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Creating a buzz: sex toy sparks bomb scare in Germany
Authorities on Tuesday night cleared about 90 people from the business and nearby premises and closed off a street
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Little Lizzy gets wish to see Pope before going blind
Lizzy was able to speak to the Pontiff in an emotionally charged encounter at weekly general audience at St Peter's
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Snowden mocks British PM for terming Panama Papers leak 'private matter'
According to the accusations, David Cameron's father ran offshore fund that paid zero UK tax for 30 years
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Qatar royal, Pakistani man freed by Iraq kidnappers after 4 month ordeal
Unidentified armed men seized the group of Qatari hunters from a desert camp in southern Iraq near the Saudi border
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Israel ex-president denied early release from rape sentence
Katsav has always maintained his innocence despite being convicted in December 2010
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Panama Papers: UAE president leads London property holdings
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is among the numerous named as owners of central London real estate worth billions
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Fighting erupts near power lines to Afghan capital: officials
Taliban forces had captured two government outposts in clashes overnight in the area north of Kabul
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Number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980
"An estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980" UN health agency
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Cambodian tigers declared 'extinct' as reintroduction plan unveiled
The last tiger was seen on camera trap in the eastern Mondulkiri province in 2007
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Pinterest takes ads global
"We are now pushing into international markets aggressively" Pinterest monetization and advertising president
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes northwest of Vanuatu: USGS
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre did not issue a Pacific-wide tsunami warning
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Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh
The supply dates back to 1970s, when the government drilled millions of shallow tube wells for clean water
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Libya's self-declared National Salvation government stepping down
The statement came after a number of ministers met to prepare a peaceful handover of power
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Three arrested in Spain over bomb hoax that forced plane back to airport
Man could be heard saying "Today people will die" and "Allahu Akbar"
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Fiji residents ordered to stay inside as cyclone looms
The cyclone, packing gusts of 170 kilometres per hour, is expected to brush the south coast of Vita Levu on Thursday
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Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders win Wisconsin
Clinton leads Sanders by double digits in New York, her adopted home state which votes April 19
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US man leaves baby in car to enjoy strip club
The club's employees said they became suspicious after noticing the man leave the venue every 15 minutes
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Erdogan proposes stripping Kurdish rebel backers of Turkish citizenship
'These people don't deserve to be our citizens' Erdogan
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US arrests 21 for visa fraud in fake university sting
Federal agents set up a fake university to ensnare the suspects highlighting growing concern about visa fraud
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'Panama Papers' law firm says 'hacked by servers abroad'
Fonseca says the firm has lodged a criminal complaint with Panamanian prosecutors on Monday over the breach
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Al Qaeda branch confirms death of senior Syrian figure in US strike
He was a senior member of al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate the Nusra Front's policy-making Shura Council
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia fuel surge in worldwide executions to 25-year high
Amnesty says surge in worldwide executions highest since 1989
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WhatsApp strengthens encryption in wake of iPhone case
Update arrives amid international debate over how much access law enforcement should have to digital communications
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Six arrested after low-caste boys stripped, beaten in India
The teenage boys were attacked by villagers for allegedly stealing a motorbike
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Iceland premier resigns in wake of Panama Papers scandal
Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson was the biggest casualty of a worldwide media probe into 11.5 million leaked documents
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Greek Church says Pope to visit Greece to highlight refugee crisis
An official of the Church of Greece told Reuters that the visit could take place on April 14-15
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Flying dogs, wimpy men and singing with the dead: the future of TV
In television future dogs will fly, people will come back from the dead and parents will choose their children's dates
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Saudi security officer shot dead in attack claimed by Islamic State
State news agency says Colonel Kitab al-Hammadi's body was found in an area called al-Dawami
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'I'm going to die': panicked passenger recalls Indonesia plane collision
Airplane with 49 passengers and seven crew on board was taking off when it clipped another aircraft across the runway
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Iceland PM threatens new election if not backed by coalition partners
On Monday, the opposition filed a motion of no-confidence in the prime minister
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Chair J K Rowling used to write Harry Potter books to sell at auction
Pre-auction bidding via the Internet had reached $65,000 on Monday for the modest 1930s-era oak chair
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Former Myanmar president 'becomes a monk'
Widely circulated pictures showed a shaven-headed Thein Sein draped in the deep maroon robes of the Buddhist clergy
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Islamic State hints at attacks in London, Berlin and Rome
'Maybe it will be in London or Berlin or Rome' A member of the group said in English on the video
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Panama Papers scandal sparks chorus of denials
Some of the biggest names in the scandal said they were being unfairly targeted
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French head teacher kills self ahead of trial for raping pupils
Under French law, the offence of rape covers any act of penetration
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India flags off its fastest-ever train
The move is part of PM Modi's $135 billion plan to overhaul Asia's oldest rail network over five years
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Painting by Chinese master fetches record $35 million in Hong Kong
The sale comes at a time of sluggish global art sales due to slowing growth in China, world's second largest economy
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US amending law to grant India status of closest partner: Pentagon official
Senior Pentagon official says US-India Business Council played major role in pushing resolution forward
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Bangladesh ex-PM surrenders to court over bus attack, granted bail
Two people were killed and 30 injured in the bus attack that Khaleda is wanted for
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Russia to start deliveries of S-300 missiles to Iran in coming days
'I don't know if this will happen today, but they (S-300 missiles) will be loaded (for shipment)' Zamir Kabulov
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Suicide bomber kills at least 6 in eastern Afghanistan
There is no immediate claim of responsibility, but Taliban are firmly entrenched in remote mountainous area
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Panama Papers: French far-right leader's aides had 'offshore system'
Aim of system was to get money out of France through shell companies to evade French anti-money-laundering authorities
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What's in a name? China paper blasts foreign nomenclature
A state-run newspaper lashed out Tuesday at the widespread adoption of foreign names in China
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Bangladesh police charge thousands over coal plant protests
The villagers say their protests were peaceful but police say 11 officers were hurt
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Behind Donald Trump, a son-in-law who is also an adviser
Kushner married the Republican presidential front-runner's daughter Ivanka in 2009
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Everlast latest artist to tell Trump to stop using song
Everlast said that his lawyers had informed Trump that he does not have the right to play the 1992 hit by the rapper
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US Navy says it seized weapons from Iran likely bound for Houthis in Yemen
UN-sponsored peace talks are scheduled to start in Kuwait on April 18
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10 busiest airports in the world
Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International has been named the world's busiest passenger airport
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Pentagon confirms senior Shebab leader killed in Somalia
Shebab militants have claimed responsibility for a string of recent attacks in Somalia
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Cholesterol drug fails to improve heart health: study
It is also a blow to patients who were hoping for an alternative