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BBC News Pilot hostage freed by Papua rebels 'very happy' to go home
He was kidnapped by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region and spent more than 19 months in captivity.
BBC News Japan orders mass evacuation over flooding threat
As many as 45,000 people in central Japan are being told to leave over the threat of major flooding.
BBC News Japan orders mass evacuation over flooding threat
As many as 30,000 people in central Japan are being told to leave over the threat of major flooding.
BBC News Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
The strike in Lebanon's capital, which killed at least 14 people, adds to fears of an all-out war.
BBC News California fire agency worker faces arson charges
Robert Hernandez, a Cal Fire employee, is suspected of starting five blazes in recent weeks in the US state.
BBC News South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years
Freddie Owens, convicted of murdering shop worker Irene Graves in 1997, dies by lethal injection.
BBC News Ukraine bans Telegram use on state-issued devices
The ban affects government officials and military personnel, over concerns about Russian cyber-attacks.
BBC News Republicans absorb a political shockwave in must-win North Carolina
Scandalous claims about a Trump-endorsed candidate for governor generate turbulence on the campaign trial.
BBC News Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted president
The cost of living is at the front of many voters' minds in what is expected to be a close race.
BBC News Sri Lanka to vote in first election since protests ousted president
Cost of living is front of many voters' minds in what is expected to be a close race.
BBC News Jihadist airport assault leaves Mali's junta rattled
A brazen attack on the capital by al-Qaeda-linked fighters highlights the junta's security issues.
BBC News Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
The strike in Lebanon's capital, which killed at least 14 people, adds to fears of an all-out war.
BBC News NY police officer pulls man from 20-storey window ledge
The man in distress was barely holding on when emergency services arrived, according to police.
BBC News Migrants say Germany's 'welcome culture' has soured as far-right parties rise
Migrants who arrived since 2015 say they feel unwelcome in Germany, where the far-right Alternative for Germany is gaining support.
BBC News Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
A commemorative parachute jump is to be held in the Netherlands to remember the 'bridge too far'.