North Korean leader oversees new missile test, state media says

Two new air defence missiles with "superior combat capability" have been fired in a test observed by Kim Jong Un.

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More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says

Concern is mounting about "war-time levels of slaughter" in Nigeria, including a resurgence of jihadist activity.

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Prison conduct, remorse and contraband: What we learned from Menendez parole hearings

Phones, candles and behaviour by the long-term US inmates factored into the refusal of their release.

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts creating lava fountain

Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, started spewing fresh lava on 22 August, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

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What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released?

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been denied release by separate parole boards this week.

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Will Serena Williams's weight-loss admission help shed stigma of anti-obesity drugs?

Could her comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs and quieten the critics?

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New bodies found near site of Kenya's starvation cult burials

Nine bodies have been found in fresh graves near the site of the "Shakahola Forest Massacre".

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