Thugs of Hindostan: Critics sink Bollywood's 'Pirates of the Caribbean'Thugs of Hindostan: Critics sink Bollywood's 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
Image copyrightThugs of HindostanImage caption Bollywood superstars Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan feature together for the first time ever in a film

Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan have come together for the first time in the $42m (£33m; 3bn-rupee) epic Thugs of Hindostan, one of India's

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Amnesty strips Myanmar leader of top prizeAung San Suu Kyi: Amnesty strips Myanmar leader of top prize
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Aung San Suu Kyi, seen here at a business summit in Singapore on Monday

Amnesty International is stripping Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award.

The politician and Nobel peace prize winner received the honour

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US overtakes China in top supercomputer listUS overtakes China in top supercomputer list
Image copyrightCarlos Jones/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryImage caption The Summit supercomputer is housed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

China has been pushed into third place on a list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.

The latest list by Top 500, published twice a year, puts two US

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Asia Bibi: Canada in talks with Pakistan over asylumAsia Bibi: Canada in talks with Pakistan over asylum
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Canada is in discussions with Pakistan about granting asylum to a Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Asia Bibi spent eight years on death row before a Pakistani court overturned her sentence and she was freed.

Her release sparked violent protests from

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Xiaomi UK flash sale comes under fireXiaomi UK flash sale comes under fire
Image copyrightXiaomiImage caption Only three Mi 8 Lite phones could be bought in the first flash sale

"Flash sales" publicising a Chinese smartphone company's UK launch have sparked a backlash on social media.

Xiaomi advertised two of its new handsets for £1 each last week as part of a "crazy deals" promotion.

But

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Mourning dog waits for 80 days in road where owner diedMourning dog waits for 80 days in road where owner died

Image copyrightPear VideoImage caption Pear video said the dog has been in the road since its owner died on 21 August

A loyal dog which has waited on a busy road for more than 80 days after its owner died there has

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