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Strong quake shakes Alaska, no tsunami warning
The quake struck at 0550 GMT Saturday
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Obama warns Erdogan's Turkey headed down troubling path
Obama said he had expressed these sentiments to Erdogan "directly"
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Australian Football League slams anti-mosque banner at Melbourne game
The banner, which also featured the insignia of far right group United Patriots Front, was eventually taken down
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Abdeslam 'chose' not blow himself up in Paris: brother
If I wanted, there would have been more victims, Salah Abdeslam tells his brother from prison
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Brussels airport eyes Sunday reopening as govt, police agree security deal
No flights were announced as police unions held up the planned reopening
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Obama says some criticism of US drone strikes was 'legitimate'
US president says there is no doubt that civilians were killed that should not have been
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US drone strike targets senior Shebab leader in Somalia
Announcement comes shortly before President Obama offered detailed remarks about America's controversial drone program
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India furious as China blocks UN blacklisting of JeM chief Masood Azhar
Kashmir-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad group has already been blacklisted by 15-nation Security Council
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US military training 'dozens' of moderate Syrian rebels
US military spokesperson declined to say how many Syrians had been trained, saying only that it was "dozens"
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IS leader Baghdadi will 'taste justice': US official
The US Justice Department had offered a bounty of up to $7 million for information leading to Qaduli
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Obama says world must prevent terror madmen from getting nukes
The global nuclear security summit comes in the wake of attacks in Paris and Brussels
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British-Pakistani jailed for keeping wife as slave
Safraz Ahmed, 34, imprisoned and beat his wife after an arranged marriage in Pakistan
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Indian beggar wins INR6.5 million in lottery
The 35-year-old also won a series of consolation prizes worth INR90,000 in the lots drawn on Wednesday
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Hamas slams Twitter for closing its accounts
The party's military wing says its English and Arabic-language accounts were closed for the third time in two weeks
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Spectacular gas blast hits central Paris apartment block
The blast near the Jardin du Luxembourg was accidental and was traced to a fire that caused a gas stove to blow up
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Myanmar army MPs slam bill to create Suu Kyi 'advisor' role
The Nobel laureate has vowed to rule the country despite a constitutional block on her becoming president
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Ex-UN climate chief Pachauri faces fresh harassment claim
Woman says she suffered harassment when she worked at New Delhi-based Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
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Police detain 15 in Islamic State raids in western Turkey: media
Among those detained were people who fought for Islamic State in neighboring Syria
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April Fools is no joke: Xinhua
Don't believe rumours, don't create rumours and don't spread rumours, says China's official news agency
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Modi's Saudi visit part of push to 'de-hyphenate' India from Pakistan
Stronger relationships with Pakistan's allies can help India get more sympathetic hearing on global, regional forums
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American man calls woman 'terrorist', slashes face in NYC
Police are investigating the attack, but not as a hate crime
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Activists decry Nairobi road project after two lions killed
Kenya's economy is expected to grow by 5.9 percent this year, increasing pressure on the environment
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UNHCR warns against immediate refugee returns to Turkey
About 51,000 refugees and migrants are in Greece, where arrivals more than doubled on Tuesday
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American becomes Japan's first salaried foreign ninja
The Tokyo-based American "will be Japan's first salaried, full-time ninja paid by a local municipality
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Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance: sources
The Egyptian government suspended the service on December 30
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Petition calls for resignation of hijab-shaming French minister
Laurence Rossignol compared veiled women to 'negroes who supported slavery'
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Lebanon police rescue 75 mainly Syrian sex slaves
They had been raped and beaten, while some showed signs of "mutilation", Internal Security Forces says
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US, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea over 'provocations'
The three countries vow to defend each other and warn they could take further steps to counter threats from Pyongyang
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Israel to extend Gaza fishing rights: trade union
Fishing boats working out of ports in the southern Gaza Strip will be allowed up to nine nautical miles off the coast
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Georgia executes man for beating death over car keys
The U.S. state of Georgia executed a man convicted of beating another man to death with a wooden closet rod in 1994.
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In war on Zika mosquitoes, Puerto Rico starting at 'square one'
Zika is spreading rapidly in Puerto Rico and is expected to peak in late summer and early fall
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Dollar struggles ahead of US jobs report
The payrolls report will give a key clue about the state of the world's top economy
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Drug shortages prompt question: are some medicines too cheap?
Hedman was an author on a WHO report released earlier this year setting out possible ways to tackle the problem
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Hope fades for survivors as India flyover toll hits 25
Indian police detain five members of staff at the company building the flyover
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N. Korea fires another missile: South
Existing UN sanctions ban North Korea from conducting any ballistic missile test
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Tata Steel sale underscores woes at India group's one-time star
Shockwaves rippled through British industry this week after Tata Steel said it would sell its UK business.
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Trump makes surprise visit to Republican leadership after dumping loyalty pledge
The RNC pledge has unraveled as Trump's remaining rivals, US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich
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Gunman, police officer killed in US bus station shootout
The gunman and the injured trooper, who was named as 37-year-old Chad Dermyer both died
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US executes man convicted for fatal beating
The two men disposed of the body, set his Jeep ablaze and then returned to drinking in the bar
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Obama meets Erdogan amid talk of 'snub'
The Turkish leader flew in to Washington ahead of the nuclear safety summit
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Muslim mothers fight 'toxic' merchants of terror
Mother Schools teach Muslim women how to spot early signs of radicalisation in children or develop coping mechanisms
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The nine lives of Donald Trump
Opponents are hoping Trump won't be ale to recover from his statement about women who have illegal abortions
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US, Saudi Arabia sanction alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba supporters
Sanctions also targeted Pakistan-based Al-Rahmah Welfare Organization which US says was a front for al Qaeda
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Canadian news outlet ordered to hand over extremist interview
Shirdon is suspected of involvement with the Islamic State group
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Canada's smallest province to introduce abortion services
The new center should be able to offer medical and surgical abortions by the end of the year
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One in eight adults now obese: global survey
The research warned of a looming crisis of "severe obesity"
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Motorcycling: Rossi marks 20 years in saddle, eyes Argentina repeat
Into his third decade, Rossi has claimed 112 victories, 211 podiums, 61 pole positions as well as 92 fastest laps
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Amnesty says workers at Qatar World Cup stadium suffer abuse
In Qatar the employer still controls the livelihood of workers in a very expansive way, says the NGO's Gulf...
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Seven police killed in bomb attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir
Three of the injured in Diyarbakir were members of the security forces, the sources said
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New Italian 'killer nurse' accused of slaying 13 patients
Fausta Bonino allegedly killed the patients aged between 61 and 88 over the course of 2014 and 2015