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Syrian teen inspired by Malala campaigns against child marriages
When her best friend was married off before she turned 14, Omaima decided to do something against early marriages
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Brussels airport 'back to full capacity in June'
The airport suffered extensive damage when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the departures hall killing 16
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Facebook tests 'biggest thing to happen' on news feed
If launched, the new feature will be the biggest thing to happen to the Facebook news feed since its introduction
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Islamic State makes gains in northern Syria from regime, rebels: monitor
The Islamic State counterattack has rolled back rebel gains in the border area
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UN rights chief to Trump: 'Bigotry is not strong leadership'
He said these calls to hatred, stigmatizing and demonizing minorities, begin the validation of violence
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Pope met Bernie Sanders at Vatican on Saturday before leaving for Greece
The meeting took place in the Vatican guesthouse
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Bangladesh police arrest elderly editor for sedition
Officers also said they had found evidence linking the editor to a conspiracy to murder PM Sheikh Hasina's son
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Kiwi pastafarians the first to legally tie noodly knot
Wedding takes place on charter vessel decorated as pirate ship at South Island town of Akaroa
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Will and Kate end India trip with historic Taj Mahal visit
India's most famous landmark holds a special significance for the young royals
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Gunmen kidnap four Indonesian sailors off Malaysia
Tugboat carrying coal was sailing from Cebu in Philippines back to Tarakan in Borneo when kidnappings occurred
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G20 embraces crackdown on tax havens, warns over 'Brexit'
The world's leading economies took a step toward denying tax evaders the ability to hide behind shell companies
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Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time
Rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings and mud and debris on Saturday to try and reach those trapped
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Bernie gets mobbed by media in Rome, but no pope meeting
Sanders had flown to Rome at the invitation of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
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Angry and frustrated upstate New York swings behind Trump
The Republican frontrunner's supporters are often portrayed as undereducated, underearning whites
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India says talks on Rafale jet deal in final stage
Ministry source says the price agreed for the Dassault Aviation jets was around 600 billion rupees
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Scores trapped as Japan earthquakes toll hits 32
The quake hit Kumamoto prefecture of the Kyushu main island at 1:25 am, says USGS
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Afghan forces repel Taliban in Kunduz as spring fighting begins
Fighting took place within city limits as well as in six provincial districts, Kunduz governor says
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Islamist militants in Philippines set deadline to execute foreign captives
The captives were kidnapped from a beach resort on a southern island last September
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Gulf-backed Yemeni forces seize city from al Qaeda
The recapture of Houta is one of the embattled Yemeni government's most important inroads
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Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce
The company plans to label some of its products as fit for consumption only once a week
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Taliban launch major push to retake northern Afghan city
Offensive around Kunduz has begun only days after the Islamist group announced their annual spring offensive
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Man behind London tube's 'Mind the Gap' warning dies
Sayer, is one of several people to have voiced the famous warnings since they were first introduced in the 1960s
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Islamic State calls for murder of British-Pakistani cabinet member
Islamic State's magazine brands Sayeeda Warsi as an 'apostate'
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US considers supporting new UAE push against al Qaeda in Yemen
US-backed military push could allow the Obama administration to help strike a fresh blow against the group
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UK police arrest five in terrorism inquiry involving France, Belgium
Senior officer said there was no information to suggest an attack in Britain was being planned
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India's smog-choked capital imposes driving restrictions
Minister says 'We have full faith that Delhi's people will follow this odd-even rule from today'
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Belgian transport minister quits over airport security: media
She was accused of lying about an EU report that criticized security at Brussels Airport long before the bombing
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Pentagon chief visits warship in South China Sea
Carter emphasised the US would support Philippines and other allies as they faced 'coercion and intimidation'
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Battle lines drawn as Britain squares up for EU vote
The referendum is being nervously watched in Washington and Brussels
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France warns UK post-Brexit trade deal would mean paying to EU budget
Those advocating Brexit wrong in thinking they could clinch a trade deal with the remaining EU: Macron
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NASA takes on climate change deniers on Facebook
NASA’s comments come after Bill Nye posted a story about himself challenging a prominent climate change denier
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Saudis back embattled Malaysia PM on huge payment
Najib Razak has for months battled allegations that billions were looted from an investment company he founded
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Education gains not enough to bring women equal jobs, pay: research
Despite the increase in education levels, women's employment rate was only 70 percent that of men
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First case of Zika infection after sex between gay men: US
Sexual transmission through both vaginal and anal sex is an emerging mode of Zika virus infection
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11 most expensive holiday destinations
Dubai has been named the world's most expensive holiday destination while Budapest is the cheapest
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British royals hike to mountain monastery in Bhutan
The couple will return to India to visit the Taj Mahal
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Baby rescued after strong quakes hit Japan
Video footage shows tiny pink pyjama-clad baby gently carried away in a blanket by helmeted rescuers from the rubble
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Top Chinese officer visits disputed South China Sea reefs
One of China's top military officers has visited some islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea
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Iran's General Soleimani in Moscow for talks
Soleimani to discuss issues including the delivery of S300s and further military cooperation
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Erdogan wraps up Istanbul summit promoting Islamic unity
Erdogan 'Our biggest expectation is for Islamic countries of the world to give a message of unity to all Muslims'
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Iraqi PM Abadi warns political crisis could hamper war on Islamic State
The crisis escalated this week with the cancellation of two voting sessions over a planned cabinet reshuffle
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Gulf-backed Yemeni forces seize city from al Qaeda
Several people killed and injured on both sides, 48 militants captured
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Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
No one was immediately available for comment at the telecoms and internet regulatory agency
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G20 ministers face pressure on economic growth, tax evasion
Also confronted with an ambitious proposal from Europe's top five economies in reaction to the Panama Papers scandal
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Spanish minister resigns after alleged links to offshore deals
Soria denies all wrong-doing, says he is stepping down to limit any damage
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'Whale vomit' could sell for $70,000
The substance, which is often called floating gold, is produced only by a small percentage of sperm whales
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Lula: Brazil's embattled working-class hero
He has swooped back into active politics to help his embattled protege Dilma Rousseff
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Air traffic control officers charged over deadly Taiwan crash
The TransAsia plane crash that killed 49 people in 2014 was the country's worst air disaster for a decade
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Sesame Street's first Afghan Muppet empowers girls
Dressed in traditional garb Zari, whose name means "shimmering" in Dari and Pashto, is confident and inquisitive
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Teamwork or torture? Japan's bone-breaking gym class
Across the nation, more than 8,000 kids annually require medical treatment after taking part in the discipline