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Saudi Arabia says oil market improving, agrees with Iraq on compliance with cutbacks
The two countries began taking steps towards detente in 2015 after 25 years of troubled relations
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Death toll in Kabul Shiite mosque attack jumps to 56: officials
It was one of two deadly mosque attacks in the country on Friday
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Plane by plane, New York greets Puerto Ricans displaced by hurricane
Many are expected to stay for months - or years - and some forever, in a largely reluctant wave of migration
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Israel hits Syrian artillery after Golan fire: army
Syrian defence ministry said rebels had deliberately fired into Israeli-held territory to provoke response
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UN anti-torture panel suspends Rwanda trip over 'obstructions'
104 cases of illegal detention and torture in Rwandan military detention centres between 2010 and 2016 were reported
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Pentagon chief Mattis thanks France after Niger attack
French warplanes flew overhead and armed helicopters evacuated the US wounded following attack near the Mali border
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German police detain suspect in Munich knife attack
"We have arrested a person who very strongly resembles the description by witnesses" - police
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Slight collision with fuel vehicle delays PIA flight in Toronto
Spokesperson Mashood Tajwar says the refueling vehicle brushed past the plane’s engine
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'Smell of blood and flesh' in Kabul mosque hit by suicide bomber
emergency services took more than an hour to arrive at the scene complained the eye witnesses
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Rockets strike downtown Kabul, no casualties reported
Alarms were followed by several loud explosions
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Trump administration considers pausing US refugee family reunification programme
The administration is also considering expanding the categories of refugees required to be fingerprinted
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Czech Republic politician calls for ban on Islam
His staunchly anti-Islamic rhetoric has won him popularity in a country where there are hardly any Muslims
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Pakistani envoy discusses bilateral relations with India's external affairs minister
Foreign Office refutes reports Indian minister called for dropping charges against Jadhav
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Iqbal seeks UK-Pakistan knowledge gateway
Germany desires to become part of CPEC, envoy tells minister
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Tillerson to enlist Pakistan help for peaceful solution in Afghanistan
US secretary of state will meet top Pakistani officials during his visit this month, says State Department
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'If all goes well...' Titanic victim's letter expected to sell for thousands
Letter was written by passenger Alexander Oskar Holverson to his mother on embossed Titanic 'on-board' stationary
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Afghan mosque bombings death toll hits 72
39 dead in Kabul attack, top pro-govt military leader among 33 killed in Ghor
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Into the gym: first Saudi female head of sports should get women exercising
Turner said she hoped in addition to getting more women into sports her own business would benefit
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Sri Lanka to restrict import of tuk-tuks
Sri Lanka has about 1.2 million tuk-tuks according to official data, mostly are in poor condition
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Pictures of the day: October 20, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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At least 7,000 newborn babies die every day worldwide: UN
Says children around world continue to die at alarming rate, with 5.6 million deaths recorded last year
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Greek police arrest Syrian over suspected IS link
Police searched their home after the woman filed a complaint of domestic violence and alleged he supported IS
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Austrian 'whizz-kid' tapped to form government
Strache said that one condition for forming a coalition was the FPOe getting the interior ministry
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Shallow graves in Thailand's drug warehouse
"Drug policy is stuck on repeat."
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Blatter says he is going to World Cup at Putin's invitation
Uncertainty over how the FIFA ban would impact Blatter's attendance at matches
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Malawi arrests 140 in clampdown after 'vampirism' killings
At least nine killed by vigilante mobs
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American Muslim janitor fired for 'asking for time off to pray'
Penny Deams, a practicing Muslim since 15 years, complained she was fired after she refused to work till 10pm
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India welcomes Tillerson call for deeper ties to counter China
Tillerson called Wednesday for deeper cooperation with India in the face of growing Chinese influence in Asia
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5 dead after Myanmar police clash with jade scavengers
Clashes are also common with security forces trying to keep itinerant workers off company land
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Mayor of Puerto Rican capital a fighter who took on Trump
A month after the double hurricanes, island still largely a wasteland
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Afghan president to terror groups: Surrender or face elimination
Ashraf Ghani says Afghans stand by their security forces and will use all their force to fight terror groups
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Building collapse in south India kills eight
Emergency workers had managed to rescue three of the workers from under tons of debri
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Fragment falls off Florence basilica, killing Spanish tourist
There have also been collapses at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii
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Catalonia finds no friends among EU leaders
EU wary of encouraging separatists in Belgium, Italy, UK
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John Kerry: Ending Iran nuclear deal would worsen North Korea situation
Move would drive Iran towards nuclear proliferation and worsen a standoff with North Korea
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Brazil city to give food pellets dubbed 'dog food' to poor school kids
The state of Sao Paulo has a million and a half people suffering from a lack of food
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UNICEF: Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh in dire state
One in five Rohingya children under five is acutely malnourished
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Turkey orders arrest of 110 people over Gulen links
Crackdown on perceived Gulen supporters continues
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CPEC to bring prosperity to Pakistan, AJK: Raja Nisar
Acting AJK PM says struggle for Kashmiris living under Indian occupation will continue until liberation
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Trump administration weighs tighter vetting for women, children refugees: sources
Proposed changes would bring their security checks more in line with what is required for adult male refugees
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Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report
In rapidly-industrialising countries such as Pakistan and India, pollution can cause as many as one in four deaths
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Crackdown ordered on Pakistani beggars abroad
Interior minister also directs FIA to control cybercrime
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'Braid-choppers' terrorising women in Indian-held Kashmir
More than 200 such incidents have been reported over the past six weeks, according to local police
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US-Canadian hostages held for five years in Pakistan, claims CIA chief
Pompeo said US need to bring Taliban to negotiating table in Afghanistan but unable to because of safe havens
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Uproar as Turkey detains top civil society figure
Kavala detained at Istanbul's Ataturk airport after flying in from the southern city of Gaziantep
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Balance of power shifts in Iraq's multi-ethnic Kirkuk province
Earlier this week, Iraqi forces took control of oil-rich province; arrest warrant issued for KRG vice president
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Muslims, Blacks more likely to be treated badly in UK prisons: study
Nearly one-third of Muslims did not have prison jobs nor did they attend education courses
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Uganda confirms one case of Ebola-like Marburg virus
Emergence of highly infectious virus raises fears of epidemic
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Turkey's Erdogan says may shut Iraqi border any moment
Tensions between Ankara and Iraqi Kurdistan heighten
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California prepares for the 'big one' with earthquake drill
"It's not a matter of if but when that catastrophic earthquake will strike"