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Survivors team up with some of India's top designers to host fashion show to raise awareness of acid violence in India. (BNO News)

Rainbow flags flowed through the streets of Hong Kong Saturday during the city's annual pride parade, as LGBT activists criticized authorities for lagging behind on equal rights. This year Hong Kong was picked as the first Asian city to host the Gay Games, while a landmark court decision granted a British lesbian the right to live and work in Hong Kong with her partner. (BNO News)

A woman in Italy has been rescued after she was held captive inside an underground cellar for 10 years, during which she was repeatedly raped and gave birth to two children under horrific conditions, local officials say. A man has been arrested.

Panic erupted on Oxford Street in central London after multiple reports of shots being fired, but no evidence of a shooting was found, witnesses and local officials say. One woman suffered minor injuries while fleeing from the scene. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Video shows people fleeing, some of them running, after reports of a shooting on Oxford Street and the Oxford Circus tube station in London. Police later said that it was a false alarm. One person was injured during the panic. (BNO NEWS/SEMANUR PEKKENDIR)

Police and other emergency services in London are responding to reports of shootings on Oxford Street and the Oxford Circus Underground station in central London, witnesses and local officials say. People on Oxford Street are urged to go into a building. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Police and other emergency services in London are responding to a security incident at the Oxford Circus Underground station, witnesses and local officials say. People on Oxford Street are urged to go into a building. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

At least 155 people have been killed in a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai, state-run media reports, making it one of the country's deadliest attacks in modern history. More than 120 others have been injured. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Victoria Police released CCTV footage on Thursday (November 23) showing a woman being pulled out from train tracks seconds before a train arrives at a Melbourne's suburban station. The woman wearing black can be seen trying to climb on the platform. A male commuter and three Protective Service Officers at the station managed to pull the woman from the track just in time. The woman was drunk, according to local media. Victoria Police did not reveal the date, time, or station of the incident. (BNO News)

Video has been released which shows the dramatic moment a North Korean soldier was fired at as he raced towards the demilitarized zone and ran across the border to defect to the South. The soldier was severely injured but is now recovering. The footage was released by the UN Command, which is the unified command for U.S. and South Korean military forces. (BNO NEWS)

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has resigned, ending his regime after nearly four decades in power. It follows a military takeover and an ultimatum to resign the presidency or face removal from office. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Actor and singer David Cassidy, who is well-known for his role in the 1970s TV show "The Partridge Family," is in critical condition and suffering from organ failure, TMZ reported on Saturday. His publicist said he is surrounded by his family. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 has struck northwest Iran near the border with Iraq, killing at least 67 people and injuring more than 800 others, local officials say. The shaking was felt across the Middle East. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck northeast Iraq near the border with Iran, seismologists and residents say. Shaking was felt across the region but only few details were immediately available. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

The upcoming release of "I Love You, Daddy," a new movie written, directed, and starring Louis C.K., has been cancelled. The Orchard, the movie's distributor, made the announcement Friday following sexual misconduct allegations against Louis C.K., which were published by the New York Times on Thursday. The report details allegations from five women who claim Louis C.K. Acted inappropriately, including masturbating in front of them. The movie was schedule to be released on November 17. (BNO News)

The room buzzes with excitement as dolled-up women adjust their glittering bikinis and prepare to strut across the stage before the panel of judges in a Bangkok suburb. (BNO News)

Six fishermen were brought to shore by a lifeboat crew in a nine-and-a-half hour rescue in stormy seas. The men's creel boat, Sparkling Line, broke down off the north Sutherland coast on Thursday. Thurso lifeboat was launched to go to their aid. The conditions included gale force eight winds and waves of up to 33ft (10m) in height. (BNO News)

Chicago may follow Hawaii in fining pedestrians who use mobile devices while walking. Diane Hodges reports. (BNO News/ Reuters)

Caution: video contains footage of a targeted airstrike. Footage released my the Ministry of Defence shows RAF Tornados launching two Paveways at a command post near Al Qaim destroying the building, the terrorists and their vehicles. (BNO News)

A Filipino toymaker is hard at work, carving an action figure for President Donald Trump ahead of the president's visit to the Philippines next week. His biggest challenge however, may be getting close enough to present it to him. Nathan Frandino reports. (Reuters/BNO News)

The personal Twitter account of President Donald Trump was accidentally deleted on Thursday evening. It happened shortly before 7 p.m. ET when a Twitter employee accidentally chose to deactivate the account. The account was restored after 11 minutes. James Valles reports. (BNO News)