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Nine children were killed and 10 injured when his SUV ran over a crowd of students in Bihar state. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CrLtJ9

BEIJING (Reuters) - A vice minister of public security, a close confidant of President Xi Jinping, is tipped to take over as China's spy master, five sources said, as the country looks to clean up its security apparatus and plug intelligence gaps. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CNm5t5

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to travel to the United States for a short visit from March 19 to 22, a Saudi government source said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2t0lkND

About 3,000 jobs are at risk at the UK's biggest toy retailer, but stores are still open for now. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2F13EmJ

More than half of children aged 11 to 16 say they have been bullied about the way they look, survey finds. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EUVkJb

Amy, 17, talks to Newsbeat about being a victim of domestic abuse. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2oAekS6

What went wrong at the out-of-town toy emporium chain? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FE64Zw

Pictograms including one of a soggy bottom accepted as global standard. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HQ6VqC

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday warned its companies and people to exercise caution and not rush to China's embrace after Beijing released new measures meant to further ease investment by Taiwan firms. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2t6iKWw

Other countries try to lure post-Brexit business overseas by hearing legal cases in English. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2oAzgsc

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and allied militias gained ground on Wednesday in clashes with rebels in eastern Ghouta near Damascus as fighting raged despite a Russian ceasefire plan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cs32Ja

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to lodge a complaint over a Chinese military aircraft entering the South's air defence territory, the second such incident this year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2GSjQH9

BEIJING (Reuters) - In clearing the way to serve as Chinese president indefinitely, Xi Jinping has sought to head off speculation over his future and amass even more authority to implement his key political objectives, analysts and sources close to the leadership say. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cs2XFm

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Baghdad is open to business with any company interested in supporting the country, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari said in Moscow on Wednesday, answering a question about the activities of Russia's Rosneft in the region. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F0nBKc

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia said on Wednesday it was saddened and shocked by a "disrespectful" U.S. decision to rein back aid programs because of perceived democratic setbacks and defended its record on democracy. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CopW3W

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and allied militias gained ground on Wednesday in clashes with rebels in eastern Ghouta near Damascus as fighting raged despite a Russian ceasefire plan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2t3u2e4

LONDON (Reuters) - The issue of Northern Ireland's border with the Republic of Ireland is being used to try and keep Britain in a customs union with the European Union and frustrate Brexit, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FbwHr2

Michaelia Cash threatens to name female staffers "over which... rumours abound", prompting a backlash. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GPeCvT

Disruption is expected across the roads and public transport, and hundreds of schools remain closed. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GPdc4K

It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EX0kJ5

The two chains are understood to have put administrators on standby after failing to secure sale deals. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2F0GkoS

Briton Jemma Lilley garrotted, stabbed and buried Aaron Pajich at her home in Australia. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2ozE5C2

Police believe these could be the people who attacked 11 traffic cameras in one day in Washington DC. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2HSnIJw

High-potency cannabis now makes up 94% of the UK market, samples seized by the police suggest. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GOu2R3

Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FBYu1D

International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GPTkyi

After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2HTj12q

And overall public happiness with the NHS falls to its lowest level since 2011, a survey finds. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EUdGd8

Zachary Cox fell to his death while working at a stadium that will host the 2022 World Cup. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2CN69a4

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FAI5ua

Winter weather sweeps across the UK and Boris Johnson raises the prospect of a hard border in Ireland after Brexit. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2BWMojS

Your morning briefing for 28 February 2018. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2CoiCFu

How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GOPAwX

Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2Coq8QH

Click meets Ben Morris of the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2EWZpfS

Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GOZ8bm

One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GNXC9s

Bitterly cold weather and heavy snow sweep in from the east, causing disruption and delight. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2F5kDYl

London College of Fashion students and staff tell us how they look cool in the cold. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2oxCJrw

The foreign secretary is ridiculed for comparing the border to London's congestion charge zone. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2FCodae

The chicken chain confirms it uses frozen chips - but says they're not the ones sold in shops. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2F71K7c

Inspectors say there are more than 350 unregistered schools but they have few powers to investigate. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2oBoemG

Areas with a similar demographic have managed it, so why hasn't Blackburn? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GLFOMb

At home with Superorganism - the eight-piece pop group who made a hit single before they'd even met. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2HTdWXW

What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2GORxcL

No longer is it enough to simple refer to the weather as "winter". So what's changed? from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2HMMbA1

A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2ou8WR8

Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2FBYu1D

India fans are gathering near the residence of the Bollywood star who died in Dubai on Saturday. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2BX3ZIv

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2FAI5ua

Posing next to a million euros in cash, Robert Fico asked for information about Jan Kuciak's murder. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HO74L8

It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EX0kJ5

The company has developed new software that works with lasers to speed up its jean-making process. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HMVyQp

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2CNYfxf

Israel shelves tax plans that prompted Church leaders to close doors of Christianity's holiest site. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2ovc27v

International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GPTkyi

Donald Trump's plans receive a boost from a judge he once berated for being of "Mexican heritage". from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2oCdJzj

The government says the population needs controlling but animal activists say it's a cruel approach. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EXA3yr

Two female singers are sentenced to prison: one for inciting debauchery, and one for a joke. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HRzaFu

After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HTj12q

Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2Coq8QH

Puskas, an eight-year-old police dog, needed jaw surgery after tackling the fugitive. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2FbZrjc

One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GNXC9s

Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong considers his mixed-race heritage - and how it has shaped him. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2HQNHRZ

How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2GOPAwX

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, has lost access to the most valued U.S. intelligence report, the President's Daily Brief, as the White House imposes greater discipline on access to secrets, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2oulsjO

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury has delayed a $4.7 billion post-hurricane loan to Puerto Rico and reduced the amount by more than half, and the resulting financial strain threatens to disrupt essential services, the island's governor said in a letter asking U.S. congressional leaders to intervene. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2FCZ1jM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2Ctd64o