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Six million visitors, seven million litres of beer and quite a lot of rain – the world's most famous beer festival got off to a wet start in Munich.

Oil-rich Niger Delta has seen resurgence of violence by militants who target oil and gas facilities.

Hip-hop style musician highlighted social problems affecting the country and appealed to both blacks and whites.

Protest has backing of charities including the International Rescue Committee.

Paul Gascoigne is alleged to have made racist slur following an Evening with Gazza show in Wolverhampton.

Suspect's lawyers say medical issues will not form part of his defence in Labour MP's murder trial.

Former Australian PM says "Too many are coming ... with the insistence that Europe should make way for them."

Citizens Advice Bureau says landlords are able to shop around for cheaper letting fees.

Two locations were bombed over the weekend in attacks described as deliberate.

Muslim insurgents were supposedly disbanded but UN peacekeepers say they had to intervene to stop further violence.

Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google comply with national law that prevents pre-natal sex determination.

The two leaders have had a difficult and tense relationship since they assumed office.

Investigators probing possible links among all devices.

Two men arrested on suspicion of murder of Annie Besala Ekofo, 53, and Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21.

The air force says the militants' hideouts on the outskirts of Tumbin Gini and Tumbin Kayewa were hit.

Rosmah Mansor was initially set to receive award for developing the potential of children in Malaysia.

The boy tried to board the lorry after it had slowed on the main motorway approaching the port on 16 September.

The organisation has blamed the shortage of staff for the crisis.

Chandana Keerthi Bandara was sacked after 18 years of employment with BBC Sri Lankan news service.

Moscow said 'opposition and terrorists' were using the ceasefire to 'boost their forces and prepare for renewed hostilities'.

PM who will address the UN, to say there is a need to reduce illegal and uncontrolled migration.

Off-duty officer Jason Falconer hailed as hero for fatally shooting slasher.

Investigators now probing if bomb in New Jersey is linked to the one in Manhattan that injured 29.

The ex-PM was warned not to shut the Iraq Historic Allegations Team or IHAT.

Government will miss homes target unless it frees up housing associations to build more, says Policy Exchange.

A quarter of the 18-24 olds said they would switch banks if it didn't provide biometric payment options.

Asking prices rise sharply for first-time buyers as housing market "shakes off" Brexit.

Two of the dead were children, aged one and four.

Zeynab Alshelh, staged the Riviera protest to show her solidarity with Muslim women in France,