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A user of video chat site Omegle says he was paired with a video bot of himself performing sexual acts.

A BBC team meets the Taliban, a group that clearly sees itself as Afghanistan's government-in-waiting.

The 100-year-old temple clock has started ticking again after an aftershock hit the region.

Protests have been continuing over the death of Daunte Wright, who police say was shot in error.

Bernie Madoff admitted he had conned investors out of billions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme.

Google says evidence of melting glaciers and deforestation will raise awareness of climate change.

Polish animal welfare officers responding to a call discover the creature is in fact a pastry.

Egyptian architects will rebuild the landmark al-Nuri Mosque in the northern Iraqi city.

Therapy with surrogate sexual partners is used in Israel to rehabilitate badly injured soldiers.

Scientists confirm they have made "chimera" embryos from long-tailed macaques and humans.

SpaceX will build a lander that the US space agency will use to return humans to the Moon this decade.

The BBC's Frank Gardner asks the awkward question about a war with an astronomical human cost.

The vaccine has not yet been approved by Europe's medicines agency but orders are piling in.

His resignation ends his family's six-decade hold on power in Cuba.

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The 200-tonne seizure is one of the largest ever hauls of the endangered species.

The billion-tonne colossus known as A68 has so thoroughly fragmented it's no longer being tracked.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it is aware of 39 incidents involving the Tread+ treadmill.

The Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomats after linking the operatives to a 2014 explosion.

The Swedish constitution allows anyone to ski, cycle, skate, swim or camp almost anywhere in the country.

Meet the teams who track down and destroy hidden sources of greenhouse gases.

Getting consumer goods in shot is big business for movies and TV series, and items can now be added digitally.

The US space agency is ready to attempt the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

Loretta Harmes hasn't eaten or tasted food for six years, but she hasn't lost her passion for cooking.

The Australian campaign aimed to teach about respectful relationships but was widely criticised.