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World Update Episodes

  1. Kenya Election: Voting Begins in Re-Run

    Voting is under way in an election which is being boycotted by the main opposition

  2. China Congress: No Heir Apparent to Xi

    The absence of an heir raises questions over how long Mr Xi intends to rule

  3. Xi Jinping 'Most Powerful Chinese Leader Since Mao'

    Mr Xi has steadily increased his grip on power since becoming leader in 2012

  4. Catalonia: Officials Will Not Take Orders from Madrid

    Separatist parties in Catalonia are due to meet today to discuss their next moves

  5. Obama and Bush Decry US Poilitical Divisions

    Presidents Obama and Bush have called for an end to the poisonous politics of division.

  6. Catalan Leader Rejects Spanish Ultimation over Independence

    Carles Puigdemont says he may press ahead with a formal declaration

  7. Huge Communist Meeting Begins in China

    The closed-door summit, which takes place every five years, determines who rules China

  8. US Urges Calm as Kirkuk Crisis Escalates

    State department urged all parties to "avoid further clashes"

  9. Kirkuk: Iraqi Forces Advance on Kurdish-Held Sites

    An exchange of artillery fire is said to have occurred south of Kirkuk city

  10. Iran Nuclear Deal: Trump Set to Withdraw Support

    Mr Trump has been under pressure at home and abroad not to scrap the deal

  11. Palestinian Fctions Hamas and Fatah 'Reach Deal'

    Egypt has been brokering reconciliation talks in Cairo

  12. Madrid Scorns Catalan Leader's Independence Statement

    PM Rajoy chairs an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the government's next steps

  13. California: Deadly Wildfires Sweep Through Wine Country

    A state of emergency was declared in northern areas after mass evacuations

  14. Uncertainty over Catalonia Independence Declaration

    麻豆官网首页入口 learns a "symbolic" statement falling short of separation will be given on Tuesday

  15. Anti-nuclear Weapons Group Wins Nobel Peace Prize

    The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was given the award

  16. Spanish Government Rejects Catalan Calls for Talks

    Spanish PM says there will be no mediation until move to declare independence is dropped

  17. Catalonia: Region's Independence 'in Matter of Days'

    Spain's King Felipe VI said organisers of the vote put themselves "outside the law"

  18. Catalan Referendum: Regional Strike Threatened after Vote

    The strike threatens to bring large areas of Catalonia to a standstill

  19. Las Vegas: Active Shooter Reported near Mandalay Bay

    At least one gunman is reported to have opened fire at a country music festival being held

  20. European Parliament: Catalonia Referendum is Illegal

    Independence could be declared two days after the vote, if "yes" wins

  21. Japan PM Dissolves Parliament

    Shinzo Abe looks to consolidate power with snap election. Also: Hugh Hefner and Playboy

  22. Saudi Arabia Driving Ban on Women to Be Lifted

    The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving

  23. North Korea Crisis: Washington Denies 'War Declared'

    The White House also warned Pyongyang to stop provocations

  24. Merkel Wins Fourth Term, AfD Nationalists Rise

    Her conservative CDU/CSU bloc has seen its worst result in almost 70 years

  25. War of Words Between US and Pyongyang

    As tensions escalate over North Korea's nuclear ambitions, what role will China play?

  26. Mexico's Quake Volunteers

    Rescuers at the scene of a collapsed school in Mexico City. Also: Aid to North Korea

  27. More than 200 Dead in Mexico Quake

    7.1 temblor topples scores of buildings, including a school in Mexico City

  28. Hurricane Maria Batters Caribbean Islands

    Second maximum strength hurricane within a month pummels the eastern Caribbean

  29. Trump Prepares First UN Address

    President Trump will make his first appearance in front of the United Nations today

  30. North Korea Fires Second Missile Over Japan

    North Korea creates more tension in the region. Also: the axe that killed Trotsky

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