people.

At least 83 people were also wounded as the clerics met at the Uranus wedding hall, a large

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Indian man sentenced over anti-Sikh riots in 1984Indian man sentenced over anti-Sikh riots in 1984
Image copyrightAFP/Getty ImagesImage caption Relatives of the victims have been staging protests, demanding justice

A court in India has sentenced a man to death over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that left nearly 3,000 people dead.

Yashpal Singh was earlier found guilty of killing two Sikh men in Delhi. Another man,

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Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested '6kg of plastic'Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested '6kg of plastic'
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Items found inside the whale included drinking cups, plastic bottles, plastic bags and flip-flops

A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say.

Items found included 115 drinking

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Singapore otters photobomb UK couple's marriage proposalSingapore otters photobomb UK couple's marriage proposal
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Singapore's famous urban otters have delighted two British otter fans by photobombing their marriage proposal.

Jordan Doyle and Mary Lister had gone out otter-watching with a wildlife photographer when the animals appeared.

"I'd had the ring with me for a while and Mary is a huge fan of otters, so I thought to

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Chinese actor admits domestic violenceChinese actor admits domestic violence
Image copyrightVCG/Getty ImagesImage caption Actor Jiang Jinfu, who has admitted to abusing his girlfriend

Hundreds of thousands of Sina Weibo users have reacted angrily to Chinese actor Jiang Jinfu's admission of domestic violence against his girlfriend.

He made the admission in the early hours of Tuesday

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Amitabh Bachchan pays off farmers' loans worth $500,000Amitabh Bachchan pays off farmers' loans worth $500,000
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Amitabh Bachchan is considered to be India's greatest actor

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has cleared farmers' loans worth more than than 40m rupees ($560,000; £436,000).

He wrote on his blog on Tuesday that he had "taken care" of 1,398 farmers by paying off

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