Today's Headlines: Canada's Liberals sweep to power, Pistorius released under house arrest, Slovenia allows in stranded migrants

Canada's Liberals sweep to power
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Today's Headlines October 20
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Canada's Liberals sweep to power
Canada's Liberal Party mounts a stunning comeback in the country's general elections and ends nine years of Conservative rule.
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Pistorius released under house arrest
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released under house arrest nearly one year after he was jailed for killing his girlfriend, prison officials say.
India Uber driver guilty of rape
A court in India finds an Uber taxi driver guilty of raping a female passenger last year in Delhi.
S Koreans head to North for reunions
Hundreds of South Koreans are travelling to the North for a rare reunion with family members whom they were separated from by the Korean War.
 
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Slovenia allows in stranded migrants
Slovenia says it has allowed most of the 5,000 people who were stranded in wet and muddy conditions on its border with Croatia to enter the country.
Sport
'Joubert wrong to award penalty'
Craig Joubert was wrong to give a penalty against Scotland in the World Cup defeat by Australia, says World Rugby.
FA rejected Mourinho's English claim
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho tried to use the fact English is not his first language to defend comments about officials.
FA rejected Mourinho's English claim
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho tried to use the fact English is not his first language to defend comments about officials.
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VIDEO: Children trapped in 'no man's land'
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VIDEO: Inside Tibet: Fear and defiance
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VIDEO: Trudeau: 'It's time for a change'
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VIDEO: Deadly cost of Indonesia's burning land
Magazine
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Why are placebos getting more effective?
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Business
United appoints acting chief executive
United Continental has appointed an acting boss after its chief executive suffered a heart attack last week.
Tata Steel set to cut hundreds of jobs
Tata Steel is set to announce that 1,200 jobs will go in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire, dealing another blow to an industry reeling from collapsing prices.
 
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Technology
'Urgent' call for US drone register
A national register of drones and their owners is urgently needed, the US transport secretary has said.
Irish court hears Facebook challenge
The High Court in Dublin resumes a case in which a privacy activist is trying to block Facebook's data transfers from the EU to the US.
Autos
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Toyota's tiny terror
The rear-wheel-drive S-FR sports coupe is a Supra writ small
 
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The ultimate car-free bridge
Mile-long pedestrian and cyclist crossing would link New Jersey and Manhattan
Capital
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They could've saved VW, but didn't
Even if rogue engineers were the culprits, the problem started with this group
 
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The problem with freebies
If everybody else is doing it, why can't you?
Culture
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How buildings shape our lives
The stunning photography of Iwan Baan
 
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How Vogue fought World War Two
The extraordinary life of Lee Miller
Earth
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The biggest stars in the universe
The Sun is enormous, but compared to some stars it's a tiddler
 
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Rhinos get flirty at night
When the Sun goes down, rhinos go looking for love
Future
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About BBC Future
Making you smarter every day
 
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The real reason you get winter flu
The disgusting way germs pass between people
Travel
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The moment that made me love flying
You won't remember the work you get done. You will always remember the views
 
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'I was hoping he wasn't a lunatic'
Trusting a stranger led to the adventure of a lifetime
 
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