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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
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Military spending rises again in 2015
For the full-year 2015, world military spending totalled $1.67 trillion, a rise of one percent from the previous year
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Sanders, Clinton finally agree to New York debate
Local television channel NY1 will co-sponsor the showdown
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Just 10 per cent of world military spending could knock off poverty: think tank
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says military expenditure nudged up to almost $1.7 trillion
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North Korea video shows rocket attack on South's president
It ended with the warning: 'Everything will turn into ashes'
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Outrage as Muslim pupils exempt from shaking female teachers' hands in Swiss district
They argued that Islam does not permit physical contact with a person of the opposite sex
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Wife Melania stumps for Trump for first time
She also stressed that her husband had proposed only a 'temporary' ban on Muslims entering the country
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France PM warns extreme Islam winning the propaganda war
Speaking at a roundtable on extremism in Paris, the premier warned that Salafists were winning in France
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Islamic State militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir Zor airport: Syrian state TV
Syrian state media did not disclose how many casualties were sustained in the attack
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Prosecutors open probes as world's wealthy deny 'Panama Papers' links
The "Panama Papers" revealed financial arrangements of politicians and public figures
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Mullah Omar’s son given senior Taliban military position
Mullah Yaqoob, uncle, also inducted into group’s top decision-making council
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Alaska Air Group says to acquire Virgin America in $4bn deal
Alaska Air will pay $57 in cash per share for Virgin America
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Britain asks for leaked Panama Papers, says will act swiftly
David Cameron's father, Ian Cameron, is mentioned in the more than 11.5 million documents from the files
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Chinese President Xi's family implicated in Panama Papers scandal
At least eight current or former members of the ruling Communist Party's most powerful committee were implicated
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France will investigate any leads from Panama leak: Hollande
Among those named are three of Nawaz Sharif’s four children
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Charlie Hebdo under fire for calling Brussels attacks tip of Islam 'iceberg'
Magazine says terror attack is end of a philosophical line for a society which tolerates women wearing burqas
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Key Muslim officer shot dead in Uttar Pradesh not part of Pathankot probe
Unidentified assailants shot dead NIA Inspector Tanzil Ahmad in front of his family in Bijnore
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First woman leader takes charge in Indian-held Kashmir
Mehbooba Mufti heads the moderate People's Democratic Party (PDP) that her father founded in 1999
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Woman wearing veil shares footage of ‘racist shopper calling her Batman’ in London
Christian man incites racism when telling his kids to look at 'Batman'
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US-Philippine war games begin as China warns 'outsiders'
US defence secretary is to fly to Philippines to observe live-firing of artillery and visit US Navy ships taking part
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Iran oil minister says will keep raising production: Mehr news agency
His comment appeared to further threaten the prospect of an effective agreement at the meeting
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Colombian navy seizes more than one tonne of cocaine
Navy says it has destroyed or seized 91 illegal semi-submersible 'narco subs' since 1993
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Oil down as Saudi comments cast doubt on output freeze
Hopes for a deal at the gathering in Doha led by Russia and Saudi Arabia had been a major driver of a rally in prices
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Squatters barrier to protecting Delhi's ancient monuments
Encroachers are just one of many headaches facing conservationists as they endeavour to preserve city's monuments
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Tax authorities begin probes into some people named in Panama Papers leak
The documents are at the centre of an investigation published by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
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Migrants arrive in Greek island ports for expulsion to Turkey: AFP
The operation to resettle Syrians to Europe under the one-for-one arrangement also starts Monday
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Panama Papers: Secret accounts of the rich and powerful
Here are some of the main allegations based on documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca
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Greece to send first migrants back to Turkey under EU deal
Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala has said his country is ready to receive 500 people

















































