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Palestinians begin sea border talks with Egypt
Neither Israel nor the United States have ratified the UN convention on the sea
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Boko Haram kills 24 women at a funeral in Nigeria
Former local govt chairman says attack happened at about 8:00 pm in Kuda village near town of Gulak in Adamawa state
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Istanbul bans gay pride march on security grounds
"We urge our dear Istanbul residents not to heed calls to take part and to comply with warnings by security forces"
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Obama hosts powerful Saudi prince
Mohammed bin Salman is Saudi King's son and country's defence minister
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Google thanks grandmother for her 'ultra-polite' online search
86-year-old May Ashworth thinks there is some person at Google's headquarters who looks after the searches
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Wildfires in California, New Mexico trigger evacuations
About 1,200 firefighters were trying to keep the fire from exploding out of control as airplane tankers dropped water
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Afghan police tell foreigners in Kabul to stay in or hire guards
Chief of Kabul police's Criminal Investigation Department says the push is for the safety of residents
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Famed artist Christo invites public to walk on water
It's not a painting, it's not a sculpture. You need to walk on it... It's physical, not virtual
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Indonesia says 44 migrants must sail on after being resupplied
The boat carrying the 44 people was found stranded off the coast of the northern Indonesian province of Aceh last week
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Second black box retrieved from crashed EgyptAir plane
The recorder was 'retrieved in several pieces', says statement
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German court to rule on ex-Auschwitz guard, 94
More than 70 years after World War II, Hanning stands accused of complicity at the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland
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Turkey PM wants 'no permanent enmity' with neighbours
Some analysts have suggested that Davutoglu made way for Yildirim to allow a more reconciliatory foreign policy
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Islamic State Twitter accounts hacked, replaced with gay pride and porn
Move comes as retaliation to attack on gay nightclub in Orlando that resulted in the death of 49 people
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Rights experts slam mass arrests as Bangladesh hunts killers
Police have arrested over 11,000 people in past week in bid to quash spate of brutal murders of religious minorities
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McCain says he 'misspoke' in blaming Obama for attacks on Americans
The US Senator posted a clarification on Twitter saying he meant to blame Obama's policies, not the president
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Disney to post alligator warning signs after boy's death
Disney is conducting a swift and thorough review of all processes and protocols
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Dozens of US diplomats urge military strikes against Syria's Assad
The cable calls for targeted military strikes against the Syrian government
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Trumped by candidate's rhetoric, Republican lawmakers at a loss for words
For lawmakers accustomed to well-crafted talking points, the week marked a chaotic flurry of contorted responses
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Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja faces probe over lion selfie
The photos were taken just days after forestry department advised tourists against taking selfies with lions
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Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre of Muslims
The judge also sentenced 12 others to seven years in jail over the massacre of 69 Muslims during the riots
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Russians jailed for Euro 2016 violence, far-right figure expelled
43 Russians detained by French police after street battles in Marseille
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US man arrested for threatening mosque on Facebook
Polcie says Idris mosque in Seattle's Northgate was target of planned attack
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British MP killing: what we know
The lawmaker who campaigned for Britain to stay in the EU and aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a street attack
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Obama meets Orlando massacre survivors, assails homegrown terrorism
During the shooting, the gunman exchanged text messages with his wife as well as posting on Facebook
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US gun debate 'needs to change,' Obama says in Orlando
Forty-nine people were killed when Omar Mateen ran amok in a gay nightclub, armed with a legally bought assault rifle
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Australia PM regrets dinner invite for 'anti-gay' cleric
Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman was present at an exclusive function at the Australian leader's official Sydney residence
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US lawmakers probing Orlando shooter's Facebook posts
An investigation found Omar Mateen made extremist posts during the massacre and searched for news of his attack
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'Crazy' Argentine ex-minister demands cocaine in court
Jose Lopez served for 12 years in the cabinets of Argentina's last two presidents
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Obama arrives to console grieving families in Orlando
Air Force One touched down in Florida shortly before 1:00 pm
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Turkey ex-football star on trial for insulting Erdogan
The lawyer of Sukur told the court in Istanbul that his client had moved to the United States
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Black box recovered from EgyptAir crash site
The device was found broken into pieces but the salvage experts managed to retrieve the recorder's crucial memory unit
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Suspected IS member claims asylum in Sweden
46-year-old Bosnian arrived in country on Monday with his 4 children
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Will not campaign in Gibraltar after attack on lawmaker: David Cameron
It's right that all campaigning has been stopped after the terrible attack on Jo Cox, says British PM
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Bahrain jails 8 Shias, revokes nationality
Accused are convicted of "establishing and raising donations to fund terror organisation named Bahraini Hezbollah"
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Abdeslam smoked pot with teens after Paris attacks
Abdeslam is only surviving member of 10-man team that attacked a string of Paris bars and restaurants on November 13
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British MP dead after street attack
The attack happened in the village of Birstall, near Wakefield, in Cox's constituency
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China criticises US over Obama meeting with Dalai Lama
The meeting violated US promises of acknowledging Tibet as a part of China, says Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson
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Clinton considering Warren, not Sanders, for running mate: WSJ
Other prospective running mates include US Labor Secretary Tom Perez and US Housing Secretary Julián Castro
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Gun battle in Indian Kashmir kills five
Indian army intercepted a group of fighetrs trying to cross heavily militarised de-facto border
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US officials say American Muslims do report extremist threats
Spokesperson for FBI's Washington field office say agency has "robust" relationship with the local Muslim community
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Islamic State still 'committing genocide' against Yazidis: UN probe
ISIS has subjected Yazidi woman, child or man that it has captured to the most horrific of atrocities, says official
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Thousands of Palestinians without water as Israel cuts supply during Ramazan
Inhabitants have warned they will hold Israeli firm responsible for any tragedies
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India police detain key suspect over student's rape, murder
Investigators tracked down and detained a 23-year-old labourer reportedly from India's state of Assam
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Pictures of the day: June 16, 2016
We look at 13 images from events around the world
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Democrats get US Senate to consider gun control measures
The move follows demands for action after the weekend massacre of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida
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Nokia moves to finalise acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia said Thursday it was settling the ownership issue "through privately negotiated transactions".
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Disney opens first theme park in mainland China
Disney calculates there are 330 million people living within a 3-hour journey of Shanghai who are potential customers
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Gay couple ‘humiliated’ by Emirates staff in Dubai
Emirates issues apology to couple and calls for internal review
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Napster is back as digital music service Rhapsody rebrands
Napster was found to be facilitating music piracy and shut down by US courts in 2001, leading to bankruptcy
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Live-streaming of attacks a challenge for social media
Platforms like Facebook and Twitter are struggling to find ways to keep out content that promotes violence.

















































