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Obama hails Ali as champion 'who fought for what was right'
"Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Period. If you just asked him, he'd tell you," says US president
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US embassy says has information on planned terrorist attacks in South Africa
Information comes against the backdrop of IS public call to carry out terrorist attacks globally during Ramzan
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Five things you might not know about Muhammad Ali
He was a Sufi and an amateur magician
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WHO to weigh Rio Olympics impact on Zika spread
WHO sent teams of senior scientists to Brazil to assess the level of risk to athletes and spectators, says official
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Bishops could be fired over 'negligence' on child abuse: pope
Pope also set up a body of lawyers to assist him in decisions that could require the dismissal of a bishop
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Why Muhammad Ali's star is on the wall, not the Walk of Fame
In a break from tradition, Muhammad Ali’s star was mounted on the wall instead of the pavement
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Five security officers shot dead in Indian-held Kashmir
Two police officers were on a routine patrol when rebels fired automatic weapons from a moving vehicle
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Turk gets 108 years for refugee sex assaults
Turkish man sentenced to 108 years in jail for sexually assaulting Syrian children at a refugee camp
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Sweden emerges on top in world's 'good country index'
Sweden, relative to the size of its economy, does more 'good' and less harm than any other country
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Trump praises 'my African American' supporter at rally
'Oh, look at my African American over here. Look at him,' Trump said during a rally in California
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World’s most expensive airline ticket goes on sale courtesy Etihad
Passengers travelling from London to Melbourne can now travel in Etihad's 'penthouse in the sky' - The Residence
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Ex-UK Labour leaders urge pro-EU vote from members
'A vote to leave is a vote for a profound and permanent loss the whole country would feel'
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Dam completion signifies growing Indian influence in Afghanistan
The dam, originally built in 1976 was rebuilt by some 1,500 Indian and Afghan engineers
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US vows 'actions' if China builds new South China Sea structures
Carter declined to elaborate when later pressed on what "actions" Washington might take
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Clinton raps Trump as peddler of 'lies' and division
She labeled Trump 'temperamentally unfit' and otherwise unprepared to lead the United States
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Muhammad Ali: 'Greatest' boxer, showman, ambassador
Americans had never seen an athlete - or perhaps any public figure - like Ali
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Japanese man, 96, becomes world's oldest college graduate
'My goal is to live until I'm 100. If I'm fit enough it might be rather fun to go to graduate school' he says
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Surfer dies after losing leg in Australian shark attack
A great white shark pounced on him, ripping off his right leg above the knee and snapping his surfboard in half
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US warns Beijing of 'self-isolation' in South China Sea
The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam have competing claims in the area
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Two-drug regimen shows promise against pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in the United States
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UK Brexiteers grab limelight, three weeks before EU vote
'Unelected, unaccountable elites, I'm afraid it's time to say you're fired. We're going to take back control'
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Scientists unveil plan to create synthetic human genomes
The ambitious proposal could make it possible to grow human organs for transplant
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Israel to lift some restrictions on Palestinians for Ramadan
Up to 500 people from the Gaza Strip will be allowed to attend Friday prayers at the Israeli-controlled Al-Aqsa mosque
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US urges China to account for Tiananmen crackdown
US State Department spokesperson calls for Beijing to end human rights abuses
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Priyanka Chopra's grandmother passes away
94-year-old Madhu Jyotsna Akhouri had been unwell for sometime
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'Bisexuals' among 132 arrested partying in Iran
Students will be given 99 lashes each for violating the country's morality code
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UCLA shooter remembered in India as level-headed; struggled as postgrad
Mainak Sarkar, 38, shot himself dead after this week's killings
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Croatian PM urges his deputies to quit
Crisis deepened last month after details emerged of alleged conflict of interest involving Tomislav Karamarko
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Trump praises California rally, denounces protesters as thugs
Hundreds of protesters waved Mexican flags, chanted anti-Trump slogans and burned Trump hats and at least one US flag
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Narendra Modi to embark on a five-nation tour this weekend
Trip includes his first visits to Switzerland, Qatar and Mexico since coming to power
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Prolific UK paedophile 'regrets' Malaysia abuses
Richard Huckle, 30, has pleaded guilty to 71 of 91 counts of child sex offences
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Flooded Paris Seine river swells 6 metres
The peak is expected to beat the levels reached during floods in 1982
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Dig for victory! Hungarian grave diggers compete to be the best
The contest is meant to improve the prestige of grave digging and attract young men to a job that must be done by hand
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UK troops blast Bollywood songs as new weapon against Islamic State
A Pakistani-born British army intelligence officer came up with the idea that Bollywood tunes would annoy IS
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17 abducted minority Hazaras freed in Afghanistan
The incident came after the Taliban killed 10 bus passengers and kidnapped dozens of others earlier this week
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24 dead in clashes as sect evicted in India
Hundreds of people were detained over the violence, including 124 who have been formally charged with rioting.
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British-Palestinian girl ousted from school competition for 'offensive' speech
15-year-old Leanne Mohamad described the situation of Palestinians living under Israeli settler colonialism
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Tech moguls declare era of artificial intelligence
Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet Inc's Google, said he sees a "huge opportunity" in AI
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What the verdict in Gujarat carnage means for Modi
While Modi was CM of Gujrat, over 2,000 Muslims were burnt alive or hacked to death, mostly women and children
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Translator for Bangkok bomb suspects held on drug charges
Sirojiddin Bakhodirov was arrested this week with small amounts of marijuana and crystal meth.
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Pictures of the day: June 3, 2016
We look at 13 images from events around the world
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Greece rescues hundreds of migrants in sinking off Crete, recovers four bodies
In total, 340 people were rescued by midday, Greek authorities say
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Promising drugs stoke talk of eventual cancer "cure"
Immunotherapy Keytruda is a new type of drug that enlists the body's defenses in the fight to beat cancer.
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From 8 years old, UK boys earn more than girls
The gender gap has soared from 1.2 percent last year, according to the survey of 1,202 children and 575 parents
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Number of terrorist attacks fell in 2015 - US report
Terrorist attacks fell by 13 per cent compared with 2014, while fatalities declined by 14 per cent
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Gunfire erupts as police clash with squatters in Indian park, 22 killed
The violence erupted after protesters killed two police officers during an operation to clear people from public park
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Major powers meet to revive moribund Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking
Neither Israel nor the Palestinians have been invited to the meeting
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Khamenei says US, 'evil' Britain can’t be trusted: state TV
Iranian Supreme Leader accuses Washington of not being committed to nuclear deal
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BMW revamps electric car division to focus on self-driving tech
BMW is hiring experts in machine learning and artificial intelligence
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Paris on alert as swollen Seine reaches peak levels
Parisians were urged to avoid the banks of the river which was expected to reach a peak of six metres (19 feet) Friday

















































