A masked man brandishing a sword and reported to have far-right sympathies has killed a teacher and a student and seriously wounded two other people at a school in Sweden before being shot by police.
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LONDON - BHP Billiton has been accused at its AGM in London of not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions and protect indigenous communities affected by its resource projects.
WASHINGTON - Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops have stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that has left a US service member dead.
BERLIN - German officials say they've foiled an extremist plot to torch migrant shelters, adding to concerns over rising attacks on refugees in Europe as migrant arrivals hit new records.
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BANGKOK - Dense haze from Indonesian forest fires has caused some of the worst pollution in southern Thailand for a decade, officials say, cancelling flights in an area popular with tourists.
VATICAN CITY - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Pope Francis on November 14, the Vatican has announced.
GENEVA - The United Nations rights chief has accused Czech authorities of systematically detaining migrants and refugees in "degrading" conditions, as part of a policy to dissuade them from entering the country.
