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Dubai developers keep building despite weak market and echoes of 2008
Dubai property prices have been more volatile in the past decade than in other centres
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15-year-old girl raped, set on fire in India
Victim's parents say she dropped out of school after being stalked by a 20-year-old man
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Music video mocking Russia's President Vladimir Putin goes viral
He hopes that the numbers on YouTube will lure sponsors into supporting #TheMockingBirdMan
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Brutal rapes of girl and mother haunt Central African Republic psychologist
Country has been plagued by violence between mainly Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian anti-balaka militias
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South Korea says North hacked phones of key officials
It also attacked the server of a major software firm specialising in providing security software for Internet banking
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Muslim woman's 'veil ripped off' outside London university
Met Police spokesperson says two men, aged 39 and 41, have been arrested under the Public Order Act
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Shipwreck found off North Carolina believed to be Civil War-era steamer
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology says It would be first Civil War-era vessel found in the area in decades
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Space shouldn't be exclusive domain of big nations: astronauts
Space is our future and should be shared by all human beings, he says
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Saudi women are succeeding, author says
Her book features her interviews with 40 Saudi women from a variety of fields, alongside their photographs
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'Air Cocaine' Frenchman due in Dominican court
The public prosecutor has requested that the court impose 'coercive measures'
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China says South China Sea among world's freest shipping lanes
China has come under fire from the US and its allies over its land reclamation activities in the South China Sea
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Twitter praised for cracking down on use by Islamic State
Some vocal Twitter critics have tempered their views since December
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Bloomberg says will not run for White House
The self-made billionaire and philanthropist, perhaps best known nationally for campaigning to tighten gun controls
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Israel's Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama: White House
The White House said the Israeli government had requested a Netanyahu meeting with Obama on either March 18 or 19
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Uber says sexual assault rates low, disputes report
Uber hits back against a news story alleging that scores of passengers had filed rape complaints
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US 'disappointed' by India's visa refusal for religious rights panel
Panel head Robert George says it is unfortunate that a secular democracy like India refused a visit
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US appeals to Taliban to join talks, warns of increased violence
Taliban said it would not take part in peace talks brokered by Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US
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Japanese women still face 100 day wait to remarry
Civil code still prohibits only women from remarrying within a specified period after divorce, claims rights group
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China hits out at US restrictions on telecom giant ZTE
US govt agency says ZTE used series of shell companies to illicitly re-export controlled items to sanctioned countries
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US case filed against Boeing over MH370 disappearance
It alleges that the Boeing 777 aircraft flown by Malaysia Airlines was a defective product
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Bangladesh upholds death penalty for Jamaat leader for 1971 war crimes
The party denies that its leaders committed any atrocities
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US strike kills at least 150 Shebab fighters in Somalia
The raids, which began in 2003, had killed between 113 and 136 militants prior to the latest operation
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United States delivers first payment to global climate fund
The fund currently has $10.3 billion in pledges and has a goal to spend $2.5 billion on projects in 2016
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China says 'blind faith' in North Korea sanctions irresponsible
The UN Security Council put in place its latest round of sanctions, drafted by China and the United States, last week
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Netherlands 'has all US information' on MH17: investigator
298 passengers and crew, the majority of them Dutch, died when the plane was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine
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France struggles with attitudes to violence against women
In France more than 86,000 women a year are victims of rape or attempted rape, but only 13 percent complain to police
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White House to release data on drone strikes
The report will be published annually
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New York gives transgenders free use of toilets
The order, signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio and effective immediately
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Tunisia kills 35 extremists in clashes near Libya border
Ten members of security forces were also killed in the fighting in Ben Guerdane
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18 killed in Nigeria road crash
A commuter bus went up in flames after a head-on collision with a truck late on Sunday
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Canadian boxer among four killed in Dubai car crash
The over-speeding Ferrari burst into flames after crashing into an electric pole in Jumeirah Lake Towers neighbourhood
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India tribunal halts $75m payout to Vijay Mallya
The beleaguered liquor baron accused of defaulting on hundreds of millions of dollars in loans
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Boarding house fire in US kills up to six
Local TV station WBS said the home was a half-way house for people transitioning out of rehab or time in prison
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Muslim body urges ban on products from Israeli settlements
OIC resolution urged member states to ban products produced in or by illegal Israeli settlements from their markets
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Indian police arrest nine over church attack
The latest incident comes a year after an elderly Christian nun was raped at a convent school in West Bengal
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Marshall Islands takes on India, Pakistan with nuclear warning at UN court
The Hague is holding hearings to decide whether it is indeed competent to hear lawsuits against India and Pakistan
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Britain’s first Pakistani-born, Muslim Lord mayor arrested
Naveeda Ikram, 42, was being probed by the police over allegations of ‘financial irregularities', she denies charges
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The best and worst places in the world to be a working woman
Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland top the list
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Six wounded in Somalia airport laptop blast
This is the second such attack in Somalia in recent weeks targeting passenger aircraft
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Messi or Ronaldo? Indian argument ends in murder charge
Nigerian national stabs his friend while arguing over whether Messi or Ronaldo is the world's best footballer
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21 incredible pictures of Hindus celebrating Maha Shivaratri Festival
We look at Nepalese Hindus offering special prayers and fasting to commemorate the occasion
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Philippine boxer and poll candidate Pacquiao says TV bout cover not a low blow
As a candidate for the May elections, he was allowed TV and radio air time for political advertisements
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Democrat Sanders wins Maine caucuses
Sanders beat Clinton with 64.3 per cent of the vote compared to her 35.5 per cent
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Afghans feel forgotten in Europe's migrant crisis
Afghans account for around 1/4 of the migrants risking their lives in the small boats leaving Turkey's shore
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This Arab boy's car collection will leave you stunned
Here is a sneak peak into his enviable collection
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Australia's 'ugly' animals attract less study
Koalas and kangaroos are subject to more scientific study than Australia's twitching rodents and bats
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Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74
His work changed the way the world communicates
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Cruelty charges for Aussie who 'bit head' off live rat
The video shows Maloney allegedly biting off the rat's head and washing it down with three shots of vodka
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Two 'radicalised' Syria-bound French teens return home
The public prosecutor confirmed that both girls had returned home by Sunday evening
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Philippine Muslim rebels warn Islamic State seeks foothold in south
Head of the nation's biggest Muslim rebel organisation warns IS will capitalise on growing frustration