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Emails reveal UAE-linked effort to get US top diplomat sacked
Accordingly to emails, efforts made after Rex Tillerson's failure to support UAE against long standing Qatar blockade
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Two Koreas to hold summit, Pyongyang offers nuke deal: Seoul
Chung said, 'no reason' to hold on to North's nuclear weapons 'if military threats towards the North are cleared'
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Six African elephants to settle in east China
he African elephant population is severely reduced as poachers brutally hunt them for ivory
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Baltic nations warn US not to underestimate Russia threat
Envoys from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania brought a stark message to meetings
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India's endangered lion population increases to 600
Only 180 lions were around in 1960s
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Top Indian private banks under scanner in bank fraud probe
Indian authorities have also launched a massive crackdown on companies linked to Modi
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Modi should join CPEC, stop selling 'pipe dream' of quadrilateral alternative, says former official
Sudheendra Kulkarni lambastes Indian government for heeding 'short sighted advisors' on Chinese projects in region
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Anxious Chinese moms think twice on second child
'This is what I get for my anxiety: the feeling that my kids have not lost at the starting line,' mother of two
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Turkey to set up camps for 170,000 people near Syria's Idlib
Ankara controls by further east in northern Syria
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Russia offers rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta
Russian defence ministry allows rebels to leave with
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash
Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam
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Daniela Vega, the transgender Chilean who conquered Hollywood
The 28-year-old's dignity and poise have caught the attention of media across the world
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Bangladesh Islamic school burns students' mobile phones
Gadgets frequently used for extramarital affairs: madrassa spokesperson
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UN decries Myanmar over 'continued ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya community
Envoy says nature of violence changed from frenzied blood-letting, mass rape to terror campaign, forced starvation
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South Korean presidential hopeful quits after rape accusation
Ahn popular among liberal voters thanks to wholesome image, good looks, likened by many to former US President Obama
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Smell of coffee permeates streets of tea-obsessed Kabul
There is a big difference between a cup of tea and a cup of coffee -- coffee is better
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India's child marriage numbers drop sharply, driving down global rate: UNICEF
UNICEF estimates 12 million girls a year are married globally, says more is needed to end the practice by 2030
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Big Tobacco must be 'held accountable': Michael Bloomberg
Progress on health warnings and bans on indoor smoking has saved an estimated 35 million lives in the last decade
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Saudi crown prince heads West to woo allies, promote moderate Islam
Under Saudi crown prince bans on cinemas & women driving lifted; he promises to promote moderate form of Islam
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Wreckage found of WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington
The USS Lexington was carrying 35 aircraft when it went down
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Pakistan has crucial role to play in Afghan peace process: US official
Wells however states US has not seen a 'decisive and sustained' change in Pakistan's behaviour
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Russian ex-spy critically ill after 'substance' exposure: reports
Skripal was sentenced to 13 years in jail in Russia in 2006
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As US influence wanes, Russia embraces Pakistan with energy deals, military partnership
Detente being watched with suspicion by Washington and New Delhi, as cold war foes negotiate deals worth $10b
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Wedding party truck accident kills 25 in India
Truck plunged off bridge killing mostly women and children
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PM Abbasi meets Nepalese president, former PM in Kathmandu
Leaders agreed to enhance cooperation in all areas of mutual importance
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Trump name stripped from Panama hotel in property dispute
Workers removed the Trump logo from the entrance to the luxury complex
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Toxic tales: Political poisonings
Since ancient times, poisoning has been a favoured method of bumping off political adversaries
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Saudi gives Air India overflight rights for its Israel routes: Netanyahu
Lifting 70-year-old airspace ban reflects thawing ties between Israel and the kingdom
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Trump 'may' attend Jerusalem embassy opening
Netanyahu hails Trump's bold decision to move US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
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IS video of Niger attack highlights US troops' vulnerability
Nine minute video includes an image of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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Aid convoy enters Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
UN Human Rights Council orders investigators to examine latest wave of violence against civilians in Eastern Ghouta
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Suicide bomber kills three in NE Nigeria
Suicide attack injures eighteen people in Muna Dalti area of Maiduguri city
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US calls on Taliban to consider Ghani peace talk offer
Afghan President plans to open talks with Taliban, recognizing them as political party
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Trump hopefully will change his mind about climate: Bloomberg
Under the terms of Paris agreement, US can formally give notice that it plans to withdraw in 2019
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Uncertain future for 'Dreamer' immigrants as deadline passes
Hundreds of activists and Dreamers descend on Washington to press lawmakers into action
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Trump vows to keep steel tariffs on Mexico, Canada without 'fair' NAFTA deal
Trump criticizes EU for trade barriers on US companies, threatens to slap tariffs on European car imports
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One out of 10 university students raped in Britain
Groping, harassment, unwanted touching, coercion, sexual assault and rape cases reported in UK universities
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Chinese traffic warden saves girl from five story fall
The local government awarded Chen 90,000 yuan (around 14,100 US dollars) for her courageous act
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'Fatherland' or 'homeland'? German anthem in gender row
The far right Alternative for Germany also hit out on Twitter, saying: 'We will not yield our fatherland!'
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew in Kandy after anti-Muslim riots
Police said 'the curfew was imposed to control the situation in the area'
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Catalan parliament begins search for new leader
The only name put forward so far by Puigdemont himself is Jordi Sanchez
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Nepal's marathon monks trade robes for running shoes
The sport will put their remote village on the map and provide the funds needed to rebuild homes
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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says he has a vital role to play for Afghan peace
Former warlord promoting peace deal with Taliban that would grant insurgent group local autonomy in certain regions
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PM Abbasi arrives in Kathmandu for two-day official visit
Premier received by Nepalese minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada at the Tribhuvan International Airport
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Polish mountaineers call off winter K2 summit bid
K2 remains only peak in the world above 8,000 metres never climbed in winter
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Bangladeshi women to receive funding for protection from climate change
60 per cent of deaths caused by cyclones around the world in the last two decades occurred in Bangladesh
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Aid convoy 'on way' to Syria's Eastern Ghouta: Red Cross
Aid for tens of thousands of people on its way to Eastern Ghouta
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Historic meeting lauds lifetime power for Xi
Chinese system requires strong leaders, Xi needs time to find and train right successors: political commentator
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Crown prince signs $10 billion deal on mega-city during Cairo visit
Egypt and Saudi Arabia have strengthened ties since Sisi took power in 2013
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Thousands of British homes without water as snow thaw bursts pipes
The worst snowstorms in nearly 30 years had frozen water in pipes last week, water suppliers said

















































